Chapter VII
When I reached my own chamber I sank heavily into a chair. My brain was in a tumult. I had fallen in love and arranged to be killed in one short day's work. I stared at my image in a mirror. Could I be The O'Ruddy?
The O'Ruddy: A Romance
Chapter VII
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When
I
reached
my
own
chamber
I
sank
heavily
into
a
chair.
My
brain
was
in
a
tumult.
I
had
fallen
in
love
and
arranged
to
be
killed
in
one
short
day's
work.
I
stared
at
my
image
in
a
mirror.
Could
I
be
The
O'Ruddy?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
When
I
reached
my
own
chamber
I
sank
heavily
into
a
chair.
Line 2
My
brain
was
in
a
tumult.
Line 3
I
had
fallen
in
love
and
arranged
to
be
killed
in
one
short
day's
work.
Line 4
I
stared
at
my
image
in
a
mirror.
Line 5
Could
I
be
The
O'Ruddy?
Learner Dictionary
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Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Could I be The O'Ruddy?”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I had fallen in love and arranged to be killed in one short day's work.”
Short
adjective
US /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “I had fallen in love and arranged to be killed in one short day's work.”
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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 When I reached my own chamber I sank heavily into a chair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had fallen in love and arranged to be killed in one short day's work.
arranged
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I stared at my image in a mirror.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had fallen in love and arranged to be killed in one short day's work.
brain
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chair
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chamber
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Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could I be The O'Ruddy?
day's
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fallen
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had fallen in love and arranged to be killed in one short day's work.
heavily
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I reached my own chamber I sank heavily into a chair.
image
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From this reading I stared at my image in a mirror.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My brain was in a tumult.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When I reached my own chamber I sank heavily into a chair.
killed
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love
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mirror
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I reached my own chamber I sank heavily into a chair.
O'Ruddy
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I had fallen in love and arranged to be killed in one short day's work.
own
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reached
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sank
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From this reading When I reached my own chamber I sank heavily into a chair.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading I had fallen in love and arranged to be killed in one short day's work.
stared
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From this reading I stared at my image in a mirror.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Could I be The O'Ruddy?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had fallen in love and arranged to be killed in one short day's work.
tumult
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From this reading My brain was in a tumult.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My brain was in a tumult.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I reached my own chamber I sank heavily into a chair.
work
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From this reading I had fallen in love and arranged to be killed in one short day's work.