Chapter IX
‘Whither? To what goal? I didn’t reason. I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by. And was followed?
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Chapter IX
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‘Whither?
To
what
goal?
I
didn’t
reason.
I
merely
fled--like
Orestes;
fled
like
an
automaton
along
the
path
we
had
come
by.
And
was
followed?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘Whither?
/ˈwɪðər/
Line 2
To
what
goal?
Line 3
I
didn’t
reason.
Line 4
I
merely
fled--like
Orestes;
fled
like
an
automaton
along
the
path
we
had
come
by.
Line 5
And
was
followed?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Along
preposition
US /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.”
Whither
adverb
US /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “‘Whither?”
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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And was followed?
automaton
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From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
didn't
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From this reading I didn’t reason.
fled
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From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
followed
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From this reading And was followed?
goal
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From this reading To what goal?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn’t reason.
like
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From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
merely
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From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
Orestes
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From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
path
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From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
reason
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From this reading I didn’t reason.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To what goal?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And was followed?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To what goal?
WhitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading ‘Whither?