Chapter V
Directly the tall man went and lay down and began to groan. The freckled man felt the miseries of the world upon him. He grew angry at the tall man awakening him. They quarrelled. "Well," said the tall man, finally, "we're in a fix."
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Directly
the
tall
man
went
and
lay
down
and
began
to
groan.
The
freckled
man
felt
the
miseries
of
the
world
upon
him.
He
grew
angry
at
the
tall
man
awakening
him.
They
quarrelled.
"Well,"
said
the
tall
man,
finally,
"we're
in
a
fix."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Directly
the
tall
man
went
and
lay
down
and
began
to
groan.
Line 2
The
freckled
man
felt
the
miseries
of
the
world
upon
him.
Line 3
He
grew
angry
at
the
tall
man
awakening
him.
Line 4
They
quarrelled.
Line 5
"Well,"
said
the
tall
man,
finally,
"we're
in
a
fix."
Learner Dictionary
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Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Directly the tall man went and lay down and began to groan.”
Directly
noun
US /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Directly the tall man went and lay down and began to groan.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The freckled man felt the miseries of the world upon him.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," said the tall man, finally, "we're in a fix."”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Directly the tall man went and lay down and began to groan.”
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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 "Well," said the tall man, finally, "we're in a fix."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Directly the tall man went and lay down and began to groan.
angry
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From this reading He grew angry at the tall man awakening him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He grew angry at the tall man awakening him.
awakening
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From this reading He grew angry at the tall man awakening him.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Directly the tall man went and lay down and began to groan.
DirectlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Directly the tall man went and lay down and began to groan.
down
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felt
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From this reading The freckled man felt the miseries of the world upon him.
finally
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fix
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freckled
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From this reading The freckled man felt the miseries of the world upon him.
grew
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From this reading He grew angry at the tall man awakening him.
groan
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From this reading Directly the tall man went and lay down and began to groan.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He grew angry at the tall man awakening him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The freckled man felt the miseries of the world upon him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well," said the tall man, finally, "we're in a fix."
lay
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man
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miseries
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From this reading The freckled man felt the miseries of the world upon him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The freckled man felt the miseries of the world upon him.
quarrelled
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From this reading They quarrelled.
said
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tall
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From this reading Directly the tall man went and lay down and began to groan.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Directly the tall man went and lay down and began to groan.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They quarrelled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Directly the tall man went and lay down and began to groan.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The freckled man felt the miseries of the world upon him.
we're
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From this reading "Well," said the tall man, finally, "we're in a fix."
Well
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From this reading "Well," said the tall man, finally, "we're in a fix."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Directly the tall man went and lay down and began to groan.
world
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From this reading The freckled man felt the miseries of the world upon him.