Chapter III
I only know that there was Pain, Infinite and eternal Pain. And that I fell -- and rose again. So she was walking in the road. And I stood upright like a man, Once, and fell blind, and heard her cry... And then there came long agony.
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Chapter III
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I
only
know
that
there
was
Pain,
Infinite
and
eternal
Pain.
And
that
I
fell --
and
rose
again.
So
she
was
walking
in
the
road.
And
I
stood
upright
like
a
man,
Once,
and
fell
blind,
and
heard
her
cry...
And
then
there
came
long
agony.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
only
know
that
there
was
Pain,
Infinite
and
eternal
Pain.
Line 2
And
that
I
fell --
and
rose
again.
Line 3
So
she
was
walking
in
the
road.
Line 4
And
I
stood
upright
like
a
man,
Once,
and
fell
blind,
and
heard
her
cry...
Line 5
And
then
there
came
long
agony.
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 “And that I fell -- and rose again.”
Agony
noun
US /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “And then there came long agony.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I only know that there was Pain, Infinite and eternal Pain.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then there came long agony.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I stood upright like a man, Once, and fell blind, and heard her cry...”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I stood upright like a man, Once, and fell blind, and heard her cry...”
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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 And I stood upright like a man, Once, and fell blind, and heard her cry...
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that I fell -- and rose again.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading And then there came long agony.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I only know that there was Pain, Infinite and eternal Pain.
blind
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From this reading And I stood upright like a man, Once, and fell blind, and heard her cry...
came
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From this reading And then there came long agony.
cry
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From this reading And I stood upright like a man, Once, and fell blind, and heard her cry...
eternal
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From this reading I only know that there was Pain, Infinite and eternal Pain.
fell
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From this reading And that I fell -- and rose again.
heard
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From this reading And I stood upright like a man, Once, and fell blind, and heard her cry...
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And I stood upright like a man, Once, and fell blind, and heard her cry...
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I only know that there was Pain, Infinite and eternal Pain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So she was walking in the road.
Infinite
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From this reading I only know that there was Pain, Infinite and eternal Pain.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I only know that there was Pain, Infinite and eternal Pain.
like
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From this reading And I stood upright like a man, Once, and fell blind, and heard her cry...
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then there came long agony.
man
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From this reading And I stood upright like a man, Once, and fell blind, and heard her cry...
Once
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From this reading And I stood upright like a man, Once, and fell blind, and heard her cry...
only
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From this reading I only know that there was Pain, Infinite and eternal Pain.
Pain
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From this reading I only know that there was Pain, Infinite and eternal Pain.
road
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From this reading So she was walking in the road.
rose
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From this reading And that I fell -- and rose again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she was walking in the road.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she was walking in the road.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I stood upright like a man, Once, and fell blind, and heard her cry...
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I only know that there was Pain, Infinite and eternal Pain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So she was walking in the road.
then
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From this reading And then there came long agony.
there
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From this reading I only know that there was Pain, Infinite and eternal Pain.
upright
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From this reading And I stood upright like a man, Once, and fell blind, and heard her cry...
walking
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From this reading So she was walking in the road.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I only know that there was Pain, Infinite and eternal Pain.