Chapter XVI
A STRANGE RECOGNITION Gradually I was aware of somebody moistening my temples. A soft palm held my hand. Elsie was leaning over me. I opened my eyes with a start. "Oh, Elsie," I cried, "how kind of you!"
Recalled to Life
Chapter XVI
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A
STRANGE
RECOGNITION
Gradually
I
was
aware
of
somebody
moistening
my
temples.
A
soft
palm
held
my
hand.
Elsie
was
leaning
over
me.
I
opened
my
eyes
with
a
start.
"Oh,
Elsie,"
I
cried,
"how
kind
of
you!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
STRANGE
RECOGNITION
Gradually
I
was
aware
of
somebody
moistening
my
temples.
Line 2
A
soft
palm
held
my
hand.
Line 3
Elsie
was
leaning
over
me.
Line 4
I
opened
my
eyes
with
a
start.
Line 5
"Oh,
Elsie,"
I
cried,
"how
kind
of
you!"
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, Elsie," I cried, "how kind of you!"”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A soft palm held my hand.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Elsie was leaning over me.”
Somebody
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “A STRANGE RECOGNITION Gradually I was aware of somebody moistening my temples.”
Start
noun
US /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I opened my eyes with a start.”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aware
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criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Elsie," I cried, "how kind of you!"
Elsie
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From this reading Elsie was leaning over me.
eyes
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Gradually
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hand
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held
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how
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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kind
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leaning
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From this reading Elsie was leaning over me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Elsie was leaning over me.
moistening
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A STRANGE RECOGNITION Gradually I was aware of somebody moistening my temples.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A STRANGE RECOGNITION Gradually I was aware of somebody moistening my temples.
Oh
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opened
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From this reading I opened my eyes with a start.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Elsie was leaning over me.
palm
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From this reading A soft palm held my hand.
RECOGNITION
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soft
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From this reading A soft palm held my hand.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading A STRANGE RECOGNITION Gradually I was aware of somebody moistening my temples.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I opened my eyes with a start.
STRANGE
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From this reading A STRANGE RECOGNITION Gradually I was aware of somebody moistening my temples.
temples
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From this reading A STRANGE RECOGNITION Gradually I was aware of somebody moistening my temples.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A STRANGE RECOGNITION Gradually I was aware of somebody moistening my temples.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I opened my eyes with a start.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Elsie," I cried, "how kind of you!"