Chapter XI
"I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison. "We passed close by it. We saw it." "It had a moon," observed Cochrane. "A big one.
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Chapter XI
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"I
think
that's
the
planet,"
agreed
Jamison.
"We
passed
close
by
it.
We
saw
it."
"It
had
a
moon,"
observed
Cochrane.
"A
big
one.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
think
that's
the
planet,"
agreed
Jamison.
Line 2
"We
passed
close
by
it.
Line 3
We
saw
it."
Line 4
"It
had
a
moon,"
observed
Cochrane.
Line 5
"A
big
one.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"A big one.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We passed close by it.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison.”
All words in this reading · 20
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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 "It had a moon," observed Cochrane.
agreed
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From this reading "I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison.
big
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From this reading "A big one.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We passed close by it.
close
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From this reading "We passed close by it.
Cochrane
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From this reading "It had a moon," observed Cochrane.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It had a moon," observed Cochrane.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We passed close by it.
Jamison
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From this reading "I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison.
moon
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From this reading "It had a moon," observed Cochrane.
observed
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From this reading "It had a moon," observed Cochrane.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "A big one.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We passed close by it.
planet
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From this reading "I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison.
saw
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From this reading We saw it."
that's
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From this reading "I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think that's the planet," agreed Jamison.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We passed close by it.