Chapter XXIX
"It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir. You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir." The voice was the voice of my man Sawyer. I started bolt upright in bed and stared around. I was in my underground chamber.
Looking Backward: 2000-1887
Chapter XXIX
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"It's
a
little
after
the
time
you
told
me
to
wake
you,
sir.
You
did
not
come
out
of
it
as
quick
as
common,
sir."
The
voice
was
the
voice
of
my
man
Sawyer.
I
started
bolt
upright
in
bed
and
stared
around.
I
was
in
my
underground
chamber.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"It's
a
little
after
the
time
you
told
me
to
wake
you,
sir.
Line 2
You
did
not
come
out
of
it
as
quick
as
common,
sir."
Line 3
The
voice
was
the
voice
of
my
man
Sawyer.
Line 4
I
started
bolt
upright
in
bed
and
stared
around.
Line 5
I
was
in
my
underground
chamber.
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 “"It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.”
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.”
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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 "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."
bed
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From this reading I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.
bolt
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From this reading I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.
chamber
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From this reading I was in my underground chamber.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."
common
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From this reading You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."
It's
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From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
man
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From this reading The voice was the voice of my man Sawyer.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The voice was the voice of my man Sawyer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."
out
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From this reading You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."
quick
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From this reading You did not come out of it as quick as common, sir."
Sawyer
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From this reading The voice was the voice of my man Sawyer.
sir
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From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
stared
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From this reading I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.
started
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From this reading I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
underground
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From this reading I was in my underground chamber.
upright
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From this reading I started bolt upright in bed and stared around.
voice
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From this reading The voice was the voice of my man Sawyer.
wake
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From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The voice was the voice of my man Sawyer.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's a little after the time you told me to wake you, sir.