Chapter III
Mike's wizened face became tense and angry. Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it." "Uh-uh!" said Mike instantly. "They smash the Platform _when_ we get to it! They smash us both up together.
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Mike's
wizened
face
became
tense
and
angry.
Haney
growled,
"They
smash
the
Platform
before
we
get
to
it."
"Uh-uh!"
said
Mike
instantly.
"They
smash
the
Platform
_when_
we
get
to
it!
They
smash
us
both
up
together.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
Mike's
wizened
face
became
tense
and
angry.
Line 2
Haney
growled,
"They
smash
the
Platform
before
we
get
to
it."
Line 3
"Uh-uh!"
said
Mike
instantly.
Line 4
"They
smash
the
Platform
_when_
we
get
to
it!
Line 5
They
smash
us
both
up
together.
Learner Dictionary
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Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."”
Growled
noun
US /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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angry
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became
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They smash us both up together.
face
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get
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growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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Haney
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instantly
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Mike
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Mike's
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Platform
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said
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smash
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tense
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."
together
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From this reading They smash us both up together.
Uh-uh
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From this reading "Uh-uh!" said Mike instantly.
up
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From this reading They smash us both up together.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They smash us both up together.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Haney growled, "They smash the Platform before we get to it."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "They smash the Platform _when_ we get to it!
wizened
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From this reading Mike's wizened face became tense and angry.