Chapter II
The palpitating thing sank down in the box and the lid dropped. And upon our horrified gaze the insulated door of the room slid too. "By the gods!" exclaimed Halsey. "One of them dares come to the Red Spark. Here, almost in public."
Wandl the Invader
Chapter II
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The
palpitating
thing
sank
down
in
the
box
and
the
lid
dropped.
And
upon
our
horrified
gaze
the
insulated
door
of
the
room
slid
too.
"By
the
gods!"
exclaimed
Halsey.
"One
of
them
dares
come
to
the
Red
Spark.
Here,
almost
in
public."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
palpitating
thing
sank
down
in
the
box
and
the
lid
dropped.
Line 2
And
upon
our
horrified
gaze
the
insulated
door
of
the
room
slid
too.
Line 3
"By
the
gods!"
exclaimed
Halsey.
Line 4
"One
of
them
dares
come
to
the
Red
Spark.
Line 5
Here,
almost
in
public."
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"One of them dares come to the Red Spark.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here, almost in public."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"One of them dares come to the Red Spark.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The palpitating thing sank down in the box and the lid dropped.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “And upon our horrified gaze the insulated door of the room slid too.”
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almost
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The palpitating thing sank down in the box and the lid dropped.
box
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From this reading The palpitating thing sank down in the box and the lid dropped.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By the gods!" exclaimed Halsey.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One of them dares come to the Red Spark.
dares
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door
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down
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dropped
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exclaimed
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gaze
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gods
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Halsey
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HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, almost in public."
horrified
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The palpitating thing sank down in the box and the lid dropped.
insulated
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lid
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And upon our horrified gaze the insulated door of the room slid too.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One of them dares come to the Red Spark.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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palpitating
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public
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Red
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room
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sank
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slid
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Spark
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The palpitating thing sank down in the box and the lid dropped.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "One of them dares come to the Red Spark.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The palpitating thing sank down in the box and the lid dropped.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "One of them dares come to the Red Spark.
too
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And upon our horrified gaze the insulated door of the room slid too.