Chapter IV
"Get back at that transmitter!" shouted Sanford furiously. "Tell 'em you're a hero! Tell 'em you're wonderful! I'll tell 'em how useless it is!" Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.
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"Get
back
at
that
transmitter!"
shouted
Sanford
furiously.
"Tell
'em
you're
a
hero!
Tell
'em
you're
wonderful!
I'll
tell
'em
how
useless
it
is!"
Joe
saw
the
other
man
in
the
room,
the
man
at
the
radar
screens,
shake
his
head.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Get
back
at
that
transmitter!"
shouted
Sanford
furiously.
Line 2
"Tell
'em
you're
a
hero!
Line 3
Tell
'em
you're
wonderful!
Line 4
I'll
tell
'em
how
useless
it
is!"
Line 5
Joe
saw
the
other
man
in
the
room,
the
man
at
the
radar
screens,
shake
his
head.
Learner Dictionary
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Shouted
noun
US /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Get back at that transmitter!" shouted Sanford furiously.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell 'em you're a hero!”
Wonderful
noun
US /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Tell 'em you're wonderful!”
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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 "Tell 'em you're a hero!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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back
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em
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furiously
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Get
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head
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hero
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.
how
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I'll
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'll tell 'em how useless it is!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'll tell 'em how useless it is!"
Joe
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man
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other
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radar
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room
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Sanford
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saw
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screens
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shake
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shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Get back at that transmitter!" shouted Sanford furiously.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell 'em you're a hero!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Get back at that transmitter!" shouted Sanford furiously.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Joe saw the other man in the room, the man at the radar screens, shake his head.
transmitter
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From this reading "Get back at that transmitter!" shouted Sanford furiously.
useless
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From this reading I'll tell 'em how useless it is!"
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tell 'em you're wonderful!
you're
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From this reading "Tell 'em you're a hero!