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Tarrano the Conqueror
Tarrano the Conqueror

Chapter V

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_Man of Destiny_ Tarrano!
He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.
"So!
You took them?
Well done, Argo!"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Tarrano the Conqueror

Chapter V

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Man of Destiny_ Tarrano!
Line 2
He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.
Line 3
"So!
/soʊ/
Line 4
You took them?
/juː took ðem/
Line 5
Well done, Argo!"

Learner Dictionary

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

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well done, Argo!"”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You took them?”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well done, Argo!"”

All words in this reading · 25

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.

Argo

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From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.

Destiny

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From this reading _Man of Destiny_ Tarrano!

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Well done, Argo!"

feet

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From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.

gaze

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From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.

instant

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From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.

Man

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From this reading _Man of Destiny_ Tarrano!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Man of Destiny_ Tarrano!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.

rose

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From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.

slowly

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From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So!

Tarrano

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From this reading _Man of Destiny_ Tarrano!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading You took them?

then

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From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You took them?

turning

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From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He rose slowly to his feet, his gaze on us for an instant, then turning to Argo.

Well

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From this reading Well done, Argo!"

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You took them?