Chapter V
CAPTURED! When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me. It was still night. The tangled wreckage of our airplane lay near by; evidently Mercer had carried me out of it. I sat up.
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Chapter V
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CAPTURED!
When
I
recovered
consciousness
I
found
myself
lying
in
the
sand
with
Mercer
sitting
beside
me.
It
was
still
night.
The
tangled
wreckage
of
our
airplane
lay
near
by;
evidently
Mercer
had
carried
me
out
of
it.
I
sat
up.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
CAPTURED!
Line 2
When
I
recovered
consciousness
I
found
myself
lying
in
the
sand
with
Mercer
sitting
beside
me.
Line 3
It
was
still
night.
Line 4
The
tangled
wreckage
of
our
airplane
lay
near
by;
evidently
Mercer
had
carried
me
out
of
it.
Line 5
I
sat
up.
Learner Dictionary
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Beside
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading “When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was still night.”
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airplane
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From this reading The tangled wreckage of our airplane lay near by; evidently Mercer had carried me out of it.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The tangled wreckage of our airplane lay near by; evidently Mercer had carried me out of it.
CAPTURED
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From this reading CAPTURED!
carried
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From this reading The tangled wreckage of our airplane lay near by; evidently Mercer had carried me out of it.
consciousness
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From this reading When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me.
evidently
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From this reading The tangled wreckage of our airplane lay near by; evidently Mercer had carried me out of it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tangled wreckage of our airplane lay near by; evidently Mercer had carried me out of it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still night.
lay
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From this reading The tangled wreckage of our airplane lay near by; evidently Mercer had carried me out of it.
lying
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From this reading When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me.
Mercer
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From this reading When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me.
near
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From this reading The tangled wreckage of our airplane lay near by; evidently Mercer had carried me out of it.
night
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From this reading It was still night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tangled wreckage of our airplane lay near by; evidently Mercer had carried me out of it.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The tangled wreckage of our airplane lay near by; evidently Mercer had carried me out of it.
out
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From this reading The tangled wreckage of our airplane lay near by; evidently Mercer had carried me out of it.
recovered
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From this reading When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me.
sand
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From this reading When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me.
sat
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From this reading I sat up.
sitting
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From this reading When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still night.
tangled
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From this reading The tangled wreckage of our airplane lay near by; evidently Mercer had carried me out of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me.
up
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From this reading I sat up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still night.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I recovered consciousness I found myself lying in the sand with Mercer sitting beside me.
wreckage
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From this reading The tangled wreckage of our airplane lay near by; evidently Mercer had carried me out of it.