Chapter XVIII
THE BREAKING OF THE DAY The eastern sky was painted rosier and rosier; day broke. Still the sleepers slept, and the watcher watched. Never moved he except when need arose to feed the fire. Seven o'clock. Eight o'clock.
Prince Charlie
Chapter XVIII
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THE
BREAKING
OF
THE
DAY
The
eastern
sky
was
painted
rosier
and
rosier;
day
broke.
Still
the
sleepers
slept,
and
the
watcher
watched.
Never
moved
he
except
when
need
arose
to
feed
the
fire.
Seven
o'clock.
Eight
o'clock.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
THE
BREAKING
OF
THE
DAY
The
eastern
sky
was
painted
rosier
and
rosier;
day
broke.
Line 2
Still
the
sleepers
slept,
and
the
watcher
watched.
Line 3
Never
moved
he
except
when
need
arose
to
feed
the
fire.
Line 4
Seven
o'clock.
Line 5
Eight
o'clock.
Learner Dictionary
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Except
preposition
US /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading “Never moved he except when need arose to feed the fire.”
Need
noun
US /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never moved he except when need arose to feed the fire.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never moved he except when need arose to feed the fire.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still the sleepers slept, and the watcher watched.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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arose
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BREAKING
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broke
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DAY
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eastern
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Eight
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From this reading Eight o'clock.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Never moved he except when need arose to feed the fire.
feed
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fire
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From this reading Never moved he except when need arose to feed the fire.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Never moved he except when need arose to feed the fire.
moved
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From this reading Never moved he except when need arose to feed the fire.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never moved he except when need arose to feed the fire.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never moved he except when need arose to feed the fire.
o'clock
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From this reading Seven o'clock.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BREAKING OF THE DAY The eastern sky was painted rosier and rosier; day broke.
painted
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rosier
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From this reading THE BREAKING OF THE DAY The eastern sky was painted rosier and rosier; day broke.
Seven
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From this reading Seven o'clock.
sky
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From this reading THE BREAKING OF THE DAY The eastern sky was painted rosier and rosier; day broke.
sleepers
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slept
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StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still the sleepers slept, and the watcher watched.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BREAKING OF THE DAY The eastern sky was painted rosier and rosier; day broke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Never moved he except when need arose to feed the fire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BREAKING OF THE DAY The eastern sky was painted rosier and rosier; day broke.
watched
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From this reading Still the sleepers slept, and the watcher watched.
watcher
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From this reading Still the sleepers slept, and the watcher watched.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Never moved he except when need arose to feed the fire.