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Chapter II

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"How about slapping a guard on all Colonial school exits?" he suggested.
"Can you send me an army?"
"No." "Then forget it.
She was a student here, remember?
Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Legacy

Chapter II

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

Line 1
"How about slapping a guard on all Colonial school exits?" he suggested.
Line 2
"Can you send me an army?"
Line 3
"No." "Then forget it.
Line 4
She was a student here, remember?
Line 5
Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

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 “"How about slapping a guard on all Colonial school exits?" he suggested.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was a student here, remember?”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “She was a student here, remember?”

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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 "How about slapping a guard on all Colonial school exits?" he suggested.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "How about slapping a guard on all Colonial school exits?" he suggested.

all

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From this reading "How about slapping a guard on all Colonial school exits?" he suggested.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "Can you send me an army?"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

army

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From this reading "Can you send me an army?"

back

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From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

bunch

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From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

Canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Can you send me an army?"

Ceyce

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From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

Colonial

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From this reading "How about slapping a guard on all Colonial school exits?" he suggested.

exits

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From this reading "How about slapping a guard on all Colonial school exits?" he suggested.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

forget

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From this reading "No." "Then forget it.

garden

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From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

guard

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From this reading "How about slapping a guard on all Colonial school exits?" he suggested.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "How about slapping a guard on all Colonial school exits?" he suggested.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She was a student here, remember?

How

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From this reading "How about slapping a guard on all Colonial school exits?" he suggested.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "No." "Then forget it.

just

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From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

LastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

laughs

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From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

mastodon

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mayor

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From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Can you send me an army?"

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No." "Then forget it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "How about slapping a guard on all Colonial school exits?" he suggested.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

out

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From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading She was a student here, remember?

restructured

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From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

school

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From this reading "How about slapping a guard on all Colonial school exits?" he suggested.

send

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From this reading "Can you send me an army?"

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She was a student here, remember?

slapping

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From this reading "How about slapping a guard on all Colonial school exits?" he suggested.

smuggled

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From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

student

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From this reading She was a student here, remember?

students

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From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

stuffed

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From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

suggested

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From this reading "How about slapping a guard on all Colonial school exits?" he suggested.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

Then

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From this reading "No." "Then forget it.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She was a student here, remember?

year

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From this reading Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Can you send me an army?"