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The Guardians
The Guardians

Chapter I

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BY IRVING COX, JR.
_It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"
Sometimes it's "Want of the Truth shall drive you to escape!"
And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.
For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Guardians

Chapter I

Reading 1/100 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BY IRVING COX, JR.
Line 2
_It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"
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Sometimes it's "Want of the Truth shall drive you to escape!"
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And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.
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For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.”

Free adjective US /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading “_It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “_It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"”

Sometimes noun US /sometimes/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Sometimes it's "Want of the Truth shall drive you to escape!"”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.

always

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From this reading _It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.

believed

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From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.

Brill

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From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY IRVING COX, JR.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.

COX

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From this reading BY IRVING COX, JR.

dangerous

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From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.

drive

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From this reading Sometimes it's "Want of the Truth shall drive you to escape!"

Earth-god

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From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.

escape

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From this reading Sometimes it's "Want of the Truth shall drive you to escape!"

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.

freeadjectiveUS /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading _It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"

god-car

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From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.

intended

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From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.

IRVING

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From this reading BY IRVING COX, JR.

It's

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From this reading _It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"

JR

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From this reading BY IRVING COX, JR.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.

mist

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From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.

Mryna

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From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Sometimes it's "Want of the Truth shall drive you to escape!"

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.

rain

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From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.

ride

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From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.

set

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From this reading _It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading _It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.

Sometimes

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From this reading Sometimes it's "Want of the Truth shall drive you to escape!"

taboos

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From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And that can be dangerous!_ Mryna Brill intended to ride the god-car above the rain mist.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For a long time she had not believed in the taboos or the Earth-god.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Sometimes it's "Want of the Truth shall drive you to escape!"

Truth

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From this reading _It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"

Want

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From this reading Sometimes it's "Want of the Truth shall drive you to escape!"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _It's not always "The Truth shall set you free!"