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Chapter III

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She stared at the ComWeb, feeling a little shaken.
All she'd done was to say she wanted to apply for a transfer!
Undersecretary Rozan was one of Precol's Big Four.
For a moment, Trigger had an uncanny notion.
Some strange madness was spreading insidiously through the Hub.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Legacy

Chapter III

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

Line 1
She stared at the ComWeb, feeling a little shaken.
Line 2
All she'd done was to say she wanted to apply for a transfer!
Line 3
Undersecretary Rozan was one of Precol's Big Four.
Line 4
For a moment, Trigger had an uncanny notion.
Line 5
Some strange madness was spreading insidiously through the Hub.

Learner Dictionary

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

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “All she'd done was to say she wanted to apply for a transfer!”

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

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

From this reading “She stared at the ComWeb, feeling a little shaken.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She stared at the ComWeb, feeling a little shaken.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Undersecretary Rozan was one of Precol's Big Four.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “Some strange madness was spreading insidiously through the Hub.”

All words in this reading · 39

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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 She stared at the ComWeb, feeling a little shaken.

All

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From this reading All she'd done was to say she wanted to apply for a transfer!

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading For a moment, Trigger had an uncanny notion.

apply

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From this reading All she'd done was to say she wanted to apply for a transfer!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She stared at the ComWeb, feeling a little shaken.

Big

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From this reading Undersecretary Rozan was one of Precol's Big Four.

ComWeb

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From this reading She stared at the ComWeb, feeling a little shaken.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading All she'd done was to say she wanted to apply for a transfer!

feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

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

From this reading She stared at the ComWeb, feeling a little shaken.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading All she'd done was to say she wanted to apply for a transfer!

Four

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From this reading Undersecretary Rozan was one of Precol's Big Four.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading For a moment, Trigger had an uncanny notion.

Hub

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From this reading Some strange madness was spreading insidiously through the Hub.

insidiously

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From this reading Some strange madness was spreading insidiously through the Hub.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She stared at the ComWeb, feeling a little shaken.

madness

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From this reading Some strange madness was spreading insidiously through the Hub.

moment

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From this reading For a moment, Trigger had an uncanny notion.

notion

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From this reading For a moment, Trigger had an uncanny notion.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Undersecretary Rozan was one of Precol's Big Four.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Undersecretary Rozan was one of Precol's Big Four.

Precol's

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From this reading Undersecretary Rozan was one of Precol's Big Four.

Rozan

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From this reading Undersecretary Rozan was one of Precol's Big Four.

say

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From this reading All she'd done was to say she wanted to apply for a transfer!

shaken

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From this reading She stared at the ComWeb, feeling a little shaken.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She stared at the ComWeb, feeling a little shaken.

she'd

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From this reading All she'd done was to say she wanted to apply for a transfer!

Some

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From this reading Some strange madness was spreading insidiously through the Hub.

spreading

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From this reading Some strange madness was spreading insidiously through the Hub.

stared

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From this reading She stared at the ComWeb, feeling a little shaken.

strange

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From this reading Some strange madness was spreading insidiously through the Hub.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading She stared at the ComWeb, feeling a little shaken.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading Some strange madness was spreading insidiously through the Hub.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading All she'd done was to say she wanted to apply for a transfer!

transfer

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From this reading All she'd done was to say she wanted to apply for a transfer!

Trigger

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From this reading For a moment, Trigger had an uncanny notion.

uncanny

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From this reading For a moment, Trigger had an uncanny notion.

Undersecretary

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From this reading Undersecretary Rozan was one of Precol's Big Four.

wanted

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From this reading All she'd done was to say she wanted to apply for a transfer!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading All she'd done was to say she wanted to apply for a transfer!