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Black Is White
Black Is White

Chapter XIII

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Frederic opened his eyes at the sound of a gentle, persistent tapping on the bedroom door.
Resting on his elbow, he looked blankly, wonderingly, about the room, and--remembered.
The sun streamed into the chamber, filling it with a radiance that almost dazzled him.
He rubbed his eyes, and again, as in the night just gone, his thought absorbed the contents of the room.
He had not dreamed it, after all.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Black Is White

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Frederic opened his eyes at the sound of a gentle, persistent tapping on the bedroom door.
Line 2
Resting on his elbow, he looked blankly, wonderingly, about the room, and--remembered.
Line 3
The sun streamed into the chamber, filling it with a radiance that almost dazzled him.
Line 4
He rubbed his eyes, and again, as in the night just gone, his thought absorbed the contents of the room.
Line 5
He had not dreamed it, after all.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Resting on his elbow, he looked blankly, wonderingly, about the room, and--remembered.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “He had not dreamed it, after all.”

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He rubbed his eyes, and again, as in the night just gone, his thought absorbed the contents of the room.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Resting on his elbow, he looked blankly, wonderingly, about the room, and--remembered.”

Resting noun US /ˈresting/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Resting on his elbow, he looked blankly, wonderingly, about the room, and--remembered.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He rubbed his eyes, and again, as in the night just gone, his thought absorbed the contents of the room.”

All words in this reading · 52

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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 Frederic opened his eyes at the sound of a gentle, persistent tapping on the bedroom door.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Resting on his elbow, he looked blankly, wonderingly, about the room, and--remembered.

absorbed

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From this reading He rubbed his eyes, and again, as in the night just gone, his thought absorbed the contents of the room.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading He had not dreamed it, after all.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He rubbed his eyes, and again, as in the night just gone, his thought absorbed the contents of the room.

all

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From this reading He had not dreamed it, after all.

almost

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From this reading The sun streamed into the chamber, filling it with a radiance that almost dazzled him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Resting on his elbow, he looked blankly, wonderingly, about the room, and--remembered.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He rubbed his eyes, and again, as in the night just gone, his thought absorbed the contents of the room.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Frederic opened his eyes at the sound of a gentle, persistent tapping on the bedroom door.

bedroom

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From this reading Frederic opened his eyes at the sound of a gentle, persistent tapping on the bedroom door.

blankly

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chamber

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contents

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dazzled

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door

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From this reading Frederic opened his eyes at the sound of a gentle, persistent tapping on the bedroom door.

dreamed

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elbow

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eyes

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filling

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Frederic

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gentle

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From this reading Frederic opened his eyes at the sound of a gentle, persistent tapping on the bedroom door.

gone

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From this reading He rubbed his eyes, and again, as in the night just gone, his thought absorbed the contents of the room.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had not dreamed it, after all.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Resting on his elbow, he looked blankly, wonderingly, about the room, and--remembered.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The sun streamed into the chamber, filling it with a radiance that almost dazzled him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Frederic opened his eyes at the sound of a gentle, persistent tapping on the bedroom door.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He rubbed his eyes, and again, as in the night just gone, his thought absorbed the contents of the room.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The sun streamed into the chamber, filling it with a radiance that almost dazzled him.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The sun streamed into the chamber, filling it with a radiance that almost dazzled him.

just

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From this reading He rubbed his eyes, and again, as in the night just gone, his thought absorbed the contents of the room.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Resting on his elbow, he looked blankly, wonderingly, about the room, and--remembered.

night

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From this reading He rubbed his eyes, and again, as in the night just gone, his thought absorbed the contents of the room.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He had not dreamed it, after all.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Frederic opened his eyes at the sound of a gentle, persistent tapping on the bedroom door.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Frederic opened his eyes at the sound of a gentle, persistent tapping on the bedroom door.

opened

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From this reading Frederic opened his eyes at the sound of a gentle, persistent tapping on the bedroom door.

persistent

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From this reading Frederic opened his eyes at the sound of a gentle, persistent tapping on the bedroom door.

radiance

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From this reading The sun streamed into the chamber, filling it with a radiance that almost dazzled him.

remembered

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From this reading Resting on his elbow, he looked blankly, wonderingly, about the room, and--remembered.

RestingnounUS /ˈresting/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Resting on his elbow, he looked blankly, wonderingly, about the room, and--remembered.

room

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From this reading Resting on his elbow, he looked blankly, wonderingly, about the room, and--remembered.

rubbed

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From this reading He rubbed his eyes, and again, as in the night just gone, his thought absorbed the contents of the room.

sound

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From this reading Frederic opened his eyes at the sound of a gentle, persistent tapping on the bedroom door.

streamed

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From this reading The sun streamed into the chamber, filling it with a radiance that almost dazzled him.

sun

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From this reading The sun streamed into the chamber, filling it with a radiance that almost dazzled him.

tapping

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From this reading Frederic opened his eyes at the sound of a gentle, persistent tapping on the bedroom door.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The sun streamed into the chamber, filling it with a radiance that almost dazzled him.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Frederic opened his eyes at the sound of a gentle, persistent tapping on the bedroom door.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He rubbed his eyes, and again, as in the night just gone, his thought absorbed the contents of the room.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The sun streamed into the chamber, filling it with a radiance that almost dazzled him.

wonderingly

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From this reading Resting on his elbow, he looked blankly, wonderingly, about the room, and--remembered.