Chapter XII
THE RALESTONES BRING HOME A RELUCTANT GUEST The swamper was lying on his back, his eyes closed. From a great purple welt across his forehead the blood oozed sluggishly. When Val touched him he moaned faintly. "Val! Are you hurt?
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THE
RALESTONES
BRING
HOME
A
RELUCTANT
GUEST
The
swamper
was
lying
on
his
back,
his
eyes
closed.
From
a
great
purple
welt
across
his
forehead
the
blood
oozed
sluggishly.
When
Val
touched
him
he
moaned
faintly.
"Val!
Are
you
hurt?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
RALESTONES
BRING
HOME
A
RELUCTANT
GUEST
The
swamper
was
lying
on
his
back,
his
eyes
closed.
Line 2
From
a
great
purple
welt
across
his
forehead
the
blood
oozed
sluggishly.
Line 3
When
Val
touched
him
he
moaned
faintly.
Line 4
"Val!
Line 5
Are
you
hurt?
Learner Dictionary
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Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “From a great purple welt across his forehead the blood oozed sluggishly.”
Blood
noun
US /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From a great purple welt across his forehead the blood oozed sluggishly.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From a great purple welt across his forehead the blood oozed sluggishly.”
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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 THE RALESTONES BRING HOME A RELUCTANT GUEST The swamper was lying on his back, his eyes closed.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading From a great purple welt across his forehead the blood oozed sluggishly.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you hurt?
back
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From this reading THE RALESTONES BRING HOME A RELUCTANT GUEST The swamper was lying on his back, his eyes closed.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From a great purple welt across his forehead the blood oozed sluggishly.
BRING
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From this reading THE RALESTONES BRING HOME A RELUCTANT GUEST The swamper was lying on his back, his eyes closed.
closed
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From this reading THE RALESTONES BRING HOME A RELUCTANT GUEST The swamper was lying on his back, his eyes closed.
eyes
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From this reading THE RALESTONES BRING HOME A RELUCTANT GUEST The swamper was lying on his back, his eyes closed.
faintly
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From this reading When Val touched him he moaned faintly.
forehead
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From this reading From a great purple welt across his forehead the blood oozed sluggishly.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From a great purple welt across his forehead the blood oozed sluggishly.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From a great purple welt across his forehead the blood oozed sluggishly.
GUEST
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From this reading THE RALESTONES BRING HOME A RELUCTANT GUEST The swamper was lying on his back, his eyes closed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Val touched him he moaned faintly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Val touched him he moaned faintly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RALESTONES BRING HOME A RELUCTANT GUEST The swamper was lying on his back, his eyes closed.
HOME
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From this reading THE RALESTONES BRING HOME A RELUCTANT GUEST The swamper was lying on his back, his eyes closed.
hurt
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From this reading Are you hurt?
lying
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From this reading THE RALESTONES BRING HOME A RELUCTANT GUEST The swamper was lying on his back, his eyes closed.
moaned
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From this reading When Val touched him he moaned faintly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE RALESTONES BRING HOME A RELUCTANT GUEST The swamper was lying on his back, his eyes closed.
oozed
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From this reading From a great purple welt across his forehead the blood oozed sluggishly.
purple
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From this reading From a great purple welt across his forehead the blood oozed sluggishly.
RALESTONES
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From this reading THE RALESTONES BRING HOME A RELUCTANT GUEST The swamper was lying on his back, his eyes closed.
RELUCTANT
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From this reading THE RALESTONES BRING HOME A RELUCTANT GUEST The swamper was lying on his back, his eyes closed.
sluggishly
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From this reading From a great purple welt across his forehead the blood oozed sluggishly.
swamper
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From this reading THE RALESTONES BRING HOME A RELUCTANT GUEST The swamper was lying on his back, his eyes closed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RALESTONES BRING HOME A RELUCTANT GUEST The swamper was lying on his back, his eyes closed.
touched
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Val
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RALESTONES BRING HOME A RELUCTANT GUEST The swamper was lying on his back, his eyes closed.
welt
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From this reading From a great purple welt across his forehead the blood oozed sluggishly.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Val touched him he moaned faintly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you hurt?