Chapter XXII
Nagel was dead. He lay sprawled in the ash, a pitifully small limp bundle in a deflated suit. He had gotten his wish--he would never see earth again. _Under the wide and starry sky_ ... Now he was asleep with his dream.
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Chapter XXII
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Nagel
was
dead.
He
lay
sprawled
in
the
ash,
a
pitifully
small
limp
bundle
in
a
deflated
suit.
He
had
gotten
his
wish--he
would
never
see
earth
again.
_Under
the
wide
and
starry
sky_ ...
Now
he
was
asleep
with
his
dream.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Nagel
was
dead.
Line 2
He
lay
sprawled
in
the
ash,
a
pitifully
small
limp
bundle
in
a
deflated
suit.
Line 3
He
had
gotten
his
wish--he
would
never
see
earth
again.
Line 4
_Under
the
wide
and
starry
sky_ ...
Line 5
Now
he
was
asleep
with
his
dream.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had gotten his wish--he would never see earth again.”
Bundle
noun
US /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading “He lay sprawled in the ash, a pitifully small limp bundle in a deflated suit.”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nagel was dead.”
Dream
noun
US /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Now he was asleep with his dream.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had gotten his wish--he would never see earth again.”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He had gotten his wish--he would never see earth again.”
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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 He lay sprawled in the ash, a pitifully small limp bundle in a deflated suit.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had gotten his wish--he would never see earth again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Under the wide and starry sky_ ...
ash
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From this reading He lay sprawled in the ash, a pitifully small limp bundle in a deflated suit.
asleep
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From this reading Now he was asleep with his dream.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading He lay sprawled in the ash, a pitifully small limp bundle in a deflated suit.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nagel was dead.
deflated
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From this reading He lay sprawled in the ash, a pitifully small limp bundle in a deflated suit.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Now he was asleep with his dream.
earth
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From this reading He had gotten his wish--he would never see earth again.
gotten
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From this reading He had gotten his wish--he would never see earth again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had gotten his wish--he would never see earth again.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lay sprawled in the ash, a pitifully small limp bundle in a deflated suit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had gotten his wish--he would never see earth again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He lay sprawled in the ash, a pitifully small limp bundle in a deflated suit.
lay
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From this reading He lay sprawled in the ash, a pitifully small limp bundle in a deflated suit.
limp
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From this reading He lay sprawled in the ash, a pitifully small limp bundle in a deflated suit.
Nagel
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From this reading Nagel was dead.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had gotten his wish--he would never see earth again.
Now
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From this reading Now he was asleep with his dream.
pitifully
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From this reading He lay sprawled in the ash, a pitifully small limp bundle in a deflated suit.
see
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From this reading He had gotten his wish--he would never see earth again.
sky
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From this reading _Under the wide and starry sky_ ...
small
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From this reading He lay sprawled in the ash, a pitifully small limp bundle in a deflated suit.
sprawled
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From this reading He lay sprawled in the ash, a pitifully small limp bundle in a deflated suit.
starry
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From this reading _Under the wide and starry sky_ ...
suit
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From this reading He lay sprawled in the ash, a pitifully small limp bundle in a deflated suit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He lay sprawled in the ash, a pitifully small limp bundle in a deflated suit.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _Under the wide and starry sky_ ...
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nagel was dead.
wide
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From this reading _Under the wide and starry sky_ ...
wish
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From this reading He had gotten his wish--he would never see earth again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now he was asleep with his dream.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had gotten his wish--he would never see earth again.