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Chapter XVII

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The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.
It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.
"Quiiii-LLAN!"
* * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.
Trigger walked a few steps ahead, her back very straight.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Legacy

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.
Line 2
It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.
Line 3
"Quiiii-LLAN!"
Line 4
* * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.
Line 5
Trigger walked a few steps ahead, her back very straight.

Learner Dictionary

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

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “* * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.”

Camp noun US /camp/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “* * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.”

Thin adjective US /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading “The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.”

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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 Trigger walked a few steps ahead, her back very straight.

ahead

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From this reading Trigger walked a few steps ahead, her back very straight.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading * * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.

back

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From this reading * * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.

came

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From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.

camp

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From this reading * * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.

few

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From this reading Trigger walked a few steps ahead, her back very straight.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.

mouth

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From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.

Quiiii-LLAN

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From this reading "Quiiii-LLAN!"

showing

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From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.

skimming

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From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.

steps

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From this reading Trigger walked a few steps ahead, her back very straight.

straight

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From this reading Trigger walked a few steps ahead, her back very straight.

surface

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From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.

swiftly

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From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.

teeth

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From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading * * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.

thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.

three-foot

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From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading * * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.

trail

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From this reading * * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.

Trigger

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From this reading Trigger walked a few steps ahead, her back very straight.

very

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From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.

walked

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From this reading * * * * * They walked back along the trail to camp.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.

water

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From this reading It came skimming swiftly over the surface of the water toward her.

white

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From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.

wide

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From this reading The three-foot mouth was wide open, showing very long thin white teeth.