Chapter VII
"Two hours now," said the technician unhappily. "Too long!" said Kim. He unpacked his box. It was very small, a foot by a foot by a foot. There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
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"Two
hours
now,"
said
the
technician
unhappily.
"Too
long!"
said
Kim.
He
unpacked
his
box.
It
was
very
small,
a
foot
by
a
foot
by
a
foot.
There
was
a
cone-shaped
hole
in
one
end
which
diminished
to
a
small
hole
at
the
other
end.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Two
hours
now,"
said
the
technician
unhappily.
Line 2
"Too
long!"
said
Kim.
Line 3
He
unpacked
his
box.
Line 4
It
was
very
small,
a
foot
by
a
foot
by
a
foot.
Line 5
There
was
a
cone-shaped
hole
in
one
end
which
diminished
to
a
small
hole
at
the
other
end.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Foot
noun
US /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was very small, a foot by a foot by a foot.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Too long!" said Kim.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.”
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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 was very small, a foot by a foot by a foot.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
box
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From this reading He unpacked his box.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was very small, a foot by a foot by a foot.
cone-shaped
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From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
diminished
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From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
end
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From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was very small, a foot by a foot by a foot.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He unpacked his box.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He unpacked his box.
hole
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From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
hours
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From this reading "Two hours now," said the technician unhappily.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very small, a foot by a foot by a foot.
Kim
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From this reading "Too long!" said Kim.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Too long!" said Kim.
now
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From this reading "Two hours now," said the technician unhappily.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
other
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From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
said
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From this reading "Two hours now," said the technician unhappily.
small
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From this reading It was very small, a foot by a foot by a foot.
technician
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From this reading "Two hours now," said the technician unhappily.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Two hours now," said the technician unhappily.
There
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From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.
Too
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From this reading "Too long!" said Kim.
Two
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From this reading "Two hours now," said the technician unhappily.
unhappily
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From this reading "Two hours now," said the technician unhappily.
unpacked
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From this reading He unpacked his box.
very
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From this reading It was very small, a foot by a foot by a foot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very small, a foot by a foot by a foot.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a cone-shaped hole in one end which diminished to a small hole at the other end.