Chapter VI
“'I was put to bed. I had brain fever. “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone. “'I exclaimed: “'My son? Where is my son?
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Chapter VI
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“'I
was
put
to
bed.
I
had
brain
fever.
“'When
I
regained
consciousness,
after
a
long
illness,
I
saw
beside
my
bed
my--lover--alone.
“'I
exclaimed:
“'My
son?
Where
is
my
son?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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“'I
was
put
to
bed.
Line 2
I
had
brain
fever.
Line 3
“'When
I
regained
consciousness,
after
a
long
illness,
I
saw
beside
my
bed
my--lover--alone.
Line 4
“'I
exclaimed:
“'My
son?
Line 5
Where
is
my
son?
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 ““'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.”
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.”
Beside
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading ““'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.”
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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 “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
bed
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From this reading “'I was put to bed.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
brain
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From this reading I had brain fever.
consciousness
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From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
exclaimed
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fever
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From this reading I had brain fever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had brain fever.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “'I was put to bed.
illness
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From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is my son?
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
lover
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From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
put
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From this reading “'I was put to bed.
regained
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saw
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From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
son
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From this reading “'I exclaimed: “'My son?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “'I was put to bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “'I was put to bed.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “'When I regained consciousness, after a long illness, I saw beside my bed my--lover--alone.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is my son?