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Plague Ship

Chapter XII

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STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.
"Just what are we going to do?
We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.
"We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.
"Luna--" Weeks was plainly doubtful.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Plague Ship

Chapter XII

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.
Line 2
"Just what are we going to do?
Line 3
We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.
Line 4
"We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.
Line 5
"Luna--" Weeks was plainly doubtful.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Added noun US /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “"We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.”

Confidence noun US /ˈconfidence/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “"We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.”

Plainly noun US /ˈplainly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"Luna--" Weeks was plainly doubtful.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.”

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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 STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.

addednounUS /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.

Ali

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From this reading STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.

All

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From this reading STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Just what are we going to do?

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.

BEHAVIOR

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From this reading STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.

borne

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From this reading "We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.

can't

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From this reading We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.

confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.

decision

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From this reading We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Just what are we going to do?

doubtful

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From this reading "Luna--" Weeks was plainly doubtful.

forever

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From this reading We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.

fuel

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From this reading We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.

going

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From this reading "Just what are we going to do?

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.

HOOBAT

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From this reading STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.

items

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From this reading We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.

Just

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Just what are we going to do?

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.

later

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.

Luna

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Luna--" Weeks was plainly doubtful.

moment

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.

more

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.

now

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading "We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.

plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "Luna--" Weeks was plainly doubtful.

remain

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.

Rip

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.

road

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.

saw

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.

small

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.

space

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.

stated

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.

stay

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.

STRANGE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.

supplies

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.

there're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We can't stay in space forever--there're the small items of fuel and supplies and--" Rip had come to a decision.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Just what are we going to do?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Luna--" Weeks was plainly doubtful.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A HOOBAT "All right, so we think we know a little more," Ali added a moment later.

We're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.

Weeks

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Luna--" Weeks was plainly doubtful.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Just what are we going to do?

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "We're not going to remain space borne," he stated with the confidence of one who now saw an open road before him.