Chapter XII
"Commander!" Crag came to with a start Prochaska was leaning over him. Urgency was written across his face. "Come quick!" The Chief stepped back and motioned with his head toward the instrument corner.
First on the Moon
Chapter XII
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"Commander!"
Crag
came
to
with
a
start
Prochaska
was
leaning
over
him.
Urgency
was
written
across
his
face.
"Come
quick!"
The
Chief
stepped
back
and
motioned
with
his
head
toward
the
instrument
corner.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Commander!"
Line 2
Crag
came
to
with
a
start
Prochaska
was
leaning
over
him.
Line 3
Urgency
was
written
across
his
face.
Line 4
"Come
quick!"
Line 5
The
Chief
stepped
back
and
motioned
with
his
head
toward
the
instrument
corner.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Urgency was written across his face.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come quick!"”
Motioned
verb
US /ˈmoʊʃənd/
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading “The Chief stepped back and motioned with his head toward the instrument corner.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Crag came to with a start Prochaska was leaning over him.”
Start
noun
US /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Crag came to with a start Prochaska was leaning over him.”
Toward
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “The Chief stepped back and motioned with his head toward the instrument corner.”
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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 came to with a start Prochaska was leaning over him.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Urgency was written across his face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Chief stepped back and motioned with his head toward the instrument corner.
back
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From this reading The Chief stepped back and motioned with his head toward the instrument corner.
came
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From this reading Crag came to with a start Prochaska was leaning over him.
Chief
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From this reading The Chief stepped back and motioned with his head toward the instrument corner.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come quick!"
Commander
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From this reading "Commander!"
corner
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From this reading The Chief stepped back and motioned with his head toward the instrument corner.
Crag
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From this reading Crag came to with a start Prochaska was leaning over him.
face
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From this reading Urgency was written across his face.
head
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From this reading The Chief stepped back and motioned with his head toward the instrument corner.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Crag came to with a start Prochaska was leaning over him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Urgency was written across his face.
instrument
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From this reading The Chief stepped back and motioned with his head toward the instrument corner.
leaning
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From this reading Crag came to with a start Prochaska was leaning over him.
motionedverbUS /ˈmoʊʃənd/
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading The Chief stepped back and motioned with his head toward the instrument corner.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Crag came to with a start Prochaska was leaning over him.
Prochaska
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From this reading Crag came to with a start Prochaska was leaning over him.
quick
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From this reading "Come quick!"
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crag came to with a start Prochaska was leaning over him.
stepped
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From this reading The Chief stepped back and motioned with his head toward the instrument corner.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Chief stepped back and motioned with his head toward the instrument corner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Crag came to with a start Prochaska was leaning over him.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The Chief stepped back and motioned with his head toward the instrument corner.
Urgency
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From this reading Urgency was written across his face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Crag came to with a start Prochaska was leaning over him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Crag came to with a start Prochaska was leaning over him.
written
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From this reading Urgency was written across his face.