Chapter III
Laider closed his eyes. He passed his hand slowly through the air. "I had a racking headache. And when I said so, I was told not to talk. I was in bed, and the nurses were always telling me not to talk.
A. V. Laider
Chapter III
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Laider
closed
his
eyes.
He
passed
his
hand
slowly
through
the
air.
"I
had
a
racking
headache.
And
when
I
said
so,
I
was
told
not
to
talk.
I
was
in
bed,
and
the
nurses
were
always
telling
me
not
to
talk.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Laider
closed
his
eyes.
Line 2
He
passed
his
hand
slowly
through
the
air.
Line 3
"I
had
a
racking
headache.
Line 4
And
when
I
said
so,
I
was
told
not
to
talk.
Line 5
I
was
in
bed,
and
the
nurses
were
always
telling
me
not
to
talk.
Learner Dictionary
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Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He passed his hand slowly through the air.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He passed his hand slowly through the air.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He passed his hand slowly through the air.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And when I said so, I was told not to talk.”
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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 had a racking headache.
air
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From this reading He passed his hand slowly through the air.
always
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From this reading I was in bed, and the nurses were always telling me not to talk.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when I said so, I was told not to talk.
bed
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From this reading I was in bed, and the nurses were always telling me not to talk.
closed
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From this reading Laider closed his eyes.
eyes
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From this reading Laider closed his eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had a racking headache.
hand
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From this reading He passed his hand slowly through the air.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He passed his hand slowly through the air.
headache
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From this reading "I had a racking headache.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Laider closed his eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had a racking headache.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in bed, and the nurses were always telling me not to talk.
Laider
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From this reading Laider closed his eyes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was in bed, and the nurses were always telling me not to talk.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And when I said so, I was told not to talk.
nurses
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From this reading I was in bed, and the nurses were always telling me not to talk.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed his hand slowly through the air.
racking
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From this reading "I had a racking headache.
said
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From this reading And when I said so, I was told not to talk.
slowly
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From this reading He passed his hand slowly through the air.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And when I said so, I was told not to talk.
talk
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From this reading And when I said so, I was told not to talk.
telling
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From this reading I was in bed, and the nurses were always telling me not to talk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He passed his hand slowly through the air.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He passed his hand slowly through the air.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when I said so, I was told not to talk.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when I said so, I was told not to talk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when I said so, I was told not to talk.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was in bed, and the nurses were always telling me not to talk.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when I said so, I was told not to talk.