Chapter VII
HUMANITY'S ARMY Taylor and Masters raised their arms. They were caught. "There is nothing you can do now to save yourself, or your country," Norden said. "Nothing. The spheres will destroy you and your people.
The Whispering Spheres
Chapter VII
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HUMANITY'S
ARMY
Taylor
and
Masters
raised
their
arms.
They
were
caught.
"There
is
nothing
you
can
do
now
to
save
yourself,
or
your
country,"
Norden
said.
"Nothing.
The
spheres
will
destroy
you
and
your
people.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
HUMANITY'S
ARMY
Taylor
and
Masters
raised
their
arms.
Line 2
They
were
caught.
Line 3
"There
is
nothing
you
can
do
now
to
save
yourself,
or
your
country,"
Norden
said.
Line 4
"Nothing.
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
Line 5
The
spheres
will
destroy
you
and
your
people.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"There is nothing you can do now to save yourself, or your country," Norden said.”
Save
preposition
US /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “"There is nothing you can do now to save yourself, or your country," Norden said.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"There is nothing you can do now to save yourself, or your country," Norden said.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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arms
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ARMY
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From this reading HUMANITY'S ARMY Taylor and Masters raised their arms.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "There is nothing you can do now to save yourself, or your country," Norden said.
caught
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From this reading They were caught.
country
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destroy
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From this reading The spheres will destroy you and your people.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "There is nothing you can do now to save yourself, or your country," Norden said.
HUMANITY'S
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is nothing you can do now to save yourself, or your country," Norden said.
Masters
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From this reading HUMANITY'S ARMY Taylor and Masters raised their arms.
Norden
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From this reading "There is nothing you can do now to save yourself, or your country," Norden said.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There is nothing you can do now to save yourself, or your country," Norden said.
now
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From this reading "There is nothing you can do now to save yourself, or your country," Norden said.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "There is nothing you can do now to save yourself, or your country," Norden said.
people
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raised
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From this reading HUMANITY'S ARMY Taylor and Masters raised their arms.
said
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From this reading "There is nothing you can do now to save yourself, or your country," Norden said.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading "There is nothing you can do now to save yourself, or your country," Norden said.
spheres
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From this reading The spheres will destroy you and your people.
Taylor
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From this reading HUMANITY'S ARMY Taylor and Masters raised their arms.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The spheres will destroy you and your people.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading HUMANITY'S ARMY Taylor and Masters raised their arms.
There
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From this reading "There is nothing you can do now to save yourself, or your country," Norden said.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were caught.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There is nothing you can do now to save yourself, or your country," Norden said.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were caught.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The spheres will destroy you and your people.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There is nothing you can do now to save yourself, or your country," Norden said.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There is nothing you can do now to save yourself, or your country," Norden said.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "There is nothing you can do now to save yourself, or your country," Norden said.