Chapter V
Only the pelt and thud of the rain sounded behind the quavering words. ‘Where are the others? Have I been away? Hendricks--Mr. Hendricks--is that you----?’ He stared about him, his face now a mere luminous disc in the thick darkness.
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Chapter V
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Only
the
pelt
and
thud
of
the
rain
sounded
behind
the
quavering
words.
‘Where
are
the
others?
Have
I
been
away?
Hendricks--Mr.
Hendricks--is
that
you----?’
He
stared
about
him,
his
face
now
a
mere
luminous
disc
in
the
thick
darkness.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Only
the
pelt
and
thud
of
the
rain
sounded
behind
the
quavering
words.
Line 2
‘Where
are
the
others?
Line 3
Have
I
been
away?
Line 4
Hendricks--Mr.
Hendricks--is
that
you----?’
Line 5
He
stared
about
him,
his
face
now
a
mere
luminous
disc
in
the
thick
darkness.
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He stared about him, his face now a mere luminous disc in the thick darkness.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Have I been away?”
Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Only the pelt and thud of the rain sounded behind the quavering words.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have I been away?”
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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 He stared about him, his face now a mere luminous disc in the thick darkness.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He stared about him, his face now a mere luminous disc in the thick darkness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only the pelt and thud of the rain sounded behind the quavering words.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Where are the others?
away
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From this reading Have I been away?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Have I been away?
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Only the pelt and thud of the rain sounded behind the quavering words.
darkness
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From this reading He stared about him, his face now a mere luminous disc in the thick darkness.
disc
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From this reading He stared about him, his face now a mere luminous disc in the thick darkness.
face
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From this reading He stared about him, his face now a mere luminous disc in the thick darkness.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have I been away?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stared about him, his face now a mere luminous disc in the thick darkness.
Hendricks
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stared about him, his face now a mere luminous disc in the thick darkness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stared about him, his face now a mere luminous disc in the thick darkness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Have I been away?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stared about him, his face now a mere luminous disc in the thick darkness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hendricks--Mr. Hendricks--is that you----?’
luminous
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From this reading He stared about him, his face now a mere luminous disc in the thick darkness.
mere
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From this reading He stared about him, his face now a mere luminous disc in the thick darkness.
Mr
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now
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From this reading He stared about him, his face now a mere luminous disc in the thick darkness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only the pelt and thud of the rain sounded behind the quavering words.
Only
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others
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From this reading ‘Where are the others?
pelt
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From this reading Only the pelt and thud of the rain sounded behind the quavering words.
quavering
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From this reading Only the pelt and thud of the rain sounded behind the quavering words.
rain
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sounded
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stared
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From this reading He stared about him, his face now a mere luminous disc in the thick darkness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hendricks--Mr. Hendricks--is that you----?’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only the pelt and thud of the rain sounded behind the quavering words.
thick
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From this reading He stared about him, his face now a mere luminous disc in the thick darkness.
thud
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From this reading Only the pelt and thud of the rain sounded behind the quavering words.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘Where are the others?
words
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From this reading Only the pelt and thud of the rain sounded behind the quavering words.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hendricks--Mr. Hendricks--is that you----?’