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Candide

Chapter II

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"With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.
Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.
I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.
I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.
"Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Candide

Chapter II

Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.
Line 2
Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.
Line 3
I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.
Line 4
I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.
Line 5
"Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.”

Astonished adjective US /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/

very surprised

From this reading “"Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.”

Body noun US /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.”

CONTINUED noun US /ˈcontinued/

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

From this reading “I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.”

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “"With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.”

Senses plural noun US /ˈsɛnsɪz/

powers of perception and awareness

From this reading “Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.”

Surprised noun US /surprised/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.”

Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.”

Weakness noun US /ˈwiːknəs/

a lack of physical strength

From this reading “I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.”

All words in this reading · 107

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12

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

ADVENTURES

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

answer

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From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

AstonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/

very surprised

From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

bank

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.

bodies

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

bodynounUS /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.

che

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

coglioni

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

complained

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From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

CONTINUEDnounUS /ˈcontinued/

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

From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

countenance

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

crawled

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

d'essere

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

death

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From this reading I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.

delighted

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From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

despair

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

difficulty

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

disengaged

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

eyes

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

fatigue

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

fell

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

felt

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From this reading I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.

fright

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

gave

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From this reading Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

greater

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From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

heap

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

horror

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

hunger

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

Immediately

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From this reading Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.

insensibility

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From this reading I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.

language

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From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

large

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

less

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From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.

made

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From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

man

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

misfortunes

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From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

more

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From this reading Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.

moved

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From this reading I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.

much

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From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

native

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From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

neighbouring

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

O

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

OLD

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

opened

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

oppressed

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

orange

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

overpowered

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From this reading Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.

pressed

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From this reading I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.

repose

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From this reading Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.

rivulet

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

said

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

saw

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

sciagura

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/

powers of perception and awareness

From this reading Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.

senza

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

sighed

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

slaughtered

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

sleep

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From this reading Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.

state

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From this reading I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

surprisednounUS /surprised/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

swooning

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From this reading Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.

teeth

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.

there

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From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

tree

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From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

up

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From this reading Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.

weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/

a lack of physical strength

From this reading I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Astonished and delighted to hear my native language, and no less surprised at what this man said, I made answer that there were much greater misfortunes than that of which he complained.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I was in this state of weakness and insensibility, between life and death, when I felt myself pressed by something that moved upon my body.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.

white

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "With difficulty I disengaged myself from such a heap of slaughtered bodies, and crawled to a large orange tree on the bank of a neighbouring rivulet, where I fell, oppressed with fright, fatigue, horror, despair, and hunger.

WOMAN

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

XII

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From this reading I opened my eyes, and saw a white man, of good countenance, who sighed, and who said between his teeth: '_O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!_'"[12] XII THE ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WOMAN CONTINUED.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Immediately after, my senses, overpowered, gave themselves up to sleep, which was yet more swooning than repose.