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Chapter XII
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.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “It was the ocean—vast, mysterious, terrible.”
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.”
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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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ESCAPE Dian glanced downward and shuddered.
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From this reading It was not the steep that appalled her.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.
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From this reading ESCAPE Dian glanced downward and shuddered.
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From this reading To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.
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From this reading ESCAPE Dian glanced downward and shuddered.
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From this reading ESCAPE Dian glanced downward and shuddered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.
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From this reading ESCAPE Dian glanced downward and shuddered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.
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From this reading To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.
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.
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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.
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.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To dive into it from this great height was beyond her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not the steep that appalled her.
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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.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading It was the ocean—vast, mysterious, terrible.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the ocean—vast, mysterious, terrible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ESCAPE Dian glanced downward and shuddered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not the steep that appalled her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.
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.
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.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not the steep that appalled her.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her tribe were hill people—they were not accustomed to swimming other than in quiet rivers and placid lakelets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the ocean—vast, mysterious, terrible.
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.
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.
