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Here and beyond
Here and beyond

Chapter VI

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Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.
“Spit—spit!
Trample—trample!...
Christ!
I see the heavens opened!” shrieked the old missionary, covering his eyes with his hands.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Here and beyond

Chapter VI

Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.
Line 2
“Spit—spit!
Line 3
Trample—trample!...
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Christ!
Line 5
I see the heavens opened!” shrieked the old missionary, covering his eyes with his hands.

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 “Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “I see the heavens opened!” shrieked the old missionary, covering his eyes with his hands.”

All words in this reading · 35

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

Christ

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From this reading Christ!

communicative

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From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

covering

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From this reading I see the heavens opened!” shrieked the old missionary, covering his eyes with his hands.

defiled

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From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

dust

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From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

eyes

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From this reading I see the heavens opened!” shrieked the old missionary, covering his eyes with his hands.

fell

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From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

frenzy

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From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading I see the heavens opened!” shrieked the old missionary, covering his eyes with his hands.

heavens

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From this reading I see the heavens opened!” shrieked the old missionary, covering his eyes with his hands.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I see the heavens opened!” shrieked the old missionary, covering his eyes with his hands.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

knees

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From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

missionary

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From this reading I see the heavens opened!” shrieked the old missionary, covering his eyes with his hands.

old

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From this reading I see the heavens opened!” shrieked the old missionary, covering his eyes with his hands.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

opened

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From this reading I see the heavens opened!” shrieked the old missionary, covering his eyes with his hands.

pages

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From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

scattering

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From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

see

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From this reading I see the heavens opened!” shrieked the old missionary, covering his eyes with his hands.

seized

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From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

shrieked

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From this reading I see the heavens opened!” shrieked the old missionary, covering his eyes with his hands.

smirched

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From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

Spit

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From this reading “Spit—spit!

tearing

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From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

Trample

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From this reading Trample—trample!...

Willard

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From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Willard, seized with the communicative frenzy, fell on his knees, tearing at the pages, and scattering them about him, smirched and defiled in the dust.