Chapter IX
INSIDE BACK CUP. The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup. No one seeks to prevent me. What a night I have passed! What strange visions I have seen!
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Chapter IX
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INSIDE
BACK
CUP.
The
next
morning
I
am
able
to
make
a
first
inspection
of
the
vast
cavern
of
Back
Cup.
No
one
seeks
to
prevent
me.
What
a
night
I
have
passed!
What
strange
visions
I
have
seen!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
INSIDE
BACK
CUP.
Line 2
The
next
morning
I
am
able
to
make
a
first
inspection
of
the
vast
cavern
of
Back
Cup.
Line 3
No
one
seeks
to
prevent
me.
Line 4
What
a
night
I
have
passed!
Line 5
What
strange
visions
I
have
seen!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cavern
noun
US /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading “The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What a night I have passed!”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one seeks to prevent me.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What a night I have passed!”
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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 The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.
able
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From this reading The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.
BACK
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From this reading INSIDE BACK CUP.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.
CUP
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From this reading INSIDE BACK CUP.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What a night I have passed!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.
INSIDE
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From this reading INSIDE BACK CUP.
inspection
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From this reading The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one seeks to prevent me.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.
night
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From this reading What a night I have passed!
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one seeks to prevent me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one seeks to prevent me.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What a night I have passed!
prevent
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From this reading No one seeks to prevent me.
seeks
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From this reading No one seeks to prevent me.
seen
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From this reading What strange visions I have seen!
strange
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From this reading What strange visions I have seen!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.
vast
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From this reading The next morning I am able to make a first inspection of the vast cavern of Back Cup.
visions
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From this reading What strange visions I have seen!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a night I have passed!