Chapter II
When the Ceres beacon came into view, I was snoozing. Jack reached forward and shook my shoulder. "Decelerating toward Ceres," she said. "Want to take over from here on?" Her voice sounded tinny and tired in the earphones of my fishbowl.
A Spaceship Named McGuire
Chapter II
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When
the
Ceres
beacon
came
into
view,
I
was
snoozing.
Jack
reached
forward
and
shook
my
shoulder.
"Decelerating
toward
Ceres,"
she
said.
"Want
to
take
over
from
here
on?"
Her
voice
sounded
tinny
and
tired
in
the
earphones
of
my
fishbowl.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
When
the
Ceres
beacon
came
into
view,
I
was
snoozing.
Line 2
Jack
reached
forward
and
shook
my
shoulder.
Line 3
"Decelerating
toward
Ceres,"
she
said.
Line 4
"Want
to
take
over
from
here
on?"
Line 5
Her
voice
sounded
tinny
and
tired
in
the
earphones
of
my
fishbowl.
Learner Dictionary
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Forward
noun
US /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack reached forward and shook my shoulder.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Want to take over from here on?"”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Want to take over from here on?"”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Want to take over from here on?"”
Toward
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “"Decelerating toward Ceres," she said.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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beacon
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came
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Ceres
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Decelerating
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earphones
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fishbowl
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forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack reached forward and shook my shoulder.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Want to take over from here on?"
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her voice sounded tinny and tired in the earphones of my fishbowl.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Want to take over from here on?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When the Ceres beacon came into view, I was snoozing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her voice sounded tinny and tired in the earphones of my fishbowl.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the Ceres beacon came into view, I was snoozing.
Jack
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Jack reached forward and shook my shoulder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her voice sounded tinny and tired in the earphones of my fishbowl.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Want to take over from here on?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Want to take over from here on?"
reached
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said
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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shook
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shoulder
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snoozing
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sounded
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takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Want to take over from here on?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the Ceres beacon came into view, I was snoozing.
tinny
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tired
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Want to take over from here on?"
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
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view
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voice
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Want
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From this reading "Want to take over from here on?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the Ceres beacon came into view, I was snoozing.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the Ceres beacon came into view, I was snoozing.