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Tarrano the Conqueror
Tarrano the Conqueror

Chapter IV

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_Outlawed Flight_ Dr. Brende was dead.
We knew it in the moment that followed our sudden assault and capture.
Elza knelt there sobbing.
Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.
Now that we had yielded, the Venus men, searching us for our weapons, cast us loose.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Tarrano the Conqueror

Chapter IV

Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Outlawed Flight_ Dr. Brende was dead.
Line 2
We knew it in the moment that followed our sudden assault and capture.
Line 3
Elza knelt there sobbing.
Line 4
Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.
Line 5
Now that we had yielded, the Venus men, searching us for our weapons, cast us loose.

Learner Dictionary

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

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Outlawed Flight_ Dr. Brende was dead.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.”

Sudden noun US /sudden/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We knew it in the moment that followed our sudden assault and capture.”

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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 Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading We knew it in the moment that followed our sudden assault and capture.

assault

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From this reading We knew it in the moment that followed our sudden assault and capture.

Brende

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From this reading _Outlawed Flight_ Dr. Brende was dead.

capture

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From this reading We knew it in the moment that followed our sudden assault and capture.

cast

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From this reading Now that we had yielded, the Venus men, searching us for our weapons, cast us loose.

checked

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From this reading Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Outlawed Flight_ Dr. Brende was dead.

determination

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From this reading Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.

Dr

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From this reading _Outlawed Flight_ Dr. Brende was dead.

Elza

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From this reading Elza knelt there sobbing.

face

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From this reading Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.

Flight

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From this reading _Outlawed Flight_ Dr. Brende was dead.

followed

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From this reading We knew it in the moment that followed our sudden assault and capture.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Now that we had yielded, the Venus men, searching us for our weapons, cast us loose.

grief

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From this reading Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Now that we had yielded, the Venus men, searching us for our weapons, cast us loose.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading We knew it in the moment that followed our sudden assault and capture.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading We knew it in the moment that followed our sudden assault and capture.

knelt

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From this reading Elza knelt there sobbing.

knew

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From this reading We knew it in the moment that followed our sudden assault and capture.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.

loose

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From this reading Now that we had yielded, the Venus men, searching us for our weapons, cast us loose.

men

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From this reading Now that we had yielded, the Venus men, searching us for our weapons, cast us loose.

moment

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From this reading We knew it in the moment that followed our sudden assault and capture.

Now

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From this reading Now that we had yielded, the Venus men, searching us for our weapons, cast us loose.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We knew it in the moment that followed our sudden assault and capture.

Outlawed

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From this reading _Outlawed Flight_ Dr. Brende was dead.

pathetic

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From this reading Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.

repress

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From this reading Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.

searching

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From this reading Now that we had yielded, the Venus men, searching us for our weapons, cast us loose.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.

sobbing

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From this reading Elza knelt there sobbing.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.

suddennounUS /sudden/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We knew it in the moment that followed our sudden assault and capture.

tears

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From this reading Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We knew it in the moment that followed our sudden assault and capture.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading We knew it in the moment that followed our sudden assault and capture.

Then

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From this reading Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.

there

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From this reading Elza knelt there sobbing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.

up

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From this reading Then she stood up, her tears checked; and on her face a look of pathetic determination to repress her grief.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Now that we had yielded, the Venus men, searching us for our weapons, cast us loose.

Venus

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From this reading Now that we had yielded, the Venus men, searching us for our weapons, cast us loose.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading _Outlawed Flight_ Dr. Brende was dead.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We knew it in the moment that followed our sudden assault and capture.

weapons

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From this reading Now that we had yielded, the Venus men, searching us for our weapons, cast us loose.

yielded

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From this reading Now that we had yielded, the Venus men, searching us for our weapons, cast us loose.