Chapter VII
One of the master brains came bouncing up. Upon his little upright body the great head wavered. "You will wait here." His eyes glowed up at us. "But listen," Snap began.
Wandl the Invader
Chapter VII
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One
of
the
master
brains
came
bouncing
up.
Upon
his
little
upright
body
the
great
head
wavered.
"You
will
wait
here."
His
eyes
glowed
up
at
us.
"But
listen,"
Snap
began.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
One
of
the
master
brains
came
bouncing
up.
Line 2
Upon
his
little
upright
body
the
great
head
wavered.
Line 3
"You
will
wait
here."
Line 4
His
eyes
glowed
up
at
us.
Line 5
"But
listen,"
Snap
began.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But listen," Snap began.”
Body
noun
US /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Upon his little upright body the great head wavered.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Upon his little upright body the great head wavered.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You will wait here."”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Upon his little upright body the great head wavered.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of the master brains came bouncing up.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Upon his little upright body the great head wavered.”
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His eyes glowed up at us.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But listen," Snap began.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon his little upright body the great head wavered.
bouncing
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From this reading One of the master brains came bouncing up.
brains
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From this reading One of the master brains came bouncing up.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But listen," Snap began.
came
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From this reading One of the master brains came bouncing up.
eyes
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From this reading His eyes glowed up at us.
glowed
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From this reading His eyes glowed up at us.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon his little upright body the great head wavered.
head
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From this reading Upon his little upright body the great head wavered.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You will wait here."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon his little upright body the great head wavered.
listen
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From this reading "But listen," Snap began.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon his little upright body the great head wavered.
master
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From this reading One of the master brains came bouncing up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the master brains came bouncing up.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the master brains came bouncing up.
Snap
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From this reading "But listen," Snap began.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the master brains came bouncing up.
up
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From this reading One of the master brains came bouncing up.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon his little upright body the great head wavered.
upright
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From this reading Upon his little upright body the great head wavered.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His eyes glowed up at us.
wait
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From this reading "You will wait here."
wavered
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From this reading Upon his little upright body the great head wavered.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will wait here."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will wait here."