Chapter XII
He handed the glasses to Mr. Dare, and whispered, “Look at that chimney-stack. Get it against the Milky Way. See anything?” “I see the chimney.... Yes, and something like a flag-pole projecting above it....”
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Chapter XII
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He
handed
the
glasses
to
Mr.
Dare,
and
whispered,
“Look
at
that
chimney-stack.
Get
it
against
the
Milky
Way.
See
anything?”
“I
see
the
chimney....
Yes,
and
something
like
a
flag-pole
projecting
above
it....”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
He
handed
the
glasses
to
Mr.
Dare,
and
whispered,
“Look
at
that
chimney-stack.
Line 2
Get
it
against
the
Milky
Way.
Line 3
See
anything?”
Line 4
“I
see
the
chimney....
Line 5
Yes,
and
something
like
a
flag-pole
projecting
above
it....”
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 “Yes, and something like a flag-pole projecting above it....””
Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Get it against the Milky Way.”
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “See anything?””
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He handed the glasses to Mr. Dare, and whispered, “Look at that chimney-stack.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Yes, and something like a flag-pole projecting above it....””
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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 Yes, and something like a flag-pole projecting above it....”
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Yes, and something like a flag-pole projecting above it....”
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Get it against the Milky Way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He handed the glasses to Mr. Dare, and whispered, “Look at that chimney-stack.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading See anything?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He handed the glasses to Mr. Dare, and whispered, “Look at that chimney-stack.
chimney
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From this reading “I see the chimney....
chimney-stack
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From this reading He handed the glasses to Mr. Dare, and whispered, “Look at that chimney-stack.
Dare
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From this reading He handed the glasses to Mr. Dare, and whispered, “Look at that chimney-stack.
flag-pole
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From this reading Yes, and something like a flag-pole projecting above it....”
Get
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From this reading Get it against the Milky Way.
glasses
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handed
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From this reading He handed the glasses to Mr. Dare, and whispered, “Look at that chimney-stack.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He handed the glasses to Mr. Dare, and whispered, “Look at that chimney-stack.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I see the chimney....
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Get it against the Milky Way.
like
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From this reading Yes, and something like a flag-pole projecting above it....”
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He handed the glasses to Mr. Dare, and whispered, “Look at that chimney-stack.
Milky
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From this reading Get it against the Milky Way.
Mr
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From this reading He handed the glasses to Mr. Dare, and whispered, “Look at that chimney-stack.
projecting
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From this reading Yes, and something like a flag-pole projecting above it....”
See
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From this reading See anything?”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yes, and something like a flag-pole projecting above it....”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He handed the glasses to Mr. Dare, and whispered, “Look at that chimney-stack.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He handed the glasses to Mr. Dare, and whispered, “Look at that chimney-stack.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He handed the glasses to Mr. Dare, and whispered, “Look at that chimney-stack.
Way
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From this reading Get it against the Milky Way.
whispered
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From this reading He handed the glasses to Mr. Dare, and whispered, “Look at that chimney-stack.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, and something like a flag-pole projecting above it....”