Chapter II
Dan rolled over, lay on his back and spoke sub-vocally. "Right here." "Can you talk?" "Yes," said Dan, "if I can stay awake." "Can you give us a summary?"
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Chapter II
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Dan
rolled
over,
lay
on
his
back
and
spoke
sub-vocally.
"Right
here."
"Can
you
talk?"
"Yes,"
said
Dan,
"if
I
can
stay
awake."
"Can
you
give
us
a
summary?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Dan
rolled
over,
lay
on
his
back
and
spoke
sub-vocally.
Line 2
"Right
here."
/right here/
Line 3
"Can
you
talk?"
Line 4
"Yes,"
said
Dan,
"if
I
can
stay
awake."
Line 5
"Can
you
give
us
a
summary?"
Learner Dictionary
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Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Right here."”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Dan rolled over, lay on his back and spoke sub-vocally.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Right here."”
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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 "Can you give us a summary?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dan rolled over, lay on his back and spoke sub-vocally.
awake
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From this reading "Yes," said Dan, "if I can stay awake."
back
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From this reading Dan rolled over, lay on his back and spoke sub-vocally.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you talk?"
Dan
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From this reading Dan rolled over, lay on his back and spoke sub-vocally.
give
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From this reading "Can you give us a summary?"
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Right here."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dan rolled over, lay on his back and spoke sub-vocally.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes," said Dan, "if I can stay awake."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes," said Dan, "if I can stay awake."
lay
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From this reading Dan rolled over, lay on his back and spoke sub-vocally.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dan rolled over, lay on his back and spoke sub-vocally.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dan rolled over, lay on his back and spoke sub-vocally.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Right here."
rolled
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said
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From this reading "Yes," said Dan, "if I can stay awake."
spoke
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From this reading Dan rolled over, lay on his back and spoke sub-vocally.
stay
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From this reading "Yes," said Dan, "if I can stay awake."
sub-vocally
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From this reading Dan rolled over, lay on his back and spoke sub-vocally.
summary
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talk
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From this reading "Can you talk?"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Can you give us a summary?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," said Dan, "if I can stay awake."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you talk?"