Chapter X
"Here Is Life!" the vendor cried. "Fresh life from new planets! Young slaves, with the hot blood surging through their veins! And all yours--yours for the asking, going for the price you set yourselves!" He struck a note on a silver gong.
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Chapter X
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"Here
Is
Life!"
the
vendor
cried.
"Fresh
life
from
new
planets!
Young
slaves,
with
the
hot
blood
surging
through
their
veins!
And
all
yours--yours
for
the
asking,
going
for
the
price
you
set
yourselves!"
He
struck
a
note
on
a
silver
gong.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Here
Is
Life!"
the
vendor
cried.
Line 2
"Fresh
life
from
new
planets!
Line 3
Young
slaves,
with
the
hot
blood
surging
through
their
veins!
Line 4
And
all
yours--yours
for
the
asking,
going
for
the
price
you
set
yourselves!"
Line 5
He
struck
a
note
on
a
silver
gong.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Blood
noun
US /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Young slaves, with the hot blood surging through their veins!”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here Is Life!" the vendor cried.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here Is Life!" the vendor cried.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here Is Life!" the vendor cried.”
Silver
noun
US /silver/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He struck a note on a silver gong.”
Struck
noun
US /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He struck a note on a silver gong.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Young slaves, with the hot blood surging through their veins!”
Yours
pronoun
US /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “And all yours--yours for the asking, going for the price you set yourselves!"”
Yourselves
pronoun
US /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “And all yours--yours for the asking, going for the price you set yourselves!"”
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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 He struck a note on a silver gong.
all
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From this reading And all yours--yours for the asking, going for the price you set yourselves!"
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And all yours--yours for the asking, going for the price you set yourselves!"
asking
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From this reading And all yours--yours for the asking, going for the price you set yourselves!"
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young slaves, with the hot blood surging through their veins!
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here Is Life!" the vendor cried.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And all yours--yours for the asking, going for the price you set yourselves!"
Fresh
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From this reading "Fresh life from new planets!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Fresh life from new planets!
going
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From this reading And all yours--yours for the asking, going for the price you set yourselves!"
gong
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From this reading He struck a note on a silver gong.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He struck a note on a silver gong.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here Is Life!" the vendor cried.
hot
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From this reading Young slaves, with the hot blood surging through their veins!
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here Is Life!" the vendor cried.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here Is Life!" the vendor cried.
new
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From this reading "Fresh life from new planets!
note
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From this reading He struck a note on a silver gong.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He struck a note on a silver gong.
planets
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From this reading "Fresh life from new planets!
price
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From this reading And all yours--yours for the asking, going for the price you set yourselves!"
set
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From this reading And all yours--yours for the asking, going for the price you set yourselves!"
silver
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From this reading He struck a note on a silver gong.
slaves
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From this reading Young slaves, with the hot blood surging through their veins!
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He struck a note on a silver gong.
surging
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From this reading Young slaves, with the hot blood surging through their veins!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Here Is Life!" the vendor cried.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Young slaves, with the hot blood surging through their veins!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Young slaves, with the hot blood surging through their veins!
veins
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From this reading Young slaves, with the hot blood surging through their veins!
vendor
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From this reading "Here Is Life!" the vendor cried.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Young slaves, with the hot blood surging through their veins!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And all yours--yours for the asking, going for the price you set yourselves!"
Young
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From this reading Young slaves, with the hot blood surging through their veins!
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading And all yours--yours for the asking, going for the price you set yourselves!"
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading And all yours--yours for the asking, going for the price you set yourselves!"