Chapter IX
Stanton closed one eye and gave Yoritomo the glance askance. "Aw, come _awwn_, George! A technological race without a written language? That's impossible!" "Ah, no.
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Chapter IX
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Stanton
closed
one
eye
and
gave
Yoritomo
the
glance
askance.
"Aw,
come
_awwn_,
George!
A
technological
race
without
a
written
language?
That's
impossible!"
"Ah,
no.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Stanton
closed
one
eye
and
gave
Yoritomo
the
glance
askance.
Line 2
"Aw,
come
_awwn_,
George!
Line 3
A
technological
race
without
a
written
language?
Line 4
That's
impossible!"
Line 5
"Ah,
no.
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Aw, come _awwn_, George!”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Stanton closed one eye and gave Yoritomo the glance askance.”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “A technological race without a written language?”
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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 A technological race without a written language?
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, no.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stanton closed one eye and gave Yoritomo the glance askance.
askance
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From this reading Stanton closed one eye and gave Yoritomo the glance askance.
Aw
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From this reading "Aw, come _awwn_, George!
awwn
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From this reading "Aw, come _awwn_, George!
closed
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From this reading Stanton closed one eye and gave Yoritomo the glance askance.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Aw, come _awwn_, George!
eye
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From this reading Stanton closed one eye and gave Yoritomo the glance askance.
gave
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From this reading Stanton closed one eye and gave Yoritomo the glance askance.
George
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From this reading "Aw, come _awwn_, George!
glance
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From this reading Stanton closed one eye and gave Yoritomo the glance askance.
impossible
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From this reading That's impossible!"
language
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From this reading A technological race without a written language?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Ah, no.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Stanton closed one eye and gave Yoritomo the glance askance.
race
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From this reading A technological race without a written language?
Stanton
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From this reading Stanton closed one eye and gave Yoritomo the glance askance.
technological
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From this reading A technological race without a written language?
That's
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From this reading That's impossible!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stanton closed one eye and gave Yoritomo the glance askance.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A technological race without a written language?
written
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From this reading A technological race without a written language?
Yoritomo
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From this reading Stanton closed one eye and gave Yoritomo the glance askance.