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A Matter of Honor: A Terran Empire Novel
A Matter of Honor: A Terran Empire Novel

Chapter II

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She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.
She tightened her shield, feeling probes as the Sanctioner alerted the others.
Although she knew it would make her conspicuous, she broke into a run.
She had to reach the park that encircled the Planetary Palace before the Sanctioners caught her again.
That was Imperial territory; Irschchan jurisdiction ended at the park's edge.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Matter of Honor: A Terran Empire Novel

Chapter II

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.
Line 2
She tightened her shield, feeling probes as the Sanctioner alerted the others.
Line 3
Although she knew it would make her conspicuous, she broke into a run.
Line 4
She had to reach the park that encircled the Planetary Palace before the Sanctioners caught her again.
Line 5
That was Imperial territory; Irschchan jurisdiction ended at the park's edge.

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had to reach the park that encircled the Planetary Palace before the Sanctioners caught her again.”

Although noun US /ˈalthough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Although she knew it would make her conspicuous, she broke into a run.”

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.”

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “She tightened her shield, feeling probes as the Sanctioner alerted the others.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Although she knew it would make her conspicuous, she broke into a run.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Although she knew it would make her conspicuous, she broke into a run.”

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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 She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had to reach the park that encircled the Planetary Palace before the Sanctioners caught her again.

alerted

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From this reading She tightened her shield, feeling probes as the Sanctioner alerted the others.

AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Although she knew it would make her conspicuous, she broke into a run.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She tightened her shield, feeling probes as the Sanctioner alerted the others.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

broke

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From this reading Although she knew it would make her conspicuous, she broke into a run.

caught

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From this reading She had to reach the park that encircled the Planetary Palace before the Sanctioners caught her again.

conspicuous

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From this reading Although she knew it would make her conspicuous, she broke into a run.

corner

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From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

edge

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From this reading That was Imperial territory; Irschchan jurisdiction ended at the park's edge.

encircled

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From this reading She had to reach the park that encircled the Planetary Palace before the Sanctioners caught her again.

ended

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From this reading That was Imperial territory; Irschchan jurisdiction ended at the park's edge.

fast

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From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading She tightened her shield, feeling probes as the Sanctioner alerted the others.

form

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From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

Garal's

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From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading She had to reach the park that encircled the Planetary Palace before the Sanctioners caught her again.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She tightened her shield, feeling probes as the Sanctioner alerted the others.

Imperial

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From this reading That was Imperial territory; Irschchan jurisdiction ended at the park's edge.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Although she knew it would make her conspicuous, she broke into a run.

Irschchan

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From this reading That was Imperial territory; Irschchan jurisdiction ended at the park's edge.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Although she knew it would make her conspicuous, she broke into a run.

jurisdiction

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From this reading That was Imperial territory; Irschchan jurisdiction ended at the park's edge.

knew

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From this reading Although she knew it would make her conspicuous, she broke into a run.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Although she knew it would make her conspicuous, she broke into a run.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

others

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From this reading She tightened her shield, feeling probes as the Sanctioner alerted the others.

out

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From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

Palace

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From this reading She had to reach the park that encircled the Planetary Palace before the Sanctioners caught her again.

park

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From this reading She had to reach the park that encircled the Planetary Palace before the Sanctioners caught her again.

park's

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From this reading That was Imperial territory; Irschchan jurisdiction ended at the park's edge.

Planetary

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From this reading She had to reach the park that encircled the Planetary Palace before the Sanctioners caught her again.

probes

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From this reading She tightened her shield, feeling probes as the Sanctioner alerted the others.

reach

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From this reading She had to reach the park that encircled the Planetary Palace before the Sanctioners caught her again.

run

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From this reading Although she knew it would make her conspicuous, she broke into a run.

Sanctioner

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From this reading She tightened her shield, feeling probes as the Sanctioner alerted the others.

Sanctioners

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From this reading She had to reach the park that encircled the Planetary Palace before the Sanctioners caught her again.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

shield

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From this reading She tightened her shield, feeling probes as the Sanctioner alerted the others.

sight

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From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

spotted

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From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

straightened

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From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

territory

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From this reading That was Imperial territory; Irschchan jurisdiction ended at the park's edge.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had to reach the park that encircled the Planetary Palace before the Sanctioners caught her again.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

tightened

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From this reading She tightened her shield, feeling probes as the Sanctioner alerted the others.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She had to reach the park that encircled the Planetary Palace before the Sanctioners caught her again.

unconscious

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From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

walk

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From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She straightened and left at a fast walk, was around the corner and out of sight before he spotted Garal's unconscious form.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Although she knew it would make her conspicuous, she broke into a run.