Chapter IX
Lady Caroline fainted. When she revived it was dark. They were apparently cleaving their way through a solid block of black marble. She moaned and shuddered. "I wish we had a light."
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Lady
Caroline
fainted.
When
she
revived
it
was
dark.
They
were
apparently
cleaving
their
way
through
a
solid
block
of
black
marble.
She
moaned
and
shuddered.
"I
wish
we
had
a
light."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Lady
Caroline
fainted.
Line 2
When
she
revived
it
was
dark.
Line 3
They
were
apparently
cleaving
their
way
through
a
solid
block
of
black
marble.
Line 4
She
moaned
and
shuddered.
Line 5
"I
wish
we
had
a
light."
Learner Dictionary
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Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They were apparently cleaving their way through a solid block of black marble.”
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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 They were apparently cleaving their way through a solid block of black marble.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She moaned and shuddered.
apparently
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From this reading They were apparently cleaving their way through a solid block of black marble.
black
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From this reading They were apparently cleaving their way through a solid block of black marble.
block
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From this reading They were apparently cleaving their way through a solid block of black marble.
Caroline
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From this reading Lady Caroline fainted.
cleaving
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From this reading They were apparently cleaving their way through a solid block of black marble.
dark
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From this reading When she revived it was dark.
fainted
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From this reading Lady Caroline fainted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I wish we had a light."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish we had a light."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she revived it was dark.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Caroline fainted.
light
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From this reading "I wish we had a light."
marble
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From this reading They were apparently cleaving their way through a solid block of black marble.
moaned
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From this reading She moaned and shuddered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were apparently cleaving their way through a solid block of black marble.
revived
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From this reading When she revived it was dark.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she revived it was dark.
shuddered
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From this reading She moaned and shuddered.
solid
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From this reading They were apparently cleaving their way through a solid block of black marble.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were apparently cleaving their way through a solid block of black marble.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were apparently cleaving their way through a solid block of black marble.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were apparently cleaving their way through a solid block of black marble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she revived it was dark.
way
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From this reading They were apparently cleaving their way through a solid block of black marble.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I wish we had a light."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were apparently cleaving their way through a solid block of black marble.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she revived it was dark.
wish
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From this reading "I wish we had a light."