Chapter XIII
“THE HORROR DEEPENS!” “‘The breath of death!’” Dennis repeated, awestruck. “God save us, what’s that? Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?” “We’ll soon see!”
Annihilation
Chapter XIII
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“THE
HORROR
DEEPENS!”
“‘The
breath
of
death!’”
Dennis
repeated,
awestruck.
“God
save
us,
what’s
that?
Are
you
trying
to
say
that
the
French
girl
is
in
Orbit’s
house,
_dead_?”
“We’ll
soon
see!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“THE
HORROR
DEEPENS!”
Line 2
“‘The
breath
of
death!’”
Dennis
repeated,
awestruck.
Line 3
“God
save
us,
what’s
that?
Line 4
Are
you
trying
to
say
that
the
French
girl
is
in
Orbit’s
house,
_dead_?”
Line 5
“We’ll
soon
see!”
Learner Dictionary
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Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
Repeated
noun
US /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘The breath of death!’” Dennis repeated, awestruck.”
Save
preposition
US /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading ““God save us, what’s that?”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We’ll soon see!””
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Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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awestruck
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breath
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deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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death
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DEEPENS
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Dennis
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French
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girl
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God
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HORROR
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house
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “‘The breath of death!’” Dennis repeated, awestruck.
Orbit's
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repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘The breath of death!’” Dennis repeated, awestruck.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “God save us, what’s that?
say
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see
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soon
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “God save us, what’s that?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE HORROR DEEPENS!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?”
trying
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “God save us, what’s that?
We'll
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what's
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?”