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The Venus Trap
The Venus Trap

Chapter I

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One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!
"What's the matter, darling?"
James asked anxiously.
"Don't you like the planet?"
"Oh, I love the planet," Phyllis said.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Venus Trap

Chapter I

Reading 1/156 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!
Line 2
"What's the matter, darling?"
Line 3
James asked anxiously.
Line 4
"Don't you like the planet?"
Line 5
"Oh, I love the planet," Phyllis said.

Learner Dictionary

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

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!”

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “James asked anxiously.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!”

All words in this reading · 36

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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 One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

anxiously

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From this reading James asked anxiously.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading James asked anxiously.

counted

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From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

darling

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From this reading "What's the matter, darling?"

Don't

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From this reading "Don't you like the planet?"

especially

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From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

Eternal

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From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Oh, I love the planet," Phyllis said.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

James

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From this reading James asked anxiously.

like

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From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

love

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From this reading "Oh, I love the planet," Phyllis said.

Man

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From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

matter

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From this reading "What's the matter, darling?"

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

Oh

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From this reading "Oh, I love the planet," Phyllis said.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

Phyllis

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From this reading "Oh, I love the planet," Phyllis said.

planet

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From this reading "Don't you like the planet?"

said

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From this reading "Oh, I love the planet," Phyllis said.

space

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From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

Triangle

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From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

true-blue

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From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

What's

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From this reading "What's the matter, darling?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle--especially a true-blue triangle like this!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Don't you like the planet?"