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Zeta Exchange: A Terran Empire Story
Zeta Exchange: A Terran Empire Story

Chapter II

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Context Illustration Reading 1/105 · 5 lines
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"Yes.
Have you been there?"
"To Alpha Prime's, yes--but that's a different world, in a different part of the galaxy.
I'm looking forward to seeing yours."
"It is a beautiful one, particularly near the Vader clanhome," Kelly said.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Zeta Exchange: A Terran Empire Story

Chapter II

Reading 1/105 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Yes.
Line 2
Have you been there?"
Line 3
"To Alpha Prime's, yes--but that's a different world, in a different part of the galaxy.
Line 4
I'm looking forward to seeing yours."
Line 5
"It is a beautiful one, particularly near the Vader clanhome," Kelly said.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Have you been there?"”

Different noun US /ˈdifferent/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"To Alpha Prime's, yes--but that's a different world, in a different part of the galaxy.”

Forward noun US /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I'm looking forward to seeing yours."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Have you been there?"”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"It is a beautiful one, particularly near the Vader clanhome," Kelly said.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"To Alpha Prime's, yes--but that's a different world, in a different part of the galaxy.”

Seeing noun US /seeing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I'm looking forward to seeing yours."”

Yours pronoun US /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading “I'm looking forward to seeing yours."”

All words in this reading · 33

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "To Alpha Prime's, yes--but that's a different world, in a different part of the galaxy.

Alpha

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From this reading "To Alpha Prime's, yes--but that's a different world, in a different part of the galaxy.

beautiful

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It is a beautiful one, particularly near the Vader clanhome," Kelly said.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Have you been there?"

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "To Alpha Prime's, yes--but that's a different world, in a different part of the galaxy.

clanhome

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From this reading "It is a beautiful one, particularly near the Vader clanhome," Kelly said.

differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "To Alpha Prime's, yes--but that's a different world, in a different part of the galaxy.

forwardnounUS /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I'm looking forward to seeing yours."

galaxy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "To Alpha Prime's, yes--but that's a different world, in a different part of the galaxy.

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Have you been there?"

I'm

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I'm looking forward to seeing yours."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "To Alpha Prime's, yes--but that's a different world, in a different part of the galaxy.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "It is a beautiful one, particularly near the Vader clanhome," Kelly said.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It is a beautiful one, particularly near the Vader clanhome," Kelly said.

Kelly

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From this reading "It is a beautiful one, particularly near the Vader clanhome," Kelly said.

looking

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I'm looking forward to seeing yours."

near

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It is a beautiful one, particularly near the Vader clanhome," Kelly said.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "To Alpha Prime's, yes--but that's a different world, in a different part of the galaxy.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "It is a beautiful one, particularly near the Vader clanhome," Kelly said.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "To Alpha Prime's, yes--but that's a different world, in a different part of the galaxy.

particularly

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From this reading "It is a beautiful one, particularly near the Vader clanhome," Kelly said.

Prime's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "To Alpha Prime's, yes--but that's a different world, in a different part of the galaxy.

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It is a beautiful one, particularly near the Vader clanhome," Kelly said.

seeing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I'm looking forward to seeing yours."

that's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "To Alpha Prime's, yes--but that's a different world, in a different part of the galaxy.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "To Alpha Prime's, yes--but that's a different world, in a different part of the galaxy.

there

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Have you been there?"

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "To Alpha Prime's, yes--but that's a different world, in a different part of the galaxy.

Vader

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It is a beautiful one, particularly near the Vader clanhome," Kelly said.

world

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "To Alpha Prime's, yes--but that's a different world, in a different part of the galaxy.

Yes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Yes.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Have you been there?"

yourspronounUS /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading I'm looking forward to seeing yours."