Chapter XXIX
THE BAT OWNS DEFEAT At daybreak Wyndham entered the cabin and wakened Marston. The latter yawned, stretched his arms, and glanced at the compass. "It's getting light. I expect I've been asleep," he said. "Where are we heading?"
Wyndham's Pal
Chapter XXIX
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THE
BAT
OWNS
DEFEAT
At
daybreak
Wyndham
entered
the
cabin
and
wakened
Marston.
The
latter
yawned,
stretched
his
arms,
and
glanced
at
the
compass.
"It's
getting
light.
I
expect
I've
been
asleep,"
he
said.
"Where
are
we
heading?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
BAT
OWNS
DEFEAT
At
daybreak
Wyndham
entered
the
cabin
and
wakened
Marston.
Line 2
The
latter
yawned,
stretched
his
arms,
and
glanced
at
the
compass.
Line 3
"It's
getting
light.
Line 4
I
expect
I've
been
asleep,"
he
said.
Line 5
"Where
are
we
heading?"
Learner Dictionary
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Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I expect I've been asleep," he said.”
Expect
verb
US /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “I expect I've been asleep," he said.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BAT OWNS DEFEAT At daybreak Wyndham entered the cabin and wakened Marston.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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arms
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asleep
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AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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BAT
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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cabin
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compass
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daybreak
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DEFEAT
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entered
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expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
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getting
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glanced
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I expect I've been asleep," he said.
heading
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I've
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It's
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latter
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light
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Marston
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OWNS
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said
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stretched
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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wakened
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
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WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
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Wyndham
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yawned
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