Chapter X
Burke found her, rooted to the spot. He had a small metal box in his hand. He didn't notice her pallor nor that she trembled. "I may have something," he said with careful calm. "The case had this in it.
The Wailing Asteroid
Chapter X
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Burke
found
her,
rooted
to
the
spot.
He
had
a
small
metal
box
in
his
hand.
He
didn't
notice
her
pallor
nor
that
she
trembled.
"I
may
have
something,"
he
said
with
careful
calm.
"The
case
had
this
in
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Burke
found
her,
rooted
to
the
spot.
Line 2
He
had
a
small
metal
box
in
his
hand.
Line 3
He
didn't
notice
her
pallor
nor
that
she
trembled.
Line 4
"I
may
have
something,"
he
said
with
careful
calm.
Line 5
"The
case
had
this
in
it.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Burke found her, rooted to the spot.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had a small metal box in his hand.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I may have something," he said with careful calm.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"I may have something," he said with careful calm.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"I may have something," he said with careful calm.”
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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 He had a small metal box in his hand.
box
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From this reading He had a small metal box in his hand.
Burke
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calm
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careful
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case
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From this reading "The case had this in it.
didn't
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From this reading He didn't notice her pallor nor that she trembled.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Burke found her, rooted to the spot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a small metal box in his hand.
hand
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From this reading He had a small metal box in his hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I may have something," he said with careful calm.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a small metal box in his hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Burke found her, rooted to the spot.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a small metal box in his hand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I may have something," he said with careful calm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had a small metal box in his hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The case had this in it.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I may have something," he said with careful calm.
metal
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From this reading He had a small metal box in his hand.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He didn't notice her pallor nor that she trembled.
notice
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From this reading He didn't notice her pallor nor that she trembled.
pallor
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From this reading He didn't notice her pallor nor that she trembled.
rooted
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From this reading Burke found her, rooted to the spot.
said
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From this reading "I may have something," he said with careful calm.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He didn't notice her pallor nor that she trembled.
small
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From this reading He had a small metal box in his hand.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I may have something," he said with careful calm.
spot
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From this reading Burke found her, rooted to the spot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He didn't notice her pallor nor that she trembled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Burke found her, rooted to the spot.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The case had this in it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Burke found her, rooted to the spot.
trembled
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From this reading He didn't notice her pallor nor that she trembled.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I may have something," he said with careful calm.