Chapter II
Alexander quietly opened the bedroom door and tiptoed to the bedside. "I'm awake," said Edward Webb, blinking rapidly. "I thought you never would be. It's four o'clock." "Four o'clock!"
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Chapter II
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Alexander
quietly
opened
the
bedroom
door
and
tiptoed
to
the
bedside.
"I'm
awake,"
said
Edward
Webb,
blinking
rapidly.
"I
thought
you
never
would
be.
It's
four
o'clock."
"Four
o'clock!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Alexander
quietly
opened
the
bedroom
door
and
tiptoed
to
the
bedside.
Line 2
"I'm
awake,"
said
Edward
Webb,
blinking
rapidly.
Line 3
"I
thought
you
never
would
be.
/aɪ thought juː never wʊd biː/
Line 4
It's
four
o'clock."
Line 5
"Four
o'clock!"
Learner Dictionary
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Alexander
noun
US /ˈalexander/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Alexander quietly opened the bedroom door and tiptoed to the bedside.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought you never would be.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought you never would be.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I thought you never would be.”
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Alexander
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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awake
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From this reading "I'm awake," said Edward Webb, blinking rapidly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I thought you never would be.
bedroom
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bedside
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blinking
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From this reading "I'm awake," said Edward Webb, blinking rapidly.
door
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Edward
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four
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From this reading It's four o'clock."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought you never would be.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm awake," said Edward Webb, blinking rapidly.
It's
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From this reading It's four o'clock."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought you never would be.
o'clock
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From this reading It's four o'clock."
opened
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quietly
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rapidly
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From this reading "I'm awake," said Edward Webb, blinking rapidly.
said
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From this reading "I'm awake," said Edward Webb, blinking rapidly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alexander quietly opened the bedroom door and tiptoed to the bedside.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought you never would be.
tiptoed
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alexander quietly opened the bedroom door and tiptoed to the bedside.
Webb
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From this reading "I'm awake," said Edward Webb, blinking rapidly.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I thought you never would be.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought you never would be.