Chapter XXVII
A NEW MARE INTERNUM At first I could hardly see anything. My eyes, unaccustomed to the light, quickly closed. When I was able to reopen them, I stood more stupefied even than surprised. "The sea!" I cried.
A Journey into the Interior of the Earth
Chapter XXVII
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A
NEW
MARE
INTERNUM
At
first
I
could
hardly
see
anything.
My
eyes,
unaccustomed
to
the
light,
quickly
closed.
When
I
was
able
to
reopen
them,
I
stood
more
stupefied
even
than
surprised.
"The
sea!"
I
cried.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
NEW
MARE
INTERNUM
At
first
I
could
hardly
see
anything.
Line 2
My
eyes,
unaccustomed
to
the
light,
quickly
closed.
Line 3
When
I
was
able
to
reopen
them,
I
stood
more
stupefied
even
than
surprised.
Line 4
"The
sea!"
Line 5
I
cried.
/aɪ cried/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “A NEW MARE INTERNUM At first I could hardly see anything.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “A NEW MARE INTERNUM At first I could hardly see anything.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cried.”
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I was able to reopen them, I stood more stupefied even than surprised.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A NEW MARE INTERNUM At first I could hardly see anything.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I was able to reopen them, I stood more stupefied even than surprised.”
Surprised
noun
US /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I was able to reopen them, I stood more stupefied even than surprised.”
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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 A NEW MARE INTERNUM At first I could hardly see anything.
able
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From this reading When I was able to reopen them, I stood more stupefied even than surprised.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading A NEW MARE INTERNUM At first I could hardly see anything.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A NEW MARE INTERNUM At first I could hardly see anything.
closed
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From this reading My eyes, unaccustomed to the light, quickly closed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A NEW MARE INTERNUM At first I could hardly see anything.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cried.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I was able to reopen them, I stood more stupefied even than surprised.
eyes
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From this reading My eyes, unaccustomed to the light, quickly closed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW MARE INTERNUM At first I could hardly see anything.
hardly
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From this reading A NEW MARE INTERNUM At first I could hardly see anything.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A NEW MARE INTERNUM At first I could hardly see anything.
INTERNUM
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From this reading A NEW MARE INTERNUM At first I could hardly see anything.
light
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From this reading My eyes, unaccustomed to the light, quickly closed.
MARE
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From this reading A NEW MARE INTERNUM At first I could hardly see anything.
more
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From this reading When I was able to reopen them, I stood more stupefied even than surprised.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My eyes, unaccustomed to the light, quickly closed.
NEW
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From this reading A NEW MARE INTERNUM At first I could hardly see anything.
quickly
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From this reading My eyes, unaccustomed to the light, quickly closed.
reopen
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From this reading When I was able to reopen them, I stood more stupefied even than surprised.
sea
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From this reading "The sea!"
see
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From this reading A NEW MARE INTERNUM At first I could hardly see anything.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I was able to reopen them, I stood more stupefied even than surprised.
stupefied
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From this reading When I was able to reopen them, I stood more stupefied even than surprised.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I was able to reopen them, I stood more stupefied even than surprised.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When I was able to reopen them, I stood more stupefied even than surprised.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My eyes, unaccustomed to the light, quickly closed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When I was able to reopen them, I stood more stupefied even than surprised.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My eyes, unaccustomed to the light, quickly closed.
unaccustomed
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From this reading My eyes, unaccustomed to the light, quickly closed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I was able to reopen them, I stood more stupefied even than surprised.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I was able to reopen them, I stood more stupefied even than surprised.