Chapter IV
He set the ground-car in motion. Toward the city. It was a full twenty miles, but he did not encounter a single other vehicle. Presently the city lay spread out before him. He stopped and surveyed the vast pile.
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He
set
the
ground-car
in
motion.
Toward
the
city.
It
was
a
full
twenty
miles,
but
he
did
not
encounter
a
single
other
vehicle.
Presently
the
city
lay
spread
out
before
him.
He
stopped
and
surveyed
the
vast
pile.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
set
the
ground-car
in
motion.
Line 2
Toward
the
city.
Line 3
It
was
a
full
twenty
miles,
but
he
did
not
encounter
a
single
other
vehicle.
Line 4
Presently
the
city
lay
spread
out
before
him.
Line 5
He
stopped
and
surveyed
the
vast
pile.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Presently the city lay spread out before him.”
Stopped
noun
US /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stopped and surveyed the vast pile.”
Toward
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “Toward the city.”
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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 It was a full twenty miles, but he did not encounter a single other vehicle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stopped and surveyed the vast pile.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Presently the city lay spread out before him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a full twenty miles, but he did not encounter a single other vehicle.
city
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From this reading Toward the city.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was a full twenty miles, but he did not encounter a single other vehicle.
encounter
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From this reading It was a full twenty miles, but he did not encounter a single other vehicle.
full
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From this reading It was a full twenty miles, but he did not encounter a single other vehicle.
ground-car
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From this reading He set the ground-car in motion.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He set the ground-car in motion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Presently the city lay spread out before him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He set the ground-car in motion.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a full twenty miles, but he did not encounter a single other vehicle.
lay
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From this reading Presently the city lay spread out before him.
miles
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From this reading It was a full twenty miles, but he did not encounter a single other vehicle.
motion
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From this reading He set the ground-car in motion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a full twenty miles, but he did not encounter a single other vehicle.
other
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From this reading It was a full twenty miles, but he did not encounter a single other vehicle.
out
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From this reading Presently the city lay spread out before him.
pile
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From this reading He stopped and surveyed the vast pile.
Presently
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From this reading Presently the city lay spread out before him.
set
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From this reading He set the ground-car in motion.
single
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From this reading It was a full twenty miles, but he did not encounter a single other vehicle.
spread
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From this reading Presently the city lay spread out before him.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped and surveyed the vast pile.
surveyed
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From this reading He stopped and surveyed the vast pile.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He set the ground-car in motion.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Toward the city.
twenty
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From this reading It was a full twenty miles, but he did not encounter a single other vehicle.
vast
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From this reading He stopped and surveyed the vast pile.
vehicle
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From this reading It was a full twenty miles, but he did not encounter a single other vehicle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a full twenty miles, but he did not encounter a single other vehicle.