Chapter IV
"They _what_?" Bilford shouted the question. "Died, Bilford, _died_," Eckisster said. "They are both as dead as the surface of Syndor." "Good God!"
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Chapter IV
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"They
_what_?"
Bilford
shouted
the
question.
"Died,
Bilford,
_died_,"
Eckisster
said.
"They
are
both
as
dead
as
the
surface
of
Syndor."
"Good
God!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"They
_what_?"
/ðeɪ wʌt/
Line 2
Bilford
shouted
the
question.
Line 3
"Died,
Bilford,
_died_,"
Eckisster
said.
Line 4
"They
are
both
as
dead
as
the
surface
of
Syndor."
Line 5
"Good
God!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They are both as dead as the surface of Syndor."”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good God!"”
Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Bilford shouted the question.”
Shouted
noun
US /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bilford shouted the question.”
All words in this reading · 18
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They are both as dead as the surface of Syndor."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "They are both as dead as the surface of Syndor."
Bilford
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From this reading Bilford shouted the question.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "They are both as dead as the surface of Syndor."
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They are both as dead as the surface of Syndor."
Died
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From this reading "Died, Bilford, _died_," Eckisster said.
Eckisster
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From this reading "Died, Bilford, _died_," Eckisster said.
God
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From this reading "Good God!"
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good God!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "They are both as dead as the surface of Syndor."
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bilford shouted the question.
said
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From this reading "Died, Bilford, _died_," Eckisster said.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bilford shouted the question.
surface
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From this reading "They are both as dead as the surface of Syndor."
Syndor
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From this reading "They are both as dead as the surface of Syndor."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bilford shouted the question.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They _what_?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "They _what_?"