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Annihilation

Chapter XIII

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“THE HORROR DEEPENS!”
“‘The breath of death!’” Dennis repeated, awestruck.
“God save us, what’s that?
Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?”
“We’ll soon see!”
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Annihilation

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“THE HORROR DEEPENS!”
Line 2
“‘The breath of death!’” Dennis repeated, awestruck.
Line 3
“God save us, what’s that?
Line 4
Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?”
Line 5
“We’ll soon see!”

Learner Dictionary

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

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

Repeated noun US /repeated/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““‘The breath of death!’” Dennis repeated, awestruck.”

Save preposition US /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading ““God save us, what’s that?”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““We’ll soon see!””

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Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?”

awestruck

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From this reading “‘The breath of death!’” Dennis repeated, awestruck.

breath

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From this reading “‘The breath of death!’” Dennis repeated, awestruck.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?”

death

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From this reading “‘The breath of death!’” Dennis repeated, awestruck.

DEEPENS

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From this reading “THE HORROR DEEPENS!”

Dennis

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From this reading “‘The breath of death!’” Dennis repeated, awestruck.

French

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From this reading Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?”

girl

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From this reading Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?”

God

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From this reading “God save us, what’s that?

HORROR

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From this reading “THE HORROR DEEPENS!”

house

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From this reading Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “‘The breath of death!’” Dennis repeated, awestruck.

Orbit's

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From this reading Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?”

repeatednounUS /repeated/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “‘The breath of death!’” Dennis repeated, awestruck.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading “God save us, what’s that?

say

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From this reading Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?”

see

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From this reading “We’ll soon see!”

soon

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From this reading “We’ll soon see!”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “God save us, what’s that?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “THE HORROR DEEPENS!”

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?”

trying

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From this reading Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?”

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “God save us, what’s that?

We'll

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From this reading “We’ll soon see!”

what's

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From this reading “God save us, what’s that?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Are you trying to say that the French girl is in Orbit’s house, _dead_?”