Chapter XIII
Then he was able to move again. He walked, without thinking, to the forward deck. A wet wind chilled his face as he looked out to sea. The snow clouds were still thinning. In places dim stars shone in the sky.
Williwaw: A Novel
Chapter XIII
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Then
he
was
able
to
move
again.
He
walked,
without
thinking,
to
the
forward
deck.
A
wet
wind
chilled
his
face
as
he
looked
out
to
sea.
The
snow
clouds
were
still
thinning.
In
places
dim
stars
shone
in
the
sky.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Then
he
was
able
to
move
again.
Line 2
He
walked,
without
thinking,
to
the
forward
deck.
Line 3
A
wet
wind
chilled
his
face
as
he
looked
out
to
sea.
Line 4
The
snow
clouds
were
still
thinning.
Line 5
In
places
dim
stars
shone
in
the
sky.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he was able to move again.”
Forward
noun
US /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He walked, without thinking, to the forward deck.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A wet wind chilled his face as he looked out to sea.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The snow clouds were still thinning.”
Thinking
noun
US /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He walked, without thinking, to the forward deck.”
Wind
noun
US /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A wet wind chilled his face as he looked out to sea.”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He walked, without thinking, to the forward deck.”
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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 wet wind chilled his face as he looked out to sea.
able
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From this reading Then he was able to move again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he was able to move again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A wet wind chilled his face as he looked out to sea.
chilled
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From this reading A wet wind chilled his face as he looked out to sea.
clouds
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From this reading The snow clouds were still thinning.
deck
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From this reading He walked, without thinking, to the forward deck.
dim
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From this reading In places dim stars shone in the sky.
face
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From this reading A wet wind chilled his face as he looked out to sea.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He walked, without thinking, to the forward deck.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he was able to move again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A wet wind chilled his face as he looked out to sea.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In places dim stars shone in the sky.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A wet wind chilled his face as he looked out to sea.
move
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From this reading Then he was able to move again.
out
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From this reading A wet wind chilled his face as he looked out to sea.
places
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From this reading In places dim stars shone in the sky.
sea
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From this reading A wet wind chilled his face as he looked out to sea.
shone
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From this reading In places dim stars shone in the sky.
sky
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From this reading In places dim stars shone in the sky.
snow
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From this reading The snow clouds were still thinning.
stars
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From this reading In places dim stars shone in the sky.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The snow clouds were still thinning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He walked, without thinking, to the forward deck.
Then
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From this reading Then he was able to move again.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He walked, without thinking, to the forward deck.
thinning
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From this reading The snow clouds were still thinning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he was able to move again.
walked
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From this reading He walked, without thinking, to the forward deck.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he was able to move again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The snow clouds were still thinning.
wet
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From this reading A wet wind chilled his face as he looked out to sea.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A wet wind chilled his face as he looked out to sea.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He walked, without thinking, to the forward deck.