Chapter VII
IN THE HOSPITAL. IT was many hours before Phil regained consciousness. He opened his eyes to find himself occupying a bed in a hospital ward. How came he there? He wondered—and O!
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IN
THE
HOSPITAL.
IT
was
many
hours
before
Phil
regained
consciousness.
He
opened
his
eyes
to
find
himself
occupying
a
bed
in
a
hospital
ward.
How
came
he
there?
He
wondered—and
O!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
IN
THE
HOSPITAL.
Line 2
IT
was
many
hours
before
Phil
regained
consciousness.
Line 3
He
opened
his
eyes
to
find
himself
occupying
a
bed
in
a
hospital
ward.
Line 4
How
came
he
there?
Line 5
He
wondered—and
O!
Learner Dictionary
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Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “IT was many hours before Phil regained consciousness.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He opened his eyes to find himself occupying a bed in a hospital ward.”
Wondered
noun
US /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wondered—and O!”
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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 He opened his eyes to find himself occupying a bed in a hospital ward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wondered—and O!
bed
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From this reading He opened his eyes to find himself occupying a bed in a hospital ward.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading IT was many hours before Phil regained consciousness.
came
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consciousness
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eyes
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find
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He opened his eyes to find himself occupying a bed in a hospital ward.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He opened his eyes to find himself occupying a bed in a hospital ward.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He opened his eyes to find himself occupying a bed in a hospital ward.
HOSPITAL
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hours
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How
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INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was many hours before Phil regained consciousness.
many
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From this reading IT was many hours before Phil regained consciousness.
O
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occupying
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From this reading He opened his eyes to find himself occupying a bed in a hospital ward.
opened
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From this reading He opened his eyes to find himself occupying a bed in a hospital ward.
Phil
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From this reading IT was many hours before Phil regained consciousness.
regained
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE HOSPITAL.
there
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He opened his eyes to find himself occupying a bed in a hospital ward.
ward
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From this reading He opened his eyes to find himself occupying a bed in a hospital ward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was many hours before Phil regained consciousness.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered—and O!