Chapter II
Muller nodded curtly. "Certainly. Until the madman is found, we're all in danger. And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth." "I cannot permit that, sir!"
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Muller
nodded
curtly.
"Certainly.
Until
the
madman
is
found,
we're
all
in
danger.
And
unless
he
is
found,
I
insist
I
must
protect
my
crew
and
my
ship
by
turning
back
to
Earth."
"I
cannot
permit
that,
sir!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
Muller
nodded
curtly.
Line 2
"Certainly.
Line 3
Until
the
madman
is
found,
we're
all
in
danger.
Line 4
And
unless
he
is
found,
I
insist
I
must
protect
my
crew
and
my
ship
by
turning
back
to
Earth."
Line 5
"I
cannot
permit
that,
sir!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Crew
noun
US /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Until the madman is found, we're all in danger.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Muller nodded curtly.”
Ship
noun
US /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."”
Unless
conjunction
US /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading “And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."”
Until
preposition
US /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Until the madman is found, we're all in danger.”
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all
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From this reading Until the madman is found, we're all in danger.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."
back
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From this reading And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."
cannot
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From this reading "I cannot permit that, sir!"
Certainly
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From this reading "Certainly.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."
curtly
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From this reading Muller nodded curtly.
danger
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From this reading Until the madman is found, we're all in danger.
Earth
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From this reading And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until the madman is found, we're all in danger.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Until the madman is found, we're all in danger.
insist
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From this reading And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Until the madman is found, we're all in danger.
madman
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From this reading Until the madman is found, we're all in danger.
Muller
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From this reading Muller nodded curtly.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Muller nodded curtly.
permit
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From this reading "I cannot permit that, sir!"
protect
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From this reading And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."
sir
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From this reading "I cannot permit that, sir!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I cannot permit that, sir!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Until the madman is found, we're all in danger.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."
turning
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From this reading And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading And unless he is found, I insist I must protect my crew and my ship by turning back to Earth."
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until the madman is found, we're all in danger.
we're
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From this reading Until the madman is found, we're all in danger.