Chapter VI
‘Don’t look up, Taffy,’ he said. ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language. If you can, we’ve found the Secret.’ ‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy. ‘Shu-ya.
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Chapter VI
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‘Don’t
look
up,
Taffy,’
he
said.
‘Try
if
you
can
make
out
what
that
means
in
the
Tegumai
language.
If
you
can,
we’ve
found
the
Secret.’
‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail
and
carp-mouth,’
said
Taffy.
‘Shu-ya.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘Don’t
look
up,
Taffy,’
he
said.
Line 2
‘Try
if
you
can
make
out
what
that
means
in
the
Tegumai
language.
Line 3
If
you
can,
we’ve
found
the
Secret.’
Line 4
‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail
and
carp-mouth,’
said
Taffy.
Line 5
‘Shu-ya.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Broken
noun
US /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you can, we’ve found the Secret.’”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Don’t look up, Taffy,’ he said.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.”
Secret
noun
US /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “If you can, we’ve found the Secret.’”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
carp
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From this reading ‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.
carp-mouth
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From this reading ‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.
Don't
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From this reading ‘Don’t look up, Taffy,’ he said.
egg
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From this reading ‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you can, we’ve found the Secret.’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Don’t look up, Taffy,’ he said.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
language
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From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Don’t look up, Taffy,’ he said.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
means
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From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
out
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From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
pole
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From this reading ‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.
said
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From this reading ‘Don’t look up, Taffy,’ he said.
SecretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading If you can, we’ve found the Secret.’
Shu-ya
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From this reading ‘Shu-ya.
Snake
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From this reading ‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.
Taffy
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From this reading ‘Don’t look up, Taffy,’ he said.
tail
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From this reading ‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.
Tegumai
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From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
Try
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From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
up
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From this reading ‘Don’t look up, Taffy,’ he said.
we've
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From this reading If you can, we’ve found the Secret.’
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.