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Chapter VII

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But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.
She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.
She glanced over bars, fashion shows, dining and gaming rooms.
The Cascade Plunge, from the looks of it, would have been something for Mihul....
"Our Large Staff of Traveler's Companions"--just what she needed.
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Legacy

Chapter VII

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

Line 1
But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.
Line 2
She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.
Line 3
She glanced over bars, fashion shows, dining and gaming rooms.
Line 4
The Cascade Plunge, from the looks of it, would have been something for Mihul....
Line 5
"Our Large Staff of Traveler's Companions"--just what she needed.

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 “But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “She glanced over bars, fashion shows, dining and gaming rooms.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “The Cascade Plunge, from the looks of it, would have been something for Mihul....”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.”

Throughout preposition US /θruːˈaʊt/

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading “She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.”

Waking adjective US /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading “She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.”

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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 But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

all

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From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

anyway

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From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

bars

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From this reading She glanced over bars, fashion shows, dining and gaming rooms.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

cabinet

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From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

Cascade

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From this reading The Cascade Plunge, from the looks of it, would have been something for Mihul....

City's

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From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

Companions

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From this reading "Our Large Staff of Traveler's Companions"--just what she needed.

Dawn

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From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

dining

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From this reading She glanced over bars, fashion shows, dining and gaming rooms.

disposal

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From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

dives

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From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

facilities

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From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

fashion

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From this reading She glanced over bars, fashion shows, dining and gaming rooms.

foolish

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From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Cascade Plunge, from the looks of it, would have been something for Mihul....

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Cascade Plunge, from the looks of it, would have been something for Mihul....

gaming

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From this reading She glanced over bars, fashion shows, dining and gaming rooms.

glanced

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From this reading She glanced over bars, fashion shows, dining and gaming rooms.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

Hub

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From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

informed

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From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

just

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From this reading "Our Large Staff of Traveler's Companions"--just what she needed.

Large

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From this reading "Our Large Staff of Traveler's Companions"--just what she needed.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

likely

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From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

liner

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From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

looks

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From this reading The Cascade Plunge, from the looks of it, would have been something for Mihul....

luxury

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From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

Mihul

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From this reading The Cascade Plunge, from the looks of it, would have been something for Mihul....

needed

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From this reading "Our Large Staff of Traveler's Companions"--just what she needed.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Our Large Staff of Traveler's Companions"--just what she needed.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading She glanced over bars, fashion shows, dining and gaming rooms.

passenger

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From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

passengers

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From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

Plunge

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From this reading The Cascade Plunge, from the looks of it, would have been something for Mihul....

remain

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From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

review

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From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

rooms

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From this reading She glanced over bars, fashion shows, dining and gaming rooms.

set

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From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

shows

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From this reading She glanced over bars, fashion shows, dining and gaming rooms.

sleep

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From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading The Cascade Plunge, from the looks of it, would have been something for Mihul....

Staff

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

From this reading "Our Large Staff of Traveler's Companions"--just what she needed.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

Traveler's

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From this reading "Our Large Staff of Traveler's Companions"--just what she needed.

trip

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From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading She set the cabinet to a review of the Dawn City's passenger facilities, and was informed that everything would remain at the disposal of waking passengers throughout all dives.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Our Large Staff of Traveler's Companions"--just what she needed.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading But it would have been foolish anyway to sleep through the one trip on a Hub luxury liner she was ever likely to take in her life.