Chapter I
"Yes sir. Well, there are three men outside trying to kill me...." "Quite right," Mr. Frendlyer said. "And today is Landing Day. You came off the ship that landed today, and have been classified a peon....
The Status Civilization
Chapter I
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"Yes
sir.
Well,
there
are
three
men
outside
trying
to
kill
me...."
"Quite
right,"
Mr.
Frendlyer
said.
"And
today
is
Landing
Day.
You
came
off
the
ship
that
landed
today,
and
have
been
classified
a
peon....
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Line 1
"Yes
sir.
Line 2
Well,
there
are
three
men
outside
trying
to
kill
me...."
Line 3
"Quite
right,"
Mr.
Frendlyer
said.
Line 4
"And
today
is
Landing
Day.
Line 5
You
came
off
the
ship
that
landed
today,
and
have
been
classified
a
peon....
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You came off the ship that landed today, and have been classified a peon....”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You came off the ship that landed today, and have been classified a peon....”
Outside
noun
US /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well, there are three men outside trying to kill me...."”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Quite right," Mr. Frendlyer said.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Quite right," Mr. Frendlyer said.”
Ship
noun
US /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You came off the ship that landed today, and have been classified a peon....”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, there are three men outside trying to kill me...."”
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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 You came off the ship that landed today, and have been classified a peon....
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And today is Landing Day.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, there are three men outside trying to kill me...."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You came off the ship that landed today, and have been classified a peon....
came
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From this reading You came off the ship that landed today, and have been classified a peon....
classified
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From this reading You came off the ship that landed today, and have been classified a peon....
Day
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From this reading "And today is Landing Day.
Frendlyer
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From this reading "Quite right," Mr. Frendlyer said.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You came off the ship that landed today, and have been classified a peon....
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And today is Landing Day.
kill
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From this reading Well, there are three men outside trying to kill me...."
landed
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From this reading You came off the ship that landed today, and have been classified a peon....
Landing
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From this reading "And today is Landing Day.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, there are three men outside trying to kill me...."
men
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From this reading Well, there are three men outside trying to kill me...."
Mr
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From this reading "Quite right," Mr. Frendlyer said.
off
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From this reading You came off the ship that landed today, and have been classified a peon....
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Well, there are three men outside trying to kill me...."
peon
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From this reading You came off the ship that landed today, and have been classified a peon....
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Quite right," Mr. Frendlyer said.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Quite right," Mr. Frendlyer said.
said
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From this reading "Quite right," Mr. Frendlyer said.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You came off the ship that landed today, and have been classified a peon....
sir
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From this reading "Yes sir.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You came off the ship that landed today, and have been classified a peon....
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You came off the ship that landed today, and have been classified a peon....
there
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From this reading Well, there are three men outside trying to kill me...."
three
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From this reading Well, there are three men outside trying to kill me...."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, there are three men outside trying to kill me...."
today
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From this reading "And today is Landing Day.
trying
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Well
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From this reading Well, there are three men outside trying to kill me...."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes sir.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You came off the ship that landed today, and have been classified a peon....