Chapter II
"An electrified fence," said Roane. "Nothing could climb that!" "No one animal," Huyghens told him. "But sphexes are a race. The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
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"An
electrified
fence,"
said
Roane.
"Nothing
could
climb
that!"
"No
one
animal,"
Huyghens
told
him.
"But
sphexes
are
a
race.
The
smell
of
one
dead
sphex
brings
others
running
with
blood
in
their
eyes.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"An
electrified
fence,"
said
Roane.
Line 2
"Nothing
could
climb
that!"
Line 3
"No
one
animal,"
Huyghens
told
him.
Line 4
"But
sphexes
are
a
race.
Line 5
The
smell
of
one
dead
sphex
brings
others
running
with
blood
in
their
eyes.
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 “The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"Nothing could climb that!"”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Nothing could climb that!"”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"No one animal," Huyghens told him.”
Running
noun
US /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No one animal," Huyghens told him.”
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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 "But sphexes are a race.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An electrified fence," said Roane.
animal
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From this reading "No one animal," Huyghens told him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But sphexes are a race.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
brings
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From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But sphexes are a race.
climb
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From this reading "Nothing could climb that!"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Nothing could climb that!"
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
electrified
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From this reading "An electrified fence," said Roane.
eyes
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From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
fence
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From this reading "An electrified fence," said Roane.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No one animal," Huyghens told him.
Huyghens
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From this reading "No one animal," Huyghens told him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No one animal," Huyghens told him.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing could climb that!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No one animal," Huyghens told him.
others
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From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
race
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From this reading "But sphexes are a race.
Roane
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From this reading "An electrified fence," said Roane.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
said
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From this reading "An electrified fence," said Roane.
smell
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From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
sphex
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From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
sphexes
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From this reading "But sphexes are a race.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Nothing could climb that!"
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No one animal," Huyghens told him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The smell of one dead sphex brings others running with blood in their eyes.