Chapter IX
"Gregg, help! Venza, swim up!" His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward. "Gregg, help! Venza use your arms!
Wandl the Invader
Chapter IX
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"Gregg,
help!
Venza,
swim
up!"
His
frenzied
call
reached
me
as
I
used
the
attractive
ray
and
Anita
and
I
whirled
over
and
lunged
downward.
"Gregg,
help!
Venza
use
your
arms!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Gregg,
help!
Line 2
Venza,
swim
up!"
Line 3
His
frenzied
call
reached
me
as
I
used
the
attractive
ray
and
Anita
and
I
whirled
over
and
lunged
downward.
Line 4
"Gregg,
help!
Line 5
Venza
use
your
arms!
Learner Dictionary
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Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Gregg, help!”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
Anita
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From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
arms
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From this reading Venza use your arms!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
attractive
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From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
call
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downward
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From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
frenzied
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From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
Gregg
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From this reading "Gregg, help!
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Gregg, help!
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
lunged
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From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
ray
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From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
reached
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From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
swim
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From this reading Venza, swim up!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
up
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From this reading Venza, swim up!"
use
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From this reading Venza use your arms!
used
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From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
Venza
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From this reading Venza, swim up!"
whirled
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From this reading His frenzied call reached me as I used the attractive ray and Anita and I whirled over and lunged downward.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Venza use your arms!