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Cry Chaos!
Cry Chaos!

Chapter XIII

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They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.
It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.
Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.
But Reggar blasted off as the Earthman ramped in, and they lost the trail in the outer asteroids.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Cry Chaos!

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.
Line 2
It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.
Line 3
But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.
Line 4
Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.
Line 5
But Reggar blasted off as the Earthman ramped in, and they lost the trail in the outer asteroids.

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 “But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.”

All words in this reading · 55

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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 They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.

ahead

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From this reading But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.

always

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From this reading But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But Reggar blasted off as the Earthman ramped in, and they lost the trail in the outer asteroids.

asteroid

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From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.

asteroids

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From this reading But Reggar blasted off as the Earthman ramped in, and they lost the trail in the outer asteroids.

back

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From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.

barren

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From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.

belt

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From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.

blasted

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From this reading But Reggar blasted off as the Earthman ramped in, and they lost the trail in the outer asteroids.

bloodnounUS /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.

burning

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From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.

death

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From this reading But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.

Earthman

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From this reading But Reggar blasted off as the Earthman ramped in, and they lost the trail in the outer asteroids.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.

gutted

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From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.

Horla

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From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.

jump

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From this reading But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.

Juno

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From this reading Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.

led

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From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.

lost

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From this reading But Reggar blasted off as the Earthman ramped in, and they lost the trail in the outer asteroids.

Mercury's

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From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.

moons

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From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.

off

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From this reading But Reggar blasted off as the Earthman ramped in, and they lost the trail in the outer asteroids.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.

Once

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From this reading Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.

out

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From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.

outer

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From this reading But Reggar blasted off as the Earthman ramped in, and they lost the trail in the outer asteroids.

picked

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From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.

pillage

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From this reading But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.

ramped

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From this reading But Reggar blasted off as the Earthman ramped in, and they lost the trail in the outer asteroids.

Reggar

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From this reading But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.

sands

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From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.

Saturn

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From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.

Shane

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From this reading Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.

then

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From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.

there

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From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Once, on Juno, Shane thought he had him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.

town

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From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.

trail

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From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.

up

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From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading But always Reggar was a jump ahead, and always there was blood and death and pillage.

wastes

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From this reading It led to Horla, then, and from there to the burning sands of Mercury's barren wastes, and then back out to the moons of Saturn.

wreckage

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From this reading They picked up the trail in the asteroid belt, in the wreckage of a gutted town.