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The Planet Mappers
The Planet Mappers

Chapter V

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Context Illustration Reading 1/87 · 5 lines
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"I know."
She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.
"Just relief, I guess.
Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.
"Didn't seem to hurt him a bit."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Planet Mappers

Chapter V

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I know."
/aɪ know/
Line 2
She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.
Line 3
"Just relief, I guess.
Line 4
Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.
Line 5
"Didn't seem to hurt him a bit."

Learner Dictionary

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

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I know."”

Relief noun US /rɪˈliːf/

a feeling of comfort after worry or pain

From this reading “"Just relief, I guess.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.”

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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 reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.

all

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From this reading Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.

apron

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From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.

bit

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From this reading "Didn't seem to hurt him a bit."

C

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corner

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From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.

Didn't

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From this reading "Didn't seem to hurt him a bit."

down

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From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.

eyes

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From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.

guess

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From this reading "Just relief, I guess.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Didn't seem to hurt him a bit."

hurt

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From this reading "Didn't seem to hurt him a bit."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I know."

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.

Jak

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From this reading Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.

Just

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From this reading "Just relief, I guess.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I know."

Mr

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From this reading Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.

reached

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From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.

reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/

a feeling of comfort after worry or pain

From this reading "Just relief, I guess.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Is Mr. C. all right?" she asked Jak.

seem

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From this reading "Didn't seem to hurt him a bit."

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Didn't seem to hurt him a bit."

wiped

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From this reading She reached down for a corner of her apron and wiped her eyes.