Chapter X
PLANNING THE ESCAPE We finished the meal. Turber rose. "Come into the control room. We can see better from there." There was only Bluntnose in the control room.
The shadow girl
Chapter X
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PLANNING
THE
ESCAPE
We
finished
the
meal.
Turber
rose.
"Come
into
the
control
room.
We
can
see
better
from
there."
There
was
only
Bluntnose
in
the
control
room.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
PLANNING
THE
ESCAPE
We
finished
the
meal.
Line 2
Turber
rose.
Line 3
"Come
into
the
control
room.
Line 4
We
can
see
better
from
there."
Line 5
There
was
only
Bluntnose
in
the
control
room.
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come into the control room.”
All words in this reading · 21
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better
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From this reading We can see better from there."
Bluntnose
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From this reading There was only Bluntnose in the control room.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can see better from there."
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come into the control room.
control
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From this reading "Come into the control room.
ESCAPE
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From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE We finished the meal.
finished
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From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE We finished the meal.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We can see better from there."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was only Bluntnose in the control room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Come into the control room.
meal
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only
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From this reading There was only Bluntnose in the control room.
PLANNING
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room
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From this reading "Come into the control room.
rose
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From this reading Turber rose.
see
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From this reading We can see better from there."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE We finished the meal.
there
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From this reading We can see better from there."
Turber
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From this reading Turber rose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was only Bluntnose in the control room.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading PLANNING THE ESCAPE We finished the meal.