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Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Legacy is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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It's stationed a half light-year away, where it has a legal right to be.
Nothing to worry about as such.
It's just a heavy armed frigate, which is the limit Tranest is allowed to build.
Since it's Lyad's private boat, I imagine it's been souped up with everything they could throw in.
Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Legacy

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Legacy is here in full — 417 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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It's stationed a half light-year away, where it has a legal right to be.
Line 2
Nothing to worry about as such.
/ˈnʌθɪŋ tuː ˈwɜːri əˈbaʊt æz sʌtʃ/
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It's just a heavy armed frigate, which is the limit Tranest is allowed to build.
Line 4
Since it's Lyad's private boat, I imagine it's been souped up with everything they could throw in.
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Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

casual adjective US /ˈkæʒəwəl/

marked by blithe unconcern

From this reading “Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."”

frigate noun US /ˈfrɪɡət/

a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries

From this reading “It's just a heavy armed frigate, which is the limit Tranest is allowed to build.”

indicates verb US /ˈɪndɪkeɪts/

third-person singular of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading “Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."”

legal adjective US /ˈliːɡəl/

established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

From this reading “It's stationed a half light-year away, where it has a legal right to be.”

light-year noun US /ˈlaɪtjɪr/

the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers

From this reading “It's stationed a half light-year away, where it has a legal right to be.”

limit noun US /ˈlɪmət/

the greatest possible degree of something

From this reading “It's just a heavy armed frigate, which is the limit Tranest is allowed to build.”

souped verb US /suːpt/

past form of “soup” — dope (a racehorse)

From this reading “Since it's Lyad's private boat, I imagine it's been souped up with everything they could throw in.”

stationed verb US /ˈsteɪʃənd/

past form of “station” — assign to a station

From this reading “It's stationed a half light-year away, where it has a legal right to be.”

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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 It's stationed a half light-year away, where it has a legal right to be.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Nothing to worry about as such.

aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/

at or in the front

From this reading Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."

allowedverbUS /əˈlaʊd/

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading It's just a heavy armed frigate, which is the limit Tranest is allowed to build.

AnywayadverbUS /ˈeniweɪ/

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."

armedadjectiveUS /ɑːrmd/

(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms

From this reading It's just a heavy armed frigate, which is the limit Tranest is allowed to build.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Nothing to worry about as such.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It's stationed a half light-year away, where it has a legal right to be.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It's stationed a half light-year away, where it has a legal right to be.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Since it's Lyad's private boat, I imagine it's been souped up with everything they could throw in.

boatnounUS /boʊt/

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Since it's Lyad's private boat, I imagine it's been souped up with everything they could throw in.

buildverbUS /bɪld/

make by combining materials and parts

From this reading It's just a heavy armed frigate, which is the limit Tranest is allowed to build.

casualadjectiveUS /ˈkæʒəwəl/

marked by blithe unconcern

From this reading Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Since it's Lyad's private boat, I imagine it's been souped up with everything they could throw in.

droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/

coming down freely under the influence of gravity

From this reading Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Since it's Lyad's private boat, I imagine it's been souped up with everything they could throw in.

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."

frigatenounUS /ˈfrɪɡət/

a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries

From this reading It's just a heavy armed frigate, which is the limit Tranest is allowed to build.

halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading It's stationed a half light-year away, where it has a legal right to be.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading It's stationed a half light-year away, where it has a legal right to be.

heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading It's just a heavy armed frigate, which is the limit Tranest is allowed to build.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Since it's Lyad's private boat, I imagine it's been souped up with everything they could throw in.

imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading Since it's Lyad's private boat, I imagine it's been souped up with everything they could throw in.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Since it's Lyad's private boat, I imagine it's been souped up with everything they could throw in.

indicatesverbUS /ˈɪndɪkeɪts/

third-person singular of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It's just a heavy armed frigate, which is the limit Tranest is allowed to build.

isn't

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

From this reading Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It's stationed a half light-year away, where it has a legal right to be.

It's

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

From this reading It's stationed a half light-year away, where it has a legal right to be.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading It's just a heavy armed frigate, which is the limit Tranest is allowed to build.

legaladjectiveUS /ˈliːɡəl/

established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

From this reading It's stationed a half light-year away, where it has a legal right to be.

light-yearnounUS /ˈlaɪtjɪr/

the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers

From this reading It's stationed a half light-year away, where it has a legal right to be.

limitnounUS /ˈlɪmət/

the greatest possible degree of something

From this reading It's just a heavy armed frigate, which is the limit Tranest is allowed to build.

Lyad's

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

From this reading Since it's Lyad's private boat, I imagine it's been souped up with everything they could throw in.

NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Nothing to worry about as such.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."

privateadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading Since it's Lyad's private boat, I imagine it's been souped up with everything they could throw in.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading It's stationed a half light-year away, where it has a legal right to be.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."

SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Since it's Lyad's private boat, I imagine it's been souped up with everything they could throw in.

soupedverbUS /suːpt/

past form of “soup” — dope (a racehorse)

From this reading Since it's Lyad's private boat, I imagine it's been souped up with everything they could throw in.

stationedverbUS /ˈsteɪʃənd/

past form of “station” — assign to a station

From this reading It's stationed a half light-year away, where it has a legal right to be.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Nothing to worry about as such.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It's just a heavy armed frigate, which is the limit Tranest is allowed to build.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Since it's Lyad's private boat, I imagine it's been souped up with everything they could throw in.

throwverbUS /θroʊ/

propel through the air

From this reading Since it's Lyad's private boat, I imagine it's been souped up with everything they could throw in.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It's stationed a half light-year away, where it has a legal right to be.

Tranest

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

From this reading It's just a heavy armed frigate, which is the limit Tranest is allowed to build.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Since it's Lyad's private boat, I imagine it's been souped up with everything they could throw in.

visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading Anyway, the fact that she sent it here ahead of her indicates she isn't just dropping in for a casual visit."

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading It's stationed a half light-year away, where it has a legal right to be.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It's just a heavy armed frigate, which is the limit Tranest is allowed to build.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Since it's Lyad's private boat, I imagine it's been souped up with everything they could throw in.

worryverbUS /ˈwɜːri/

be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy

From this reading Nothing to worry about as such.

Chapter 11 of Legacy by James H. Schmitz holds 417 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.

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Chapter 11 holds 417 sentences of Legacy, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Legacy

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Trigger
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Argee
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Shopping
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