Chapter VI
"Alpine wants a private confab," Prochaska said. His voice was ominous. "Probably another stinker." "Again?" Crag plugged in his ear insert microphone thinking he wasn't going to like what he'd hear.
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Chapter VI
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"Alpine
wants
a
private
confab,"
Prochaska
said.
His
voice
was
ominous.
"Probably
another
stinker."
"Again?"
Crag
plugged
in
his
ear
insert
microphone
thinking
he
wasn't
going
to
like
what
he'd
hear.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Alpine
wants
a
private
confab,"
Prochaska
said.
Line 2
His
voice
was
ominous.
Line 3
"Probably
another
stinker."
Line 4
"Again?"
/again/
Line 5
Crag
plugged
in
his
ear
insert
microphone
thinking
he
wasn't
going
to
like
what
he'd
hear.
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Again?"”
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Probably another stinker."”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Crag plugged in his ear insert microphone thinking he wasn't going to like what he'd hear.”
Thinking
noun
US /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Crag plugged in his ear insert microphone thinking he wasn't going to like what he'd hear.”
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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 "Alpine wants a private confab," Prochaska said.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Again?"
Alpine
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From this reading "Alpine wants a private confab," Prochaska said.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Probably another stinker."
confab
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Crag
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ear
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going
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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he'd
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hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crag plugged in his ear insert microphone thinking he wasn't going to like what he'd hear.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice was ominous.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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insert
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like
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microphone
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ominous
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plugged
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private
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From this reading "Alpine wants a private confab," Prochaska said.
Probably
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From this reading "Probably another stinker."
Prochaska
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said
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stinker
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From this reading "Probably another stinker."
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crag plugged in his ear insert microphone thinking he wasn't going to like what he'd hear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Crag plugged in his ear insert microphone thinking he wasn't going to like what he'd hear.
voice
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From this reading His voice was ominous.
wants
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From this reading "Alpine wants a private confab," Prochaska said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His voice was ominous.
wasn't
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From this reading Crag plugged in his ear insert microphone thinking he wasn't going to like what he'd hear.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Crag plugged in his ear insert microphone thinking he wasn't going to like what he'd hear.