Chapter III
Crag woke with a start, sensing he was not alone. The sound came again--a key being fitted into a lock. He started from bed as the door swung open. "Easy. It's me--Gotch."
First on the Moon
Chapter III
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Crag
woke
with
a
start,
sensing
he
was
not
alone.
The
sound
came
again--a
key
being
fitted
into
a
lock.
He
started
from
bed
as
the
door
swung
open.
"Easy.
It's
me--Gotch."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Crag
woke
with
a
start,
sensing
he
was
not
alone.
Line 2
The
sound
came
again--a
key
being
fitted
into
a
lock.
Line 3
He
started
from
bed
as
the
door
swung
open.
Line 4
"Easy.
Line 5
It's
me--Gotch."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sound came again--a key being fitted into a lock.”
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Crag woke with a start, sensing he was not alone.”
Being
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The sound came again--a key being fitted into a lock.”
Fitted
adjective
US /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading “The sound came again--a key being fitted into a lock.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “He started from bed as the door swung open.”
Start
noun
US /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Crag woke with a start, sensing he was not alone.”
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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 Crag woke with a start, sensing he was not alone.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sound came again--a key being fitted into a lock.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crag woke with a start, sensing he was not alone.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He started from bed as the door swung open.
bed
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From this reading He started from bed as the door swung open.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The sound came again--a key being fitted into a lock.
came
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From this reading The sound came again--a key being fitted into a lock.
Crag
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From this reading Crag woke with a start, sensing he was not alone.
door
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From this reading He started from bed as the door swung open.
Easy
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From this reading "Easy.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading The sound came again--a key being fitted into a lock.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He started from bed as the door swung open.
Gotch
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From this reading It's me--Gotch."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Crag woke with a start, sensing he was not alone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sound came again--a key being fitted into a lock.
It's
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From this reading It's me--Gotch."
key
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From this reading The sound came again--a key being fitted into a lock.
lock
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From this reading The sound came again--a key being fitted into a lock.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's me--Gotch."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Crag woke with a start, sensing he was not alone.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He started from bed as the door swung open.
sensing
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From this reading Crag woke with a start, sensing he was not alone.
sound
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From this reading The sound came again--a key being fitted into a lock.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crag woke with a start, sensing he was not alone.
started
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From this reading He started from bed as the door swung open.
swung
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From this reading He started from bed as the door swung open.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sound came again--a key being fitted into a lock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Crag woke with a start, sensing he was not alone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Crag woke with a start, sensing he was not alone.
woke
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From this reading Crag woke with a start, sensing he was not alone.