Chapter VIII
Cochrane grinned. "Good publicity--if we needed it! Actually, they've boosted the show. From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before. Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.
Operation: Outer Space
Chapter VIII
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Cochrane
grinned.
"Good
publicity--if
we
needed
it!
Actually,
they've
boosted
the
show.
From
now
on
every
presentation
has
a
dramatic
kick
it
didn't
have
before.
Now
everybody
will
feel
suspense
waiting
for
the
next
show.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Cochrane
grinned.
Line 2
"Good
publicity--if
we
needed
it!
Line 3
Actually,
they've
boosted
the
show.
Line 4
From
now
on
every
presentation
has
a
dramatic
kick
it
didn't
have
before.
Line 5
Now
everybody
will
feel
suspense
waiting
for
the
next
show.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.”
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.”
Everybody
pronoun
US /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading “Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good publicity--if we needed it!”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.”
Waiting
noun
US /ˈwaiting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.”
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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 From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
Actually
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From this reading Actually, they've boosted the show.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
boosted
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From this reading Actually, they've boosted the show.
Cochrane
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From this reading Cochrane grinned.
didn't
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From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
dramatic
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From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.
feel
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From this reading Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good publicity--if we needed it!
grinned
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From this reading Cochrane grinned.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Good publicity--if we needed it!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Good publicity--if we needed it!
kick
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From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
needed
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From this reading "Good publicity--if we needed it!
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.
now
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From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
presentation
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From this reading From now on every presentation has a dramatic kick it didn't have before.
publicity
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From this reading "Good publicity--if we needed it!
show
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From this reading Actually, they've boosted the show.
suspense
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From this reading Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Actually, they've boosted the show.
they've
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From this reading Actually, they've boosted the show.
waiting
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From this reading Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Good publicity--if we needed it!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Now everybody will feel suspense waiting for the next show.