Chapter XII
The fit passed off in the early morning, leaving him weak, but alert. Something was going to happen. The air was as close as a blast from a furnace. He sat up, holding by the tent-pole. He could see a star or two.
Multitude and Solitude
Chapter XII
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The
fit
passed
off
in
the
early
morning,
leaving
him
weak,
but
alert.
Something
was
going
to
happen.
The
air
was
as
close
as
a
blast
from
a
furnace.
He
sat
up,
holding
by
the
tent-pole.
He
could
see
a
star
or
two.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
fit
passed
off
in
the
early
morning,
leaving
him
weak,
but
alert.
Line 2
Something
was
going
to
happen.
Line 3
The
air
was
as
close
as
a
blast
from
a
furnace.
Line 4
He
sat
up,
holding
by
the
tent-pole.
Line 5
He
could
see
a
star
or
two.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He could see a star or two.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fit passed off in the early morning, leaving him weak, but alert.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fit passed off in the early morning, leaving him weak, but alert.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something was going to happen.”
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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 The air was as close as a blast from a furnace.
air
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alert
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The air was as close as a blast from a furnace.
blast
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From this reading The air was as close as a blast from a furnace.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fit passed off in the early morning, leaving him weak, but alert.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He sat up, holding by the tent-pole.
close
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From this reading The air was as close as a blast from a furnace.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could see a star or two.
early
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From this reading The fit passed off in the early morning, leaving him weak, but alert.
fit
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From this reading The fit passed off in the early morning, leaving him weak, but alert.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The air was as close as a blast from a furnace.
furnace
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From this reading The air was as close as a blast from a furnace.
going
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From this reading Something was going to happen.
happen
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From this reading Something was going to happen.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat up, holding by the tent-pole.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fit passed off in the early morning, leaving him weak, but alert.
holding
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From this reading He sat up, holding by the tent-pole.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fit passed off in the early morning, leaving him weak, but alert.
leaving
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From this reading The fit passed off in the early morning, leaving him weak, but alert.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fit passed off in the early morning, leaving him weak, but alert.
off
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From this reading The fit passed off in the early morning, leaving him weak, but alert.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He could see a star or two.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fit passed off in the early morning, leaving him weak, but alert.
sat
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From this reading He sat up, holding by the tent-pole.
see
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From this reading He could see a star or two.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something was going to happen.
star
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From this reading He could see a star or two.
tent-pole
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From this reading He sat up, holding by the tent-pole.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fit passed off in the early morning, leaving him weak, but alert.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Something was going to happen.
two
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From this reading He could see a star or two.
up
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From this reading He sat up, holding by the tent-pole.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something was going to happen.
weak
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From this reading The fit passed off in the early morning, leaving him weak, but alert.