Chapter XIV
"Pop-pop-pop! Pop-pop-pop!" A rapid, knocking sound. Half-a-dozen of their foremost went down. Again that ugly knocking.
The Red Derelict
Chapter XIV
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"Pop-pop-pop!
Pop-pop-pop!"
A
rapid,
knocking
sound.
Half-a-dozen
of
their
foremost
went
down.
Again
that
ugly
knocking.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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"Pop-pop-pop!
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Pop-pop-pop!"
Line 3
A
rapid,
knocking
sound.
Line 4
Half-a-dozen
of
their
foremost
went
down.
Line 5
Again
that
ugly
knocking.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again that ugly knocking.”
Foremost
noun
US /ˈforemost/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Half-a-dozen of their foremost went down.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Half-a-dozen of their foremost went down.”
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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 A rapid, knocking sound.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again that ugly knocking.
down
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From this reading Half-a-dozen of their foremost went down.
foremostnounUS /ˈforemost/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Half-a-dozen of their foremost went down.
Half-a-dozen
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From this reading Half-a-dozen of their foremost went down.
knocking
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From this reading A rapid, knocking sound.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Half-a-dozen of their foremost went down.
Pop-pop-pop
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From this reading "Pop-pop-pop!
rapid
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From this reading A rapid, knocking sound.
sound
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From this reading A rapid, knocking sound.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Again that ugly knocking.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Half-a-dozen of their foremost went down.
ugly
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From this reading Again that ugly knocking.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half-a-dozen of their foremost went down.