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Chapter I

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_In space, a vengeful fleet waited....
Then the furred strangers arrived with a plan to save Earth's children.
But the General wasn't sure if he could trust an_ "You are General James Rothwell?"
Rothwell sighed.
"Yes, Commander Aku.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter I

Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_In space, a vengeful fleet waited....
Line 2
Then the furred strangers arrived with a plan to save Earth's children.
Line 3
But the General wasn't sure if he could trust an_ "You are General James Rothwell?"
Line 4
Rothwell sighed.
Line 5
"Yes, Commander Aku.

Learner Dictionary

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

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “But the General wasn't sure if he could trust an_ "You are General James Rothwell?"”

Save preposition US /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading “Then the furred strangers arrived with a plan to save Earth's children.”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But the General wasn't sure if he could trust an_ "You are General James Rothwell?"”

All words in this reading · 34

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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 _In space, a vengeful fleet waited....

Aku

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From this reading "Yes, Commander Aku.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading But the General wasn't sure if he could trust an_ "You are General James Rothwell?"

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading But the General wasn't sure if he could trust an_ "You are General James Rothwell?"

arrived

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From this reading Then the furred strangers arrived with a plan to save Earth's children.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the General wasn't sure if he could trust an_ "You are General James Rothwell?"

children

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From this reading Then the furred strangers arrived with a plan to save Earth's children.

Commander

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From this reading "Yes, Commander Aku.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading But the General wasn't sure if he could trust an_ "You are General James Rothwell?"

Earth's

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From this reading Then the furred strangers arrived with a plan to save Earth's children.

fleet

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From this reading _In space, a vengeful fleet waited....

furred

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From this reading Then the furred strangers arrived with a plan to save Earth's children.

General

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From this reading But the General wasn't sure if he could trust an_ "You are General James Rothwell?"

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But the General wasn't sure if he could trust an_ "You are General James Rothwell?"

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But the General wasn't sure if he could trust an_ "You are General James Rothwell?"

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _In space, a vengeful fleet waited....

James

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From this reading But the General wasn't sure if he could trust an_ "You are General James Rothwell?"

plan

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From this reading Then the furred strangers arrived with a plan to save Earth's children.

Rothwell

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From this reading But the General wasn't sure if he could trust an_ "You are General James Rothwell?"

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading Then the furred strangers arrived with a plan to save Earth's children.

sighed

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From this reading Rothwell sighed.

space

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From this reading _In space, a vengeful fleet waited....

strangers

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From this reading Then the furred strangers arrived with a plan to save Earth's children.

surenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But the General wasn't sure if he could trust an_ "You are General James Rothwell?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Then the furred strangers arrived with a plan to save Earth's children.

Then

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From this reading Then the furred strangers arrived with a plan to save Earth's children.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Then the furred strangers arrived with a plan to save Earth's children.

trust

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From this reading But the General wasn't sure if he could trust an_ "You are General James Rothwell?"

vengeful

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From this reading _In space, a vengeful fleet waited....

waited

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From this reading _In space, a vengeful fleet waited....

wasn't

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From this reading But the General wasn't sure if he could trust an_ "You are General James Rothwell?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Then the furred strangers arrived with a plan to save Earth's children.

Yes

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From this reading "Yes, Commander Aku.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But the General wasn't sure if he could trust an_ "You are General James Rothwell?"