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Timeline: A Terran Empire Timeline
Timeline: A Terran Empire Timeline

Chapter I

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8000 -- "Others" transport cloudcats to Ondrian and depart for another plane of existence.
3000 -- White Order formed on Irschcha.
2500 -- Traiti Circle of Lords begins formation.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Timeline: A Terran Empire Timeline

Chapter I

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8000 -- "Others" transport cloudcats to Ondrian and depart for another plane of existence.
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3000 -- White Order formed on Irschcha.
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2500 -- Traiti Circle of Lords begins formation.

Learner Dictionary

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

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “8000 -- "Others" transport cloudcats to Ondrian and depart for another plane of existence.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “| | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ Before the Common (Christian) Era: (All dates approximate) 35,000 -- "Others" transport Traiti from Terra to Homeworld.”

Christian noun US /ˈchristian/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “| | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ Before the Common (Christian) Era: (All dates approximate) 35,000 -- "Others" transport Traiti from Terra to Homeworld.”

Order noun US /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “3000 -- White Order formed on Irschcha.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

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2500

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From this reading 2500 -- Traiti Circle of Lords begins formation.

3.0

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3000

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From this reading 3000 -- White Order formed on Irschcha.

35,000

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8000

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From this reading 8000 -- "Others" transport cloudcats to Ondrian and depart for another plane of existence.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

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All

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 8000 -- "Others" transport cloudcats to Ondrian and depart for another plane of existence.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading 8000 -- "Others" transport cloudcats to Ondrian and depart for another plane of existence.

approximate

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Attribution-Non-Commercial-No

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BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading | | | | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | +------------------------------------------------------+ Before the Common (Christian) Era: (All dates approximate) 35,000 -- "Others" transport Traiti from Terra to Homeworld.

begins

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From this reading 2500 -- Traiti Circle of Lords begins formation.

by-nc-nd

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Christian

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Circle

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From this reading 2500 -- Traiti Circle of Lords begins formation.

cloudcats

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From this reading 8000 -- "Others" transport cloudcats to Ondrian and depart for another plane of existence.

Common

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Commons

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Creative

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creativecommons

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dates

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depart

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From this reading 8000 -- "Others" transport cloudcats to Ondrian and depart for another plane of existence.

Derivative

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Era

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existence

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From this reading 8000 -- "Others" transport cloudcats to Ondrian and depart for another plane of existence.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading 8000 -- "Others" transport cloudcats to Ondrian and depart for another plane of existence.

formation

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From this reading 2500 -- Traiti Circle of Lords begins formation.

formed

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From this reading 3000 -- White Order formed on Irschcha.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

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Homeworld

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http

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Irschcha

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From this reading 3000 -- White Order formed on Irschcha.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

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Licence

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licenced

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licenses

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Lords

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From this reading 2500 -- Traiti Circle of Lords begins formation.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 8000 -- "Others" transport cloudcats to Ondrian and depart for another plane of existence.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading 3000 -- White Order formed on Irschcha.

Ondrian

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From this reading 8000 -- "Others" transport cloudcats to Ondrian and depart for another plane of existence.

OrdernounUS /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 3000 -- White Order formed on Irschcha.

org

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Others

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plane

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From this reading 8000 -- "Others" transport cloudcats to Ondrian and depart for another plane of existence.

Terra

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

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Traiti

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transport

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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

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White

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From this reading 3000 -- White Order formed on Irschcha.

work

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Works

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