Chapter V
"And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam." GEORGE MEREDITH. Towards evening Dick regained consciousness. "Annette." That was always the first word.
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Chapter V
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"And
he
the
wind-whipped,
any
whither
wave
Crazily
tumbled
on
a
shingle-grave
To
waste
in
foam."
GEORGE
MEREDITH.
Towards
evening
Dick
regained
consciousness.
"Annette."
That
was
always
the
first
word.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"And
he
the
wind-whipped,
any
whither
wave
Crazily
tumbled
on
a
shingle-grave
To
waste
in
foam."
Line 2
GEORGE
MEREDITH.
Line 3
Towards
evening
Dick
regained
consciousness.
Line 4
"Annette."
Line 5
That
was
always
the
first
word.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Dick
noun
US /dick/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Towards evening Dick regained consciousness.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was always the first word.”
Towards
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “Towards evening Dick regained consciousness.”
Waste
noun
US /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “"And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam."”
Whither
adverb
US /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “"And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam."”
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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 "And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam."
always
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From this reading That was always the first word.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam."
Annette
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From this reading "Annette."
any
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From this reading "And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam."
consciousness
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From this reading Towards evening Dick regained consciousness.
Crazily
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From this reading "And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam."
Dick
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From this reading Towards evening Dick regained consciousness.
evening
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From this reading Towards evening Dick regained consciousness.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was always the first word.
foam
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From this reading "And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam."
GEORGE
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From this reading GEORGE MEREDITH.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam."
MEREDITH
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From this reading GEORGE MEREDITH.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam."
regained
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From this reading Towards evening Dick regained consciousness.
shingle-grave
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From this reading "And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam."
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was always the first word.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam."
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam."
TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Towards evening Dick regained consciousness.
tumbled
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From this reading "And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was always the first word.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading "And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam."
wave
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From this reading "And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam."
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading "And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam."
wind-whipped
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From this reading "And he the wind-whipped, any whither wave Crazily tumbled on a shingle-grave To waste in foam."
word
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From this reading That was always the first word.