Chapter XIV
"You're in trouble." Gotch spoke like a man carefully choosing his words. "Intelligence informs us that another rocket's been fired from east of the Caspian. BuNav's got a track on it." Crag waited.
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Chapter XIV
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"You're
in
trouble."
Gotch
spoke
like
a
man
carefully
choosing
his
words.
"Intelligence
informs
us
that
another
rocket's
been
fired
from
east
of
the
Caspian.
BuNav's
got
a
track
on
it."
Crag
waited.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"You're
in
trouble."
Line 2
Gotch
spoke
like
a
man
carefully
choosing
his
words.
Line 3
"Intelligence
informs
us
that
another
rocket's
been
fired
from
east
of
the
Caspian.
Line 4
BuNav's
got
a
track
on
it."
Line 5
Crag
waited.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Intelligence informs us that another rocket's been fired from east of the Caspian.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Intelligence informs us that another rocket's been fired from east of the Caspian.”
Track
noun
US /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “BuNav's got a track on it."”
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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 Gotch spoke like a man carefully choosing his words.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Intelligence informs us that another rocket's been fired from east of the Caspian.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Intelligence informs us that another rocket's been fired from east of the Caspian.
BuNav's
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From this reading BuNav's got a track on it."
carefully
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From this reading Gotch spoke like a man carefully choosing his words.
Caspian
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From this reading "Intelligence informs us that another rocket's been fired from east of the Caspian.
choosing
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From this reading Gotch spoke like a man carefully choosing his words.
Crag
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From this reading Crag waited.
east
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From this reading "Intelligence informs us that another rocket's been fired from east of the Caspian.
fired
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From this reading "Intelligence informs us that another rocket's been fired from east of the Caspian.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Intelligence informs us that another rocket's been fired from east of the Caspian.
got
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From this reading BuNav's got a track on it."
Gotch
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From this reading Gotch spoke like a man carefully choosing his words.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gotch spoke like a man carefully choosing his words.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You're in trouble."
informs
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From this reading "Intelligence informs us that another rocket's been fired from east of the Caspian.
Intelligence
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From this reading "Intelligence informs us that another rocket's been fired from east of the Caspian.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BuNav's got a track on it."
like
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From this reading Gotch spoke like a man carefully choosing his words.
man
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From this reading Gotch spoke like a man carefully choosing his words.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Intelligence informs us that another rocket's been fired from east of the Caspian.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BuNav's got a track on it."
rocket's
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From this reading "Intelligence informs us that another rocket's been fired from east of the Caspian.
spoke
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From this reading Gotch spoke like a man carefully choosing his words.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Intelligence informs us that another rocket's been fired from east of the Caspian.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Intelligence informs us that another rocket's been fired from east of the Caspian.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading BuNav's got a track on it."
trouble
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From this reading "You're in trouble."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Intelligence informs us that another rocket's been fired from east of the Caspian.
waited
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From this reading Crag waited.
words
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From this reading Gotch spoke like a man carefully choosing his words.
You're
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From this reading "You're in trouble."