Chapter XXIV
An abominable night! A wonderful night! Sleep? I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty. Then came a change, an easement.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore
Chapter XXIV
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An
abominable
night!
A
wonderful
night!
Sleep?
I
suppose
I
did
sleep,
in
catnaps,
but
I
swear
I
heard
every
bell
struck
until
three-thirty.
Then
came
a
change,
an
easement.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
An
abominable
night!
Line 2
A
wonderful
night!
Line 3
Sleep?
Line 4
I
suppose
I
did
sleep,
in
catnaps,
but
I
swear
I
heard
every
bell
struck
until
three-thirty.
Line 5
Then
came
a
change,
an
easement.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.”
Struck
noun
US /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.”
Until
preposition
US /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.”
Wonderful
noun
US /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A wonderful night!”
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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 A wonderful night!
abominable
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From this reading An abominable night!
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An abominable night!
bell
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From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
came
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From this reading Then came a change, an easement.
catnaps
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From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
change
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From this reading Then came a change, an easement.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
easement
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From this reading Then came a change, an easement.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
heard
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From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
night
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From this reading An abominable night!
Sleep
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From this reading Sleep?
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
swear
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From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
Then
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From this reading Then came a change, an easement.
three-thirty
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From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A wonderful night!