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(Author of "Into the Fourth Dimension," "Beyond the Stars," etc.) Illustrated by Smolenski. Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945. But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445? An absorbing book-length novel by one of science fiction's prime favorites.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “(Author of "Into the Fourth Dimension," "Beyond the Stars," etc.)”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?”
not friendly or close
From this reading “Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(Author of "Into the Fourth Dimension," "Beyond the Stars," etc.)”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “An absorbing book-length novel by one of science fiction's prime favorites.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.”
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From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
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From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
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From this reading An absorbing book-length novel by one of science fiction's prime favorites.
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From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An absorbing book-length novel by one of science fiction's prime favorites.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
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From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
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From this reading (Author of "Into the Fourth Dimension," "Beyond the Stars," etc.)
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
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From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
on the far side of; further than
From this reading (Author of "Into the Fourth Dimension," "Beyond the Stars," etc.)
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From this reading An absorbing book-length novel by one of science fiction's prime favorites.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Illustrated by Smolenski.
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From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
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From this reading (Author of "Into the Fourth Dimension," "Beyond the Stars," etc.)
not friendly or close
From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
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From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
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From this reading (Author of "Into the Fourth Dimension," "Beyond the Stars," etc.)
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From this reading An absorbing book-length novel by one of science fiction's prime favorites.
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From this reading An absorbing book-length novel by one of science fiction's prime favorites.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (Author of "Into the Fourth Dimension," "Beyond the Stars," etc.)
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From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
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From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
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From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
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From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
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From this reading Illustrated by Smolenski.
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From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading (Author of "Into the Fourth Dimension," "Beyond the Stars," etc.)
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From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
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From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
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From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
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From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
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From this reading An absorbing book-length novel by one of science fiction's prime favorites.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (Author of "Into the Fourth Dimension," "Beyond the Stars," etc.)
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading An absorbing book-length novel by one of science fiction's prime favorites.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An absorbing book-length novel by one of science fiction's prime favorites.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An absorbing book-length novel by one of science fiction's prime favorites.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
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From this reading Illustrated by Smolenski.
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From this reading (Author of "Into the Fourth Dimension," "Beyond the Stars," etc.)
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From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (Author of "Into the Fourth Dimension," "Beyond the Stars," etc.)
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
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From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
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From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
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From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
which person or people
From this reading But what mystery lay behind Turber's Indian assistant, who seemed to belong to the New Amsterdam of Peter Stuyvesant, and how could Turber menace Great-New York of 2445?
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From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Out of the misty reaches of time came a man and girl of the distant future-New York to wreak vengeance upon Dr. Turber, prominent physician of 1945.
