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Pellucidar

Chapter XII

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ESCAPE Dian glanced downward and shuddered.
Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.
It was not the steep that appalled her.
It was the ocean—vast, mysterious, terrible.
To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Pellucidar

Chapter XII

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ESCAPE Dian glanced downward and shuddered.
Line 2
Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.
Line 3
It was not the steep that appalled her.
Line 4
It was the ocean—vast, mysterious, terrible.
Line 5
To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.

Learner Dictionary

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

Beyond preposition US /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading “To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.”

Mysterious adjective US /mɪˈstɪriəs/

difficult to explain or understand

From this reading “It was the ocean—vast, mysterious, terrible.”

Terrible noun US /ˈterrible/

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

From this reading “It was the ocean—vast, mysterious, terrible.”

All words in this reading · 40

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accustomed

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From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading ESCAPE Dian glanced downward and shuddered.

appalled

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From this reading It was not the steep that appalled her.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.

Dian

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From this reading ESCAPE Dian glanced downward and shuddered.

dive

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From this reading To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.

downward

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From this reading ESCAPE Dian glanced downward and shuddered.

ESCAPE

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From this reading ESCAPE Dian glanced downward and shuddered.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.

glanced

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From this reading ESCAPE Dian glanced downward and shuddered.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.

height

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From this reading To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.

hill

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From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not the steep that appalled her.

lakelets

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From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.

mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/

difficult to explain or understand

From this reading It was the ocean—vast, mysterious, terrible.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.

ocean

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From this reading It was the ocean—vast, mysterious, terrible.

other

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From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.

people

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From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.

placid

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From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.

quiet

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From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.

rivers

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From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.

shuddered

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From this reading ESCAPE Dian glanced downward and shuddered.

steep

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From this reading It was not the steep that appalled her.

swimming

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From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.

terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/

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

From this reading It was the ocean—vast, mysterious, terrible.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was not the steep that appalled her.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It was not the steep that appalled her.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.

tribe

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From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.

vast

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From this reading It was the ocean—vast, mysterious, terrible.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was not the steep that appalled her.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.