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The Planet Savers
The Planet Savers

Chapter I

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This etext was produced from Amazing Stories, November, 1958.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Curly brackets and a preceding underscore have been used to indicate subscripted numbers.]
_Marion Zimmer Bradley has written some of the finest science fiction in print.
She has been away from our pages too long.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Planet Savers

Chapter I

Reading 1/94 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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This etext was produced from Amazing Stories, November, 1958.
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Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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Curly brackets and a preceding underscore have been used to indicate subscripted numbers.]
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_Marion Zimmer Bradley has written some of the finest science fiction in print.
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She has been away from our pages too long.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Curly brackets and a preceding underscore have been used to indicate subscripted numbers.]”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “_Marion Zimmer Bradley has written some of the finest science fiction in print.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Curly brackets and a preceding underscore have been used to indicate subscripted numbers.]”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She has been away from our pages too long.”

All words in this reading · 55

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1958

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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 Curly brackets and a preceding underscore have been used to indicate subscripted numbers.]

Amazing

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Curly brackets and a preceding underscore have been used to indicate subscripted numbers.]

any

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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

away

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From this reading She has been away from our pages too long.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Curly brackets and a preceding underscore have been used to indicate subscripted numbers.]

brackets

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Bradley

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From this reading _Marion Zimmer Bradley has written some of the finest science fiction in print.

copyright

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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

Curly

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From this reading Curly brackets and a preceding underscore have been used to indicate subscripted numbers.]

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

etext

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evidence

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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

Extensive

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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

fiction

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From this reading _Marion Zimmer Bradley has written some of the finest science fiction in print.

finest

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From this reading _Marion Zimmer Bradley has written some of the finest science fiction in print.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading This etext was produced from Amazing Stories, November, 1958.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Marion Zimmer Bradley has written some of the finest science fiction in print.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Curly brackets and a preceding underscore have been used to indicate subscripted numbers.]

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _Marion Zimmer Bradley has written some of the finest science fiction in print.

indicate

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From this reading Curly brackets and a preceding underscore have been used to indicate subscripted numbers.]

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She has been away from our pages too long.

Marion

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From this reading _Marion Zimmer Bradley has written some of the finest science fiction in print.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

November

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numbers

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Marion Zimmer Bradley has written some of the finest science fiction in print.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading She has been away from our pages too long.

pages

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From this reading She has been away from our pages too long.

preceding

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print

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produced

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publication

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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

renewed

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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

research

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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

S

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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

science

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From this reading _Marion Zimmer Bradley has written some of the finest science fiction in print.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She has been away from our pages too long.

some

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Stories

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subscripted

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From this reading Curly brackets and a preceding underscore have been used to indicate subscripted numbers.]

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This etext was produced from Amazing Stories, November, 1958.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Curly brackets and a preceding underscore have been used to indicate subscripted numbers.]

too

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From this reading She has been away from our pages too long.

U

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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

uncover

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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

underscore

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From this reading Curly brackets and a preceding underscore have been used to indicate subscripted numbers.]

used

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This etext was produced from Amazing Stories, November, 1958.

written

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From this reading _Marion Zimmer Bradley has written some of the finest science fiction in print.

Zimmer

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From this reading _Marion Zimmer Bradley has written some of the finest science fiction in print.