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The Time Armada
The Time Armada

Chapter XIII

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"Inside Venus compensation limit, sir.
They've taken over.
Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.
Secondary check please, sergeant."
Space had been monotonous.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Time Armada

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Inside Venus compensation limit, sir.
Line 2
They've taken over.
Line 3
Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.
Line 4
Secondary check please, sergeant."
Line 5
Space had been monotonous.

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 “Space had been monotonous.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “They've taken over.”

All words in this reading · 24

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Space had been monotonous.

check

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From this reading Secondary check please, sergeant."

compensation

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From this reading "Inside Venus compensation limit, sir.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Space had been monotonous.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.

Inside

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From this reading "Inside Venus compensation limit, sir.

Inversion

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From this reading Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.

jet-down

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From this reading Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.

limit

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From this reading "Inside Venus compensation limit, sir.

minutes

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From this reading Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.

monotonous

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From this reading Space had been monotonous.

NMHQ

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From this reading Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading They've taken over.

please

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From this reading Secondary check please, sergeant."

Secondary

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From this reading Secondary check please, sergeant."

sergeant

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From this reading Secondary check please, sergeant."

sir

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From this reading "Inside Venus compensation limit, sir.

Space

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From this reading Space had been monotonous.

taken

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From this reading They've taken over.

They've

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From this reading They've taken over.

three

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From this reading Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.

twelve

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From this reading Inversion in three minutes; jet-down at NMHQ in twelve.

Venus

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From this reading "Inside Venus compensation limit, sir.