Chapter IV
My companion murmured, like one in a dream: “Where are we; Where are we going? It seems to me that I am leaving the earth. How sweet it is! Ah, if you loved me--a little!!!”
Original Short Stories — Volume 08
Chapter IV
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My
companion
murmured,
like
one
in
a
dream:
“Where
are
we;
Where
are
we
going?
It
seems
to
me
that
I
am
leaving
the
earth.
How
sweet
it
is!
Ah,
if
you
loved
me--a
little!!!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
My
companion
murmured,
like
one
in
a
dream:
Line 2
“Where
are
we;
Where
are
we
going?
Line 3
It
seems
to
me
that
I
am
leaving
the
earth.
Line 4
How
sweet
it
is!
Line 5
Ah,
if
you
loved
me--a
little!!!”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Dream
noun
US /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “My companion murmured, like one in a dream:”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, if you loved me--a little!!!””
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “My companion murmured, like one in a dream:”
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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 My companion murmured, like one in a dream:
Ah
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From this reading Ah, if you loved me--a little!!!”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It seems to me that I am leaving the earth.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are we; Where are we going?
companion
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From this reading My companion murmured, like one in a dream:
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading My companion murmured, like one in a dream:
earth
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From this reading It seems to me that I am leaving the earth.
going
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From this reading “Where are we; Where are we going?
How
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From this reading How sweet it is!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It seems to me that I am leaving the earth.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ah, if you loved me--a little!!!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My companion murmured, like one in a dream:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How sweet it is!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems to me that I am leaving the earth.
leaving
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From this reading It seems to me that I am leaving the earth.
like
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From this reading My companion murmured, like one in a dream:
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah, if you loved me--a little!!!”
loved
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seems to me that I am leaving the earth.
murmured
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From this reading My companion murmured, like one in a dream:
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My companion murmured, like one in a dream:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My companion murmured, like one in a dream:
seems
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From this reading It seems to me that I am leaving the earth.
sweet
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From this reading How sweet it is!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seems to me that I am leaving the earth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seems to me that I am leaving the earth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems to me that I am leaving the earth.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Where are we; Where are we going?
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are we; Where are we going?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah, if you loved me--a little!!!”