Chapter IV
I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained. I lay on my back and saw men sitting on the floor around me. A blow from somewhere made my head ring. I tried to sit up. I couldn't make it.
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Chapter IV
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I
emerged
into
consciousness
to
find
the
pressure
gone,
but
a
red
haze
of
pain
remained.
I
lay
on
my
back
and
saw
men
sitting
on
the
floor
around
me.
A
blow
from
somewhere
made
my
head
ring.
I
tried
to
sit
up.
I
couldn't
make
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
emerged
into
consciousness
to
find
the
pressure
gone,
but
a
red
haze
of
pain
remained.
Line 2
I
lay
on
my
back
and
saw
men
sitting
on
the
floor
around
me.
Line 3
A
blow
from
somewhere
made
my
head
ring.
Line 4
I
tried
to
sit
up.
Line 5
I
couldn't
make
it.
Learner Dictionary
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Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I lay on my back and saw men sitting on the floor around me.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I couldn't make it.”
Remained
noun
US /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.”
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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 emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I lay on my back and saw men sitting on the floor around me.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
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back
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blow
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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consciousness
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couldn't
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emerged
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find
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floor
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gone
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haze
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head
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I couldn't make it.
lay
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made
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I couldn't make it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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men
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I lay on my back and saw men sitting on the floor around me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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pain
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pressure
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red
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remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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ring
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saw
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sit
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sitting
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somewhere
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tried
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up
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From this reading I tried to sit up.