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Operation: Outer Space
Operation: Outer Space

Chapter III

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Cochrane grinned.
He whistled softly.
"Never underestimate a genius, Bill," he said kindly.
"I refer modestly to myself.
In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Operation: Outer Space

Chapter III

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Cochrane grinned.
Line 2
He whistled softly.
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"Never underestimate a genius, Bill," he said kindly.
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"I refer modestly to myself.
Line 5
In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “"I refer modestly to myself.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Never underestimate a genius, Bill," he said kindly.”

All words in this reading · 37

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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 "Never underestimate a genius, Bill," he said kindly.

acclaimed

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From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

all

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From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

Bill

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blessing

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From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

Cochrane

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From this reading Cochrane grinned.

genius

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greatest

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From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

grinned

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From this reading Cochrane grinned.

guarantee

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From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He whistled softly.

history

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From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

hope

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From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

humanity

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From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I refer modestly to myself.

I'll

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From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

kindly

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From this reading "Never underestimate a genius, Bill," he said kindly.

man

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From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

modestly

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From this reading "I refer modestly to myself.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading "I refer modestly to myself.

NevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Never underestimate a genius, Bill," he said kindly.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

patient

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From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

refer

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From this reading "I refer modestly to myself.

said

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From this reading "Never underestimate a genius, Bill," he said kindly.

softly

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From this reading He whistled softly.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "I refer modestly to myself.

two

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From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

underestimate

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From this reading "Never underestimate a genius, Bill," he said kindly.

weeks

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From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

whistled

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From this reading He whistled softly.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading In two weeks your patient--I'll guarantee it--will be acclaimed the hope, the blessing, the greatest man in all the history of humanity!