Chapter II
"Yes." "Then it was _so_! I thought I had dreamed it. I was beginning to remember something, and my father asked me what it was, and then I couldn't remember. Do you believe I shall keep on remembering?"
Between the Dark and the Daylight
Chapter II
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"Yes."
"Then
it
was
_so_!
I
thought
I
had
dreamed
it.
I
was
beginning
to
remember
something,
and
my
father
asked
me
what
it
was,
and
then
I
couldn't
remember.
Do
you
believe
I
shall
keep
on
remembering?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Yes."
Line 2
"Then
it
was
_so_!
Line 3
I
thought
I
had
dreamed
it.
Line 4
I
was
beginning
to
remember
something,
and
my
father
asked
me
what
it
was,
and
then
I
couldn't
remember.
Line 5
Do
you
believe
I
shall
keep
on
remembering?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was beginning to remember something, and my father asked me what it was, and then I couldn't remember.”
Beginning
noun
US /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I was beginning to remember something, and my father asked me what it was, and then I couldn't remember.”
Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Do you believe I shall keep on remembering?"”
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I was beginning to remember something, and my father asked me what it was, and then I couldn't remember.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Do you believe I shall keep on remembering?"”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I was beginning to remember something, and my father asked me what it was, and then I couldn't remember.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought I had dreamed it.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was beginning to remember something, and my father asked me what it was, and then I couldn't remember.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was beginning to remember something, and my father asked me what it was, and then I couldn't remember.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was beginning to remember something, and my father asked me what it was, and then I couldn't remember.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Do you believe I shall keep on remembering?"
couldn't
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From this reading I was beginning to remember something, and my father asked me what it was, and then I couldn't remember.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you believe I shall keep on remembering?"
dreamed
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From this reading I thought I had dreamed it.
father
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From this reading I was beginning to remember something, and my father asked me what it was, and then I couldn't remember.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I thought I had dreamed it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought I had dreamed it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Then it was _so_!
keep
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From this reading Do you believe I shall keep on remembering?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was beginning to remember something, and my father asked me what it was, and then I couldn't remember.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was beginning to remember something, and my father asked me what it was, and then I couldn't remember.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Do you believe I shall keep on remembering?"
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I was beginning to remember something, and my father asked me what it was, and then I couldn't remember.
remembering
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From this reading Do you believe I shall keep on remembering?"
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Do you believe I shall keep on remembering?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Then it was _so_!
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I was beginning to remember something, and my father asked me what it was, and then I couldn't remember.
Then
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From this reading "Then it was _so_!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought I had dreamed it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was beginning to remember something, and my father asked me what it was, and then I couldn't remember.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then it was _so_!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I was beginning to remember something, and my father asked me what it was, and then I couldn't remember.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you believe I shall keep on remembering?"