Chapter 8 of Legacy is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Legacy is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That's a fact." Trigger took another sip. She set down her glass. "There's something else," she said reluctantly. "Yes?"
Chapter 8 of Legacy is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “"That's a fact."”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “She set down her glass.”
with reluctance
From this reading “"There's something else," she said reluctantly.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “She set down her glass.”
a small drink
From this reading “Trigger took another sip.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"There's something else," she said reluctantly.”
put in motion or move to act
From this reading “Trigger took another sip.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "That's a fact."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Trigger took another sip.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She set down her glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's something else," she said reluctantly.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "That's a fact."
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading She set down her glass.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She set down her glass.
with reluctance
From this reading "There's something else," she said reluctantly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's something else," she said reluctantly.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She set down her glass.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She set down her glass.
a small drink
From this reading Trigger took another sip.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "There's something else," she said reluctantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a fact."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's something else," she said reluctantly.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Trigger took another sip.
put in motion or move to act
From this reading Trigger took another sip.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes?"
Chapter 8 of Legacy by James H. Schmitz holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 8 holds 418 sentences of Legacy, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Legacy by James H. Schmitz exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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