Chapter I
"4-1/2B, Eros."... A strange code, but grizzled space-trader Karns used it to break the perilous Mercury-Venus Jinx. "Makee chop chop. Kwei! Kwei!"
4-1/2B, Eros
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"4-1/2B,
Eros."...
A
strange
code,
but
grizzled
space-trader
Karns
used
it
to
break
the
perilous
Mercury-Venus
Jinx.
"Makee
chop
chop.
Kwei!
Kwei!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"4-1/2B,
Eros."...
Line 2
A
strange
code,
but
grizzled
space-trader
Karns
used
it
to
break
the
perilous
Mercury-Venus
Jinx.
Line 3
"Makee
chop
chop.
Line 4
Kwei!
Line 5
Kwei!"
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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 A strange code, but grizzled space-trader Karns used it to break the perilous Mercury-Venus Jinx.
B
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break
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From this reading A strange code, but grizzled space-trader Karns used it to break the perilous Mercury-Venus Jinx.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A strange code, but grizzled space-trader Karns used it to break the perilous Mercury-Venus Jinx.
chop
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From this reading "Makee chop chop.
code
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From this reading A strange code, but grizzled space-trader Karns used it to break the perilous Mercury-Venus Jinx.
Eros
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From this reading "4-1/2B, Eros."...
grizzled
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From this reading A strange code, but grizzled space-trader Karns used it to break the perilous Mercury-Venus Jinx.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A strange code, but grizzled space-trader Karns used it to break the perilous Mercury-Venus Jinx.
Jinx
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From this reading A strange code, but grizzled space-trader Karns used it to break the perilous Mercury-Venus Jinx.
Karns
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From this reading A strange code, but grizzled space-trader Karns used it to break the perilous Mercury-Venus Jinx.
Kwei
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From this reading Kwei!
Makee
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From this reading "Makee chop chop.
Mercury-Venus
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From this reading A strange code, but grizzled space-trader Karns used it to break the perilous Mercury-Venus Jinx.
perilous
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From this reading A strange code, but grizzled space-trader Karns used it to break the perilous Mercury-Venus Jinx.
space-trader
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From this reading A strange code, but grizzled space-trader Karns used it to break the perilous Mercury-Venus Jinx.
strange
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From this reading A strange code, but grizzled space-trader Karns used it to break the perilous Mercury-Venus Jinx.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A strange code, but grizzled space-trader Karns used it to break the perilous Mercury-Venus Jinx.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A strange code, but grizzled space-trader Karns used it to break the perilous Mercury-Venus Jinx.
used
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From this reading A strange code, but grizzled space-trader Karns used it to break the perilous Mercury-Venus Jinx.