Chapter VII
“It’s not deep at all!” Ted said. “It just goes back a little way.” “It looks deserted too,” Randy added. “Seems safe to me.
Young Visitor to Mars
Chapter VII
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“It’s
not
deep
at
all!”
Ted
said.
“It
just
goes
back
a
little
way.”
“It
looks
deserted
too,”
Randy
added.
“Seems
safe
to
me.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“It’s
not
deep
at
all!”
Line 2
Ted
said.
Line 3
“It
just
goes
back
a
little
way.”
Line 4
“It
looks
deserted
too,”
Randy
added.
Line 5
“Seems
safe
to
me.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Added
noun
US /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It looks deserted too,” Randy added.”
Deserted
verb
US /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading ““It looks deserted too,” Randy added.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It just goes back a little way.””
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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 “It just goes back a little way.”
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It looks deserted too,” Randy added.
all
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From this reading “It’s not deep at all!”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It’s not deep at all!”
back
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From this reading “It just goes back a little way.”
deep
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From this reading “It’s not deep at all!”
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading “It looks deserted too,” Randy added.
goes
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From this reading “It just goes back a little way.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It just goes back a little way.”
It's
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From this reading “It’s not deep at all!”
just
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From this reading “It just goes back a little way.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It just goes back a little way.”
looks
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From this reading “It looks deserted too,” Randy added.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Seems safe to me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It’s not deep at all!”
Randy
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From this reading “It looks deserted too,” Randy added.
safe
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From this reading “Seems safe to me.
said
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From this reading Ted said.
Seems
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From this reading “Seems safe to me.
Ted
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From this reading Ted said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Seems safe to me.
too
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From this reading “It looks deserted too,” Randy added.
way
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From this reading “It just goes back a little way.”