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Wandl the Invader
Wandl the Invader

Chapter VI

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"You take one side, Gregg; I'll take the other.
Don't go aboard; she might collapse."
"I'll pick up the men without power and alive.
The others with power suits will do the same.
Then we'll meet out here, about where we are now?"
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Wandl the Invader

Chapter VI

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"You take one side, Gregg; I'll take the other.
Line 2
Don't go aboard; she might collapse."
Line 3
"I'll pick up the men without power and alive.
Line 4
The others with power suits will do the same.
Line 5
Then we'll meet out here, about where we are now?"

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Then we'll meet out here, about where we are now?"”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Then we'll meet out here, about where we are now?"”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “Don't go aboard; she might collapse."”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"You take one side, Gregg; I'll take the other.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The others with power suits will do the same.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You take one side, Gregg; I'll take the other.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “"I'll pick up the men without power and alive.”

All words in this reading · 37

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aboard

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From this reading Don't go aboard; she might collapse."

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Then we'll meet out here, about where we are now?"

alive

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From this reading "I'll pick up the men without power and alive.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "I'll pick up the men without power and alive.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Then we'll meet out here, about where we are now?"

collapse

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From this reading Don't go aboard; she might collapse."

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The others with power suits will do the same.

Don't

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From this reading Don't go aboard; she might collapse."

go

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From this reading Don't go aboard; she might collapse."

Gregg

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From this reading "You take one side, Gregg; I'll take the other.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Then we'll meet out here, about where we are now?"

I'll

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From this reading "You take one side, Gregg; I'll take the other.

meet

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From this reading Then we'll meet out here, about where we are now?"

men

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From this reading "I'll pick up the men without power and alive.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Don't go aboard; she might collapse."

now

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From this reading Then we'll meet out here, about where we are now?"

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "You take one side, Gregg; I'll take the other.

other

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From this reading "You take one side, Gregg; I'll take the other.

others

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From this reading The others with power suits will do the same.

out

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From this reading Then we'll meet out here, about where we are now?"

pick

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From this reading "I'll pick up the men without power and alive.

power

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From this reading "I'll pick up the men without power and alive.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The others with power suits will do the same.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Don't go aboard; she might collapse."

side

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From this reading "You take one side, Gregg; I'll take the other.

suits

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From this reading The others with power suits will do the same.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You take one side, Gregg; I'll take the other.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "You take one side, Gregg; I'll take the other.

Then

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From this reading Then we'll meet out here, about where we are now?"

up

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From this reading "I'll pick up the men without power and alive.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Then we'll meet out here, about where we are now?"

we'll

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From this reading Then we'll meet out here, about where we are now?"

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Then we'll meet out here, about where we are now?"

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The others with power suits will do the same.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The others with power suits will do the same.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading "I'll pick up the men without power and alive.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You take one side, Gregg; I'll take the other.