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Chapter III

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Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.
Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.
Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.
His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.
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Adaptation

Chapter III

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.
Line 2
Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.
Line 3
Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.
Line 4
Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.
Line 5
His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.

Learner Dictionary

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

Already noun US /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.”

Remained noun US /ˈremained/

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

From this reading “Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.”

All words in this reading · 56

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all

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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.

alreadynounUS /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.

amazement

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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.

Amschel

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From this reading Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.

appear

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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.

boat

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From this reading Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.

Chessman

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From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.

darting

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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.

dining

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From this reading Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.

displayed

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From this reading His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.

efforts

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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.

eyes

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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.

face

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From this reading His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.

flanked

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From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.

followed

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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.

grim

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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.

heavily

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From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.

irritation

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From this reading His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.

lounge

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From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.

Mayer

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From this reading Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.

method

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From this reading His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.

natives

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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.

Natt

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From this reading Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.

officer's

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From this reading Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.

other

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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.

other's

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From this reading His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.

Plekhanov

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From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.

presenting

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From this reading His face displayed his irritation at the other's method of presenting himself.

remainednounUS /ˈremained/

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

From this reading Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.

Roberts

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From this reading Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.

seated

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From this reading Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.

ship's

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From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.

small

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From this reading Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.

spite

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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.

strode

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From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.

table

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From this reading Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.

there

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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.

Tulans

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From this reading Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.

two

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From this reading Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.

untouched

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From this reading Two of the other natives followed, their eyes darting here, there, in amazement, in spite of their efforts to appear grim and untouched by it all.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Amschel Mayer was already seated at the officer's dining table.

Watson

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From this reading Plekhanov, flanked by Chessman and Watson, strode heavily toward the ship's lounge.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Natt Roberts and two of the Tulans remained with the small boat.