Chapter XXII
THE THEFT OF THE LIGHT-RAY. The touch of soft, cool hands on his face brought Mercer back to sudden consciousness. He opened his eyes; Anina was sitting beside him, regarding him gravely. "Wake up, my friend Ollie. Time now to wake up."
The Fire People
Chapter XXII
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THE
THEFT
OF
THE
LIGHT-RAY.
The
touch
of
soft,
cool
hands
on
his
face
brought
Mercer
back
to
sudden
consciousness.
He
opened
his
eyes;
Anina
was
sitting
beside
him,
regarding
him
gravely.
"Wake
up,
my
friend
Ollie.
Time
now
to
wake
up."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
THE
THEFT
OF
THE
LIGHT-RAY.
Line 2
The
touch
of
soft,
cool
hands
on
his
face
brought
Mercer
back
to
sudden
consciousness.
Line 3
He
opened
his
eyes;
Anina
was
sitting
beside
him,
regarding
him
gravely.
Line 4
"Wake
up,
my
friend
Ollie.
Line 5
Time
now
to
wake
up."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Beside
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading “He opened his eyes; Anina was sitting beside him, regarding him gravely.”
Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The touch of soft, cool hands on his face brought Mercer back to sudden consciousness.”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The touch of soft, cool hands on his face brought Mercer back to sudden consciousness.”
Sudden
noun
US /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The touch of soft, cool hands on his face brought Mercer back to sudden consciousness.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time now to wake up."”
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Anina
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back
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From this reading The touch of soft, cool hands on his face brought Mercer back to sudden consciousness.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading He opened his eyes; Anina was sitting beside him, regarding him gravely.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The touch of soft, cool hands on his face brought Mercer back to sudden consciousness.
consciousness
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From this reading The touch of soft, cool hands on his face brought Mercer back to sudden consciousness.
cool
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From this reading The touch of soft, cool hands on his face brought Mercer back to sudden consciousness.
eyes
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From this reading He opened his eyes; Anina was sitting beside him, regarding him gravely.
face
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From this reading The touch of soft, cool hands on his face brought Mercer back to sudden consciousness.
friend
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From this reading "Wake up, my friend Ollie.
gravely
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From this reading He opened his eyes; Anina was sitting beside him, regarding him gravely.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The touch of soft, cool hands on his face brought Mercer back to sudden consciousness.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He opened his eyes; Anina was sitting beside him, regarding him gravely.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He opened his eyes; Anina was sitting beside him, regarding him gravely.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The touch of soft, cool hands on his face brought Mercer back to sudden consciousness.
LIGHT-RAY
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From this reading THE THEFT OF THE LIGHT-RAY.
Mercer
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From this reading The touch of soft, cool hands on his face brought Mercer back to sudden consciousness.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Wake up, my friend Ollie.
now
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From this reading Time now to wake up."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE LIGHT-RAY.
Ollie
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From this reading "Wake up, my friend Ollie.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The touch of soft, cool hands on his face brought Mercer back to sudden consciousness.
opened
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From this reading He opened his eyes; Anina was sitting beside him, regarding him gravely.
regarding
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From this reading He opened his eyes; Anina was sitting beside him, regarding him gravely.
sitting
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From this reading He opened his eyes; Anina was sitting beside him, regarding him gravely.
soft
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From this reading The touch of soft, cool hands on his face brought Mercer back to sudden consciousness.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The touch of soft, cool hands on his face brought Mercer back to sudden consciousness.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE LIGHT-RAY.
THEFT
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From this reading THE THEFT OF THE LIGHT-RAY.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time now to wake up."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The touch of soft, cool hands on his face brought Mercer back to sudden consciousness.
touch
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From this reading The touch of soft, cool hands on his face brought Mercer back to sudden consciousness.
up
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From this reading "Wake up, my friend Ollie.
Wake
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From this reading "Wake up, my friend Ollie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He opened his eyes; Anina was sitting beside him, regarding him gravely.