Chapter II
He stood up. I'm dead, he thought. How can I be standing, if I'm dead? It was dim, but not completely dark. He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.
Forever We Die!
Chapter II
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He
stood
up.
I'm
dead,
he
thought.
How
can
I
be
standing,
if
I'm
dead?
It
was
dim,
but
not
completely
dark.
He
breathed
deeply,
and
gagged
on
plaster
dust.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
stood
up.
Line 2
I'm
dead,
he
thought.
Line 3
How
can
I
be
standing,
if
I'm
dead?
Line 4
It
was
dim,
but
not
completely
dark.
Line 5
He
breathed
deeply,
and
gagged
on
plaster
dust.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm dead, he thought.”
Plaster
noun
US /ˈplæstər/
a soft material used to cover and protect a wound
From this reading “He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.”
Standing
noun
US /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “How can I be standing, if I'm dead?”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stood up.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm dead, he thought.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How can I be standing, if I'm dead?
breathed
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From this reading He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was dim, but not completely dark.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can I be standing, if I'm dead?
completely
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From this reading It was dim, but not completely dark.
dark
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From this reading It was dim, but not completely dark.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm dead, he thought.
deeply
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From this reading He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.
dim
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From this reading It was dim, but not completely dark.
dust
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From this reading He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.
gagged
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From this reading He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood up.
How
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From this reading How can I be standing, if I'm dead?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How can I be standing, if I'm dead?
I'm
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From this reading I'm dead, he thought.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading How can I be standing, if I'm dead?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dim, but not completely dark.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was dim, but not completely dark.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.
plasternounUS /ˈplæstər/
a soft material used to cover and protect a wound
From this reading He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How can I be standing, if I'm dead?
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood up.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm dead, he thought.
up
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From this reading He stood up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was dim, but not completely dark.