Chapter III
"Yes," I replied. "I saw one the day after I came here. I came upon it suddenly, for the entrance to it is only a fissure in the rocks." "Ah!" he cried. "Did you enter?"
The Passion for Life
Chapter III
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"Yes,"
I
replied.
"I
saw
one
the
day
after
I
came
here.
I
came
upon
it
suddenly,
for
the
entrance
to
it
is
only
a
fissure
in
the
rocks."
"Ah!"
he
cried.
"Did
you
enter?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Yes,"
I
replied.
Line 2
"I
saw
one
the
day
after
I
came
here.
Line 3
I
came
upon
it
suddenly,
for
the
entrance
to
it
is
only
a
fissure
in
the
rocks."
Line 4
"Ah!"
he
cried.
Line 5
"Did
you
enter?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “"I saw one the day after I came here.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ah!" he cried.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I saw one the day after I came here.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I saw one the day after I came here.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes," I replied.”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I came upon it suddenly, for the entrance to it is only a fissure in the rocks."”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I came upon it suddenly, for the entrance to it is only a fissure in the rocks."”
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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 I came upon it suddenly, for the entrance to it is only a fissure in the rocks."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I saw one the day after I came here.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah!" he cried.
came
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From this reading "I saw one the day after I came here.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah!" he cried.
day
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From this reading "I saw one the day after I came here.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you enter?"
enter
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From this reading "Did you enter?"
entrance
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From this reading I came upon it suddenly, for the entrance to it is only a fissure in the rocks."
fissure
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From this reading I came upon it suddenly, for the entrance to it is only a fissure in the rocks."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I came upon it suddenly, for the entrance to it is only a fissure in the rocks."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah!" he cried.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I saw one the day after I came here.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes," I replied.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I came upon it suddenly, for the entrance to it is only a fissure in the rocks."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I came upon it suddenly, for the entrance to it is only a fissure in the rocks."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I came upon it suddenly, for the entrance to it is only a fissure in the rocks."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I saw one the day after I came here.
only
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From this reading I came upon it suddenly, for the entrance to it is only a fissure in the rocks."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," I replied.
rocks
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From this reading I came upon it suddenly, for the entrance to it is only a fissure in the rocks."
saw
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From this reading "I saw one the day after I came here.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I came upon it suddenly, for the entrance to it is only a fissure in the rocks."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I saw one the day after I came here.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I came upon it suddenly, for the entrance to it is only a fissure in the rocks."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I came upon it suddenly, for the entrance to it is only a fissure in the rocks."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," I replied.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you enter?"