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Cosmic Yo-Yo
Cosmic Yo-Yo

Chapter I

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"Want an asteroid in your backyard?
We supply 'em cheap.
Trouble also handled without charge."
Interplanetary Hauling Company.
(ADVT.) Bob Parker, looking through the photo-amplifiers at the wedge-shaped asteroid, was plainly flabbergasted.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Cosmic Yo-Yo

Chapter I

Reading 1/115 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Want an asteroid in your backyard?
Line 2
We supply 'em cheap.
Line 3
Trouble also handled without charge."
Line 4
Interplanetary Hauling Company.
Line 5
(ADVT.) Bob Parker, looking through the photo-amplifiers at the wedge-shaped asteroid, was plainly flabbergasted.

Learner Dictionary

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

Plainly noun US /ˈplainly/

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

From this reading “(ADVT.) Bob Parker, looking through the photo-amplifiers at the wedge-shaped asteroid, was plainly flabbergasted.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “(ADVT.) Bob Parker, looking through the photo-amplifiers at the wedge-shaped asteroid, was plainly flabbergasted.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Trouble also handled without charge."”

All words in this reading · 30

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ADVT

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From this reading (ADVT.) Bob Parker, looking through the photo-amplifiers at the wedge-shaped asteroid, was plainly flabbergasted.

also

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From this reading Trouble also handled without charge."

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading "Want an asteroid in your backyard?

asteroid

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From this reading "Want an asteroid in your backyard?

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading (ADVT.) Bob Parker, looking through the photo-amplifiers at the wedge-shaped asteroid, was plainly flabbergasted.

backyard

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From this reading "Want an asteroid in your backyard?

Bob

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From this reading (ADVT.) Bob Parker, looking through the photo-amplifiers at the wedge-shaped asteroid, was plainly flabbergasted.

charge

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From this reading Trouble also handled without charge."

cheap

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From this reading We supply 'em cheap.

Company

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From this reading Interplanetary Hauling Company.

em

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From this reading We supply 'em cheap.

flabbergasted

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From this reading (ADVT.) Bob Parker, looking through the photo-amplifiers at the wedge-shaped asteroid, was plainly flabbergasted.

handled

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From this reading Trouble also handled without charge."

Hauling

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From this reading Interplanetary Hauling Company.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Want an asteroid in your backyard?

Interplanetary

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From this reading Interplanetary Hauling Company.

looking

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From this reading (ADVT.) Bob Parker, looking through the photo-amplifiers at the wedge-shaped asteroid, was plainly flabbergasted.

Parker

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From this reading (ADVT.) Bob Parker, looking through the photo-amplifiers at the wedge-shaped asteroid, was plainly flabbergasted.

photo-amplifiers

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From this reading (ADVT.) Bob Parker, looking through the photo-amplifiers at the wedge-shaped asteroid, was plainly flabbergasted.

plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/

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

From this reading (ADVT.) Bob Parker, looking through the photo-amplifiers at the wedge-shaped asteroid, was plainly flabbergasted.

supply

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From this reading We supply 'em cheap.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading (ADVT.) Bob Parker, looking through the photo-amplifiers at the wedge-shaped asteroid, was plainly flabbergasted.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading (ADVT.) Bob Parker, looking through the photo-amplifiers at the wedge-shaped asteroid, was plainly flabbergasted.

Trouble

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From this reading Trouble also handled without charge."

Want

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From this reading "Want an asteroid in your backyard?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading (ADVT.) Bob Parker, looking through the photo-amplifiers at the wedge-shaped asteroid, was plainly flabbergasted.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We supply 'em cheap.

wedge-shaped

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From this reading (ADVT.) Bob Parker, looking through the photo-amplifiers at the wedge-shaped asteroid, was plainly flabbergasted.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Trouble also handled without charge."

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Want an asteroid in your backyard?