Chapter IV
"Settle back for rocket fire!" Furness nodded. He looked cadaverous. His eyes seemed filled with a peculiar, tragic despair. But his lips moved.
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Chapter IV
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"Settle
back
for
rocket
fire!"
Furness
nodded.
He
looked
cadaverous.
His
eyes
seemed
filled
with
a
peculiar,
tragic
despair.
But
his
lips
moved.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
"Settle
back
for
rocket
fire!"
Line 2
Furness
nodded.
Line 3
He
looked
cadaverous.
Line 4
His
eyes
seemed
filled
with
a
peculiar,
tragic
despair.
Line 5
But
his
lips
moved.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked cadaverous.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Furness nodded.”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His eyes seemed filled with a peculiar, tragic despair.”
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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 His eyes seemed filled with a peculiar, tragic despair.
back
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From this reading "Settle back for rocket fire!"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his lips moved.
cadaverous
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From this reading He looked cadaverous.
despair
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eyes
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filled
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fire
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From this reading "Settle back for rocket fire!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Settle back for rocket fire!"
Furness
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From this reading Furness nodded.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked cadaverous.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes seemed filled with a peculiar, tragic despair.
lips
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From this reading But his lips moved.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked cadaverous.
moved
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From this reading But his lips moved.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Furness nodded.
peculiar
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From this reading His eyes seemed filled with a peculiar, tragic despair.
rocket
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From this reading "Settle back for rocket fire!"
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His eyes seemed filled with a peculiar, tragic despair.
Settle
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From this reading "Settle back for rocket fire!"
tragic
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From this reading His eyes seemed filled with a peculiar, tragic despair.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His eyes seemed filled with a peculiar, tragic despair.