Chapter I
You too can be a Qurono. All you need do is geoplanct. All you need know is when to stop! Barnhart sauntered right into the middle of them. He covertly watched the crew close in around him and he never twitched an eyelash.
Always a Qurono
Chapter I
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You
too
can
be
a
Qurono.
All
you
need
do
is
geoplanct.
All
you
need
know
is
when
to
stop!
Barnhart
sauntered
right
into
the
middle
of
them.
He
covertly
watched
the
crew
close
in
around
him
and
he
never
twitched
an
eyelash.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
You
too
can
be
a
Qurono.
Line 2
All
you
need
do
is
geoplanct.
Line 3
All
you
need
know
is
when
to
stop!
Line 4
Barnhart
sauntered
right
into
the
middle
of
them.
Line 5
He
covertly
watched
the
crew
close
in
around
him
and
he
never
twitched
an
eyelash.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “He covertly watched the crew close in around him and he never twitched an eyelash.”
Crew
noun
US /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He covertly watched the crew close in around him and he never twitched an eyelash.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All you need know is when to stop!”
Need
noun
US /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All you need do is geoplanct.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He covertly watched the crew close in around him and he never twitched an eyelash.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Barnhart sauntered right into the middle of them.”
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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 You too can be a Qurono.
All
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From this reading All you need do is geoplanct.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He covertly watched the crew close in around him and he never twitched an eyelash.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He covertly watched the crew close in around him and he never twitched an eyelash.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He covertly watched the crew close in around him and he never twitched an eyelash.
Barnhart
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From this reading Barnhart sauntered right into the middle of them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You too can be a Qurono.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You too can be a Qurono.
close
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From this reading He covertly watched the crew close in around him and he never twitched an eyelash.
covertly
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From this reading He covertly watched the crew close in around him and he never twitched an eyelash.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He covertly watched the crew close in around him and he never twitched an eyelash.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All you need do is geoplanct.
eyelash
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From this reading He covertly watched the crew close in around him and he never twitched an eyelash.
geoplanct
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From this reading All you need do is geoplanct.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He covertly watched the crew close in around him and he never twitched an eyelash.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He covertly watched the crew close in around him and he never twitched an eyelash.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He covertly watched the crew close in around him and he never twitched an eyelash.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Barnhart sauntered right into the middle of them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All you need do is geoplanct.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All you need know is when to stop!
middle
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From this reading Barnhart sauntered right into the middle of them.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All you need do is geoplanct.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He covertly watched the crew close in around him and he never twitched an eyelash.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Barnhart sauntered right into the middle of them.
Qurono
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From this reading You too can be a Qurono.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barnhart sauntered right into the middle of them.
sauntered
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From this reading Barnhart sauntered right into the middle of them.
stop
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From this reading All you need know is when to stop!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barnhart sauntered right into the middle of them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Barnhart sauntered right into the middle of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All you need know is when to stop!
too
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From this reading You too can be a Qurono.
twitched
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From this reading He covertly watched the crew close in around him and he never twitched an eyelash.
watched
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From this reading He covertly watched the crew close in around him and he never twitched an eyelash.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading All you need know is when to stop!
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You too can be a Qurono.