Chapter XV
THE END. What remains to be told is of little public interest. When we came to ourselves, all was darkness. Escape seemed impossible. We could not swarm up the rope, by the way we had come.
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Chapter XV
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THE
END.
What
remains
to
be
told
is
of
little
public
interest.
When
we
came
to
ourselves,
all
was
darkness.
Escape
seemed
impossible.
We
could
not
swarm
up
the
rope,
by
the
way
we
had
come.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
END.
Line 2
What
remains
to
be
told
is
of
little
public
interest.
Line 3
When
we
came
to
ourselves,
all
was
darkness.
Line 4
Escape
seemed
impossible.
Line 5
We
could
not
swarm
up
the
rope,
by
the
way
we
had
come.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We could not swarm up the rope, by the way we had come.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “We could not swarm up the rope, by the way we had come.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What remains to be told is of little public interest.”
Ourselves
pronoun
US /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “When we came to ourselves, all was darkness.”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Escape seemed impossible.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What remains to be told is of little public interest.”
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all
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From this reading When we came to ourselves, all was darkness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What remains to be told is of little public interest.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We could not swarm up the rope, by the way we had come.
came
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From this reading When we came to ourselves, all was darkness.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We could not swarm up the rope, by the way we had come.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could not swarm up the rope, by the way we had come.
darkness
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From this reading When we came to ourselves, all was darkness.
END
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From this reading THE END.
Escape
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From this reading Escape seemed impossible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We could not swarm up the rope, by the way we had come.
impossible
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From this reading Escape seemed impossible.
interest
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From this reading What remains to be told is of little public interest.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What remains to be told is of little public interest.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What remains to be told is of little public interest.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We could not swarm up the rope, by the way we had come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What remains to be told is of little public interest.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading When we came to ourselves, all was darkness.
public
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From this reading What remains to be told is of little public interest.
remains
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From this reading What remains to be told is of little public interest.
rope
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From this reading We could not swarm up the rope, by the way we had come.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Escape seemed impossible.
swarm
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From this reading We could not swarm up the rope, by the way we had come.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What remains to be told is of little public interest.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What remains to be told is of little public interest.
up
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From this reading We could not swarm up the rope, by the way we had come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When we came to ourselves, all was darkness.
way
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From this reading We could not swarm up the rope, by the way we had come.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we came to ourselves, all was darkness.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What remains to be told is of little public interest.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we came to ourselves, all was darkness.