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Chapter II
Eagerly, the girl caught his arm. "Please," she whispered. "I'll keep the secret well." III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret. My strange perception could not penetrate its walls.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “My strange perception could not penetrate its walls.”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “"I'll keep the secret well."”
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading “III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'll keep the secret well."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
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From this reading Eagerly, the girl caught his arm.
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From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
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From this reading Eagerly, the girl caught his arm.
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From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My strange perception could not penetrate its walls.
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From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eagerly, the girl caught his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eagerly, the girl caught his arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Eagerly, the girl caught his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll keep the secret well."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading My strange perception could not penetrate its walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll keep the secret well."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My strange perception could not penetrate its walls.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My strange perception could not penetrate its walls.
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From this reading My strange perception could not penetrate its walls.
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From this reading My strange perception could not penetrate its walls.
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From this reading "Please," she whispered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "I'll keep the secret well."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Please," she whispered.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
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From this reading My strange perception could not penetrate its walls.
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eagerly, the girl caught his arm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading III THE ROBOT CORPORATION Lest Malgarth should learn it too, Bari Horn took the girl down into a ray-screened subterranean laboratory to impart the fateful secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My strange perception could not penetrate its walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll keep the secret well."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please," she whispered.
