Chapter III
"Empty the cigarette butts first, at least," someone said. The TV man asked Reev: "Ready?" "Ready." The TV man let fly. The heavy ashtray sailed directly at Reev's face.
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Chapter III
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"Empty
the
cigarette
butts
first,
at
least,"
someone
said.
The
TV
man
asked
Reev:
"Ready?"
"Ready."
The
TV
man
let
fly.
The
heavy
ashtray
sailed
directly
at
Reev's
face.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Empty
the
cigarette
butts
first,
at
least,"
someone
said.
Line 2
The
TV
man
asked
Reev:
"Ready?"
Line 3
"Ready."
Line 4
The
TV
man
let
fly.
Line 5
The
heavy
ashtray
sailed
directly
at
Reev's
face.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The TV man asked Reev: "Ready?"”
Directly
noun
US /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The heavy ashtray sailed directly at Reev's face.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Empty the cigarette butts first, at least," someone said.”
Least
noun
US /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Empty the cigarette butts first, at least," someone said.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “The TV man let fly.”
Someone
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Empty the cigarette butts first, at least," someone said.”
All words in this reading · 22
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ashtray
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From this reading The heavy ashtray sailed directly at Reev's face.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The TV man asked Reev: "Ready?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Empty the cigarette butts first, at least," someone said.
butts
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From this reading "Empty the cigarette butts first, at least," someone said.
cigarette
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From this reading "Empty the cigarette butts first, at least," someone said.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The heavy ashtray sailed directly at Reev's face.
Empty
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From this reading "Empty the cigarette butts first, at least," someone said.
face
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From this reading The heavy ashtray sailed directly at Reev's face.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Empty the cigarette butts first, at least," someone said.
fly
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From this reading The TV man let fly.
heavy
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From this reading The heavy ashtray sailed directly at Reev's face.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Empty the cigarette butts first, at least," someone said.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The TV man let fly.
man
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From this reading The TV man asked Reev: "Ready?"
Ready
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From this reading The TV man asked Reev: "Ready?"
Reev
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From this reading The TV man asked Reev: "Ready?"
Reev's
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said
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From this reading "Empty the cigarette butts first, at least," someone said.
sailed
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From this reading The heavy ashtray sailed directly at Reev's face.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Empty the cigarette butts first, at least," someone said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Empty the cigarette butts first, at least," someone said.
TV
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From this reading The TV man asked Reev: "Ready?"