Chapter X
“Sure, Ross. Shall I look for a spaceport?” Ross frowned. “Of course. Do you think _these_ people are savages?
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“Sure,
Ross.
Shall
I
look
for
a
spaceport?”
Ross
frowned.
“Of
course.
Do
you
think
_these_
people
are
savages?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“Sure,
Ross.
Line 2
Shall
I
look
for
a
spaceport?”
Line 3
Ross
frowned.
Line 4
“Of
course.
/ʌv course/
Line 5
Do
you
think
_these_
people
are
savages?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall I look for a spaceport?””
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall I look for a spaceport?””
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Sure, Ross.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think _these_ people are savages?”
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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 Shall I look for a spaceport?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Do you think _these_ people are savages?
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think _these_ people are savages?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Shall I look for a spaceport?”
frowned
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From this reading Ross frowned.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shall I look for a spaceport?”
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shall I look for a spaceport?”
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course.
people
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From this reading Do you think _these_ people are savages?
Ross
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From this reading “Sure, Ross.
savages
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From this reading Do you think _these_ people are savages?
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I look for a spaceport?”
spaceport
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From this reading Shall I look for a spaceport?”
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure, Ross.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Do you think _these_ people are savages?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think _these_ people are savages?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you think _these_ people are savages?