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This etext was produced from IF Worlds of Science Fiction January 1953. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. _There is a time for doing and a time for going home. But where is home in an ever-changing universe?_ "Lewis," Martha said. "I want to go home."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_There is a time for doing and a time for going home.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _There is a time for doing and a time for going home.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But where is home in an ever-changing universe?_ "Lewis," Martha said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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From this reading But where is home in an ever-changing universe?_ "Lewis," Martha said.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _There is a time for doing and a time for going home.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to go home."
on condition that; in the event that
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But where is home in an ever-changing universe?_ "Lewis," Martha said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _There is a time for doing and a time for going home.
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From this reading But where is home in an ever-changing universe?_ "Lewis," Martha said.
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From this reading But where is home in an ever-changing universe?_ "Lewis," Martha said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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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.
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From this reading This etext was produced from IF Worlds of Science Fiction January 1953.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was 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.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was 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.
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From this reading But where is home in an ever-changing universe?_ "Lewis," Martha said.
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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From this reading _There is a time for doing and a time for going home.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _There is a time for doing and a time for going home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want to go home."
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was 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.
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From this reading But where is home in an ever-changing universe?_ "Lewis," Martha said.
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From this reading "I want to go home."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This etext was produced from IF Worlds of Science Fiction January 1953.
in or at the place that
From this reading But where is home in an ever-changing universe?_ "Lewis," Martha said.
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