Chapter III
"They say you got through," panted a tall man, "but you can't get back. They say--" Calhoun roused himself. Allison, beside him, stirred. The tall man panted again: "I'm the planetary president. What can we do?"
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Chapter III
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"They
say
you
got
through,"
panted
a
tall
man,
"but
you
can't
get
back.
They
say--"
Calhoun
roused
himself.
Allison,
beside
him,
stirred.
The
tall
man
panted
again:
"I'm
the
planetary
president.
What
can
we
do?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"They
say
you
got
through,"
panted
a
tall
man,
"but
you
can't
get
back.
Line 2
They
say--"
Calhoun
roused
himself.
Line 3
Allison,
beside
him,
stirred.
Line 4
The
tall
man
panted
again:
"I'm
the
planetary
president.
Line 5
What
can
we
do?"
/wʌt kæn wiː duː/
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 tall man panted again: "I'm the planetary president.”
Beside
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Allison, beside him, stirred.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “They say--" Calhoun roused himself.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"They say you got through," panted a tall man, "but you can't get back.”
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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 say you got through," panted a tall man, "but you can't get back.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tall man panted again: "I'm the planetary president.
Allison
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From this reading Allison, beside him, stirred.
back
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From this reading "They say you got through," panted a tall man, "but you can't get back.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Allison, beside him, stirred.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "They say you got through," panted a tall man, "but you can't get back.
Calhoun
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From this reading They say--" Calhoun roused himself.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What can we do?"
can't
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From this reading "They say you got through," panted a tall man, "but you can't get back.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What can we do?"
get
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From this reading "They say you got through," panted a tall man, "but you can't get back.
got
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From this reading "They say you got through," panted a tall man, "but you can't get back.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Allison, beside him, stirred.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They say--" Calhoun roused himself.
I'm
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From this reading The tall man panted again: "I'm the planetary president.
man
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From this reading "They say you got through," panted a tall man, "but you can't get back.
panted
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From this reading "They say you got through," panted a tall man, "but you can't get back.
planetary
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From this reading The tall man panted again: "I'm the planetary president.
president
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From this reading The tall man panted again: "I'm the planetary president.
roused
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From this reading They say--" Calhoun roused himself.
say
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From this reading "They say you got through," panted a tall man, "but you can't get back.
stirred
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From this reading Allison, beside him, stirred.
tall
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From this reading "They say you got through," panted a tall man, "but you can't get back.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tall man panted again: "I'm the planetary president.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They say you got through," panted a tall man, "but you can't get back.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "They say you got through," panted a tall man, "but you can't get back.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What can we do?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What can we do?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "They say you got through," panted a tall man, "but you can't get back.