Chapter II
"Fermi?" Winstein asked puzzledly. "Wasn't he a physicist or something, back in the Forties?" "Right. He's the boy who figured out how to make the atomic bomb practical.
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"Fermi?"
Winstein
asked
puzzledly.
"Wasn't
he
a
physicist
or
something,
back
in
the
Forties?"
"Right.
He's
the
boy
who
figured
out
how
to
make
the
atomic
bomb
practical.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Fermi?"
Line 2
Winstein
asked
puzzledly.
Line 3
"Wasn't
he
a
physicist
or
something,
back
in
the
Forties?"
Line 4
"Right.
/right/
Line 5
He's
the
boy
who
figured
out
how
to
make
the
atomic
bomb
practical.
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Winstein asked puzzledly.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He's the boy who figured out how to make the atomic bomb practical.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Right.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Wasn't he a physicist or something, back in the Forties?"”
All words in this reading · 26
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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 "Wasn't he a physicist or something, back in the Forties?"
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winstein asked puzzledly.
atomic
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back
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bomb
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boy
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Fermi
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figured
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Forties
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Wasn't he a physicist or something, back in the Forties?"
He's
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how
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Wasn't he a physicist or something, back in the Forties?"
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He's the boy who figured out how to make the atomic bomb practical.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Wasn't he a physicist or something, back in the Forties?"
out
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physicist
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practical
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puzzledly
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From this reading Winstein asked puzzledly.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Right.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Wasn't he a physicist or something, back in the Forties?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Wasn't he a physicist or something, back in the Forties?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He's the boy who figured out how to make the atomic bomb practical.
Wasn't
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From this reading "Wasn't he a physicist or something, back in the Forties?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He's the boy who figured out how to make the atomic bomb practical.
Winstein
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From this reading Winstein asked puzzledly.