Chapter VIII
How long we slept I do not know. Nona brought me back to consciousness; she was twitching at my arm and whispering in my ear frantically. “What?” I demanded; but she silenced me. She was pointing with a trembling hand.
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Chapter VIII
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How
long
we
slept
I
do
not
know.
Nona
brought
me
back
to
consciousness;
she
was
twitching
at
my
arm
and
whispering
in
my
ear
frantically.
“What?”
I
demanded;
but
she
silenced
me.
She
was
pointing
with
a
trembling
hand.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
How
long
we
slept
I
do
not
know.
Line 2
Nona
brought
me
back
to
consciousness;
she
was
twitching
at
my
arm
and
whispering
in
my
ear
frantically.
Line 3
“What?”
/wʌt/
Line 4
I
demanded;
but
she
silenced
me.
Line 5
She
was
pointing
with
a
trembling
hand.
Learner Dictionary
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Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Nona brought me back to consciousness; she was twitching at my arm and whispering in my ear frantically.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was pointing with a trembling hand.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How long we slept I do not know.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How long we slept I do not know.”
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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 She was pointing with a trembling hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nona brought me back to consciousness; she was twitching at my arm and whispering in my ear frantically.
arm
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From this reading Nona brought me back to consciousness; she was twitching at my arm and whispering in my ear frantically.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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back
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From this reading Nona brought me back to consciousness; she was twitching at my arm and whispering in my ear frantically.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nona brought me back to consciousness; she was twitching at my arm and whispering in my ear frantically.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I demanded; but she silenced me.
consciousness
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demanded
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From this reading I demanded; but she silenced me.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How long we slept I do not know.
ear
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frantically
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From this reading Nona brought me back to consciousness; she was twitching at my arm and whispering in my ear frantically.
hand
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From this reading She was pointing with a trembling hand.
How
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From this reading How long we slept I do not know.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How long we slept I do not know.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nona brought me back to consciousness; she was twitching at my arm and whispering in my ear frantically.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long we slept I do not know.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long we slept I do not know.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nona brought me back to consciousness; she was twitching at my arm and whispering in my ear frantically.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nona brought me back to consciousness; she was twitching at my arm and whispering in my ear frantically.
Nona
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From this reading Nona brought me back to consciousness; she was twitching at my arm and whispering in my ear frantically.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How long we slept I do not know.
pointing
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From this reading She was pointing with a trembling hand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nona brought me back to consciousness; she was twitching at my arm and whispering in my ear frantically.
silenced
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From this reading I demanded; but she silenced me.
slept
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From this reading How long we slept I do not know.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nona brought me back to consciousness; she was twitching at my arm and whispering in my ear frantically.
trembling
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From this reading She was pointing with a trembling hand.
twitching
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From this reading Nona brought me back to consciousness; she was twitching at my arm and whispering in my ear frantically.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nona brought me back to consciousness; she was twitching at my arm and whispering in my ear frantically.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How long we slept I do not know.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What?”
whispering
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From this reading Nona brought me back to consciousness; she was twitching at my arm and whispering in my ear frantically.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was pointing with a trembling hand.