Chapter I
The sign said: RIDE THE ROCKET! TWICE AROUND THE UNIVERSE FOR 25¢! Which was cheap enough, Pete Moore thought. Cheap enough at twice the fare. Glory giggled and pulled at his arm.
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Chapter I
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The
sign
said:
RIDE
THE
ROCKET!
TWICE
AROUND
THE
UNIVERSE
FOR
25¢!
Which
was
cheap
enough,
Pete
Moore
thought.
Cheap
enough
at
twice
the
fare.
Glory
giggled
and
pulled
at
his
arm.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
The
sign
said:
RIDE
THE
ROCKET!
Line 2
TWICE
AROUND
THE
UNIVERSE
FOR
25¢!
Line 3
Which
was
cheap
enough,
Pete
Moore
thought.
Line 4
Cheap
enough
at
twice
the
fare.
Line 5
Glory
giggled
and
pulled
at
his
arm.
Learner Dictionary
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AROUND
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “TWICE AROUND THE UNIVERSE FOR 25¢!”
Fare
verb
US /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading “Cheap enough at twice the fare.”
Pulled
noun
US /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Glory giggled and pulled at his arm.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Which was cheap enough, Pete Moore thought.”
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25
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From this reading TWICE AROUND THE UNIVERSE FOR 25¢!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Glory giggled and pulled at his arm.
arm
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From this reading Glory giggled and pulled at his arm.
AROUNDprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading TWICE AROUND THE UNIVERSE FOR 25¢!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cheap enough at twice the fare.
cheap
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enough
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fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading Cheap enough at twice the fare.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TWICE AROUND THE UNIVERSE FOR 25¢!
giggled
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From this reading Glory giggled and pulled at his arm.
Glory
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From this reading Glory giggled and pulled at his arm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Glory giggled and pulled at his arm.
Moore
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Pete
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pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Glory giggled and pulled at his arm.
RIDE
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ROCKET
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From this reading The sign said: RIDE THE ROCKET!
said
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sign
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From this reading The sign said: RIDE THE ROCKET!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sign said: RIDE THE ROCKET!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Which was cheap enough, Pete Moore thought.
TWICE
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From this reading TWICE AROUND THE UNIVERSE FOR 25¢!
UNIVERSE
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From this reading TWICE AROUND THE UNIVERSE FOR 25¢!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Which was cheap enough, Pete Moore thought.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which was cheap enough, Pete Moore thought.