Chapter XI
_I lay in the dark, the memory of towers and trumpets and fountains of fire in my mind. I put up my hand, felt a coarse garment. Had I but dreamed...? I stirred. Light blazed in a widening band above my face.
A Trace of Memory
Chapter XI
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_I
lay
in
the
dark,
the
memory
of
towers
and
trumpets
and
fountains
of
fire
in
my
mind.
I
put
up
my
hand,
felt
a
coarse
garment.
Had
I
but
dreamed...?
I
stirred.
Light
blazed
in
a
widening
band
above
my
face.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
_I
lay
in
the
dark,
the
memory
of
towers
and
trumpets
and
fountains
of
fire
in
my
mind.
Line 2
I
put
up
my
hand,
felt
a
coarse
garment.
Line 3
Had
I
but
dreamed...?
Line 4
I
stirred.
Line 5
Light
blazed
in
a
widening
band
above
my
face.
Learner Dictionary
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Above
preposition
US /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Light blazed in a widening band above my face.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I put up my hand, felt a coarse garment.”
Memory
noun
US /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “_I lay in the dark, the memory of towers and trumpets and fountains of fire in my mind.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_I lay in the dark, the memory of towers and trumpets and fountains of fire in my mind.”
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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 I put up my hand, felt a coarse garment.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Light blazed in a widening band above my face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _I lay in the dark, the memory of towers and trumpets and fountains of fire in my mind.
band
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From this reading Light blazed in a widening band above my face.
blazed
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From this reading Light blazed in a widening band above my face.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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coarse
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dark
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dreamed
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face
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felt
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fire
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fountains
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garment
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From this reading I put up my hand, felt a coarse garment.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had I but dreamed...?
hand
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From this reading I put up my hand, felt a coarse garment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _I lay in the dark, the memory of towers and trumpets and fountains of fire in my mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _I lay in the dark, the memory of towers and trumpets and fountains of fire in my mind.
lay
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From this reading _I lay in the dark, the memory of towers and trumpets and fountains of fire in my mind.
Light
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From this reading Light blazed in a widening band above my face.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading _I lay in the dark, the memory of towers and trumpets and fountains of fire in my mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _I lay in the dark, the memory of towers and trumpets and fountains of fire in my mind.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _I lay in the dark, the memory of towers and trumpets and fountains of fire in my mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _I lay in the dark, the memory of towers and trumpets and fountains of fire in my mind.
put
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From this reading I put up my hand, felt a coarse garment.
stirred
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From this reading I stirred.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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towers
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trumpets
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up
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From this reading I put up my hand, felt a coarse garment.
widening
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From this reading Light blazed in a widening band above my face.