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Septimus

Chapter XIV

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Clem Sypher slept the sleep of the warrior preparing for battle.
When he awoke at Lyons he had all the sensations of a wounded Achilles.
His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.
He reanointed himself and settled down again.
But wakefulness had gripped him.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Septimus

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Clem Sypher slept the sleep of the warrior preparing for battle.
Line 2
When he awoke at Lyons he had all the sensations of a wounded Achilles.
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His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.
Line 4
He reanointed himself and settled down again.
Line 5
But wakefulness had gripped him.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He reanointed himself and settled down again.”

Berth noun US /bɜrθ/

a job or position on a ship

From this reading “His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.”

Determined adjective US /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/

having firmly decided to do something

From this reading “His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.”

Foot noun US /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “He reanointed himself and settled down again.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.”

Wounded noun US /wounded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When he awoke at Lyons he had all the sensations of a wounded Achilles.”

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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 When he awoke at Lyons he had all the sensations of a wounded Achilles.

ached

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From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

Achilles

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From this reading When he awoke at Lyons he had all the sensations of a wounded Achilles.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He reanointed himself and settled down again.

all

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From this reading When he awoke at Lyons he had all the sensations of a wounded Achilles.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When he awoke at Lyons he had all the sensations of a wounded Achilles.

awoke

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From this reading When he awoke at Lyons he had all the sensations of a wounded Achilles.

battle

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From this reading Clem Sypher slept the sleep of the warrior preparing for battle.

berthnounUS /bɜrθ/

a job or position on a ship

From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But wakefulness had gripped him.

Clem

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From this reading Clem Sypher slept the sleep of the warrior preparing for battle.

continuation

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From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/

having firmly decided to do something

From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

down

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From this reading He reanointed himself and settled down again.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

footnounUS /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Clem Sypher slept the sleep of the warrior preparing for battle.

gripped

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From this reading But wakefulness had gripped him.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading When he awoke at Lyons he had all the sensations of a wounded Achilles.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When he awoke at Lyons he had all the sensations of a wounded Achilles.

heel

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From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But wakefulness had gripped him.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He reanointed himself and settled down again.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

Lyons

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From this reading When he awoke at Lyons he had all the sensations of a wounded Achilles.

occupy

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From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Clem Sypher slept the sleep of the warrior preparing for battle.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

preparing

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From this reading Clem Sypher slept the sleep of the warrior preparing for battle.

reanointed

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From this reading He reanointed himself and settled down again.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

sensations

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From this reading When he awoke at Lyons he had all the sensations of a wounded Achilles.

settled

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From this reading He reanointed himself and settled down again.

sleep

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From this reading Clem Sypher slept the sleep of the warrior preparing for battle.

slept

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From this reading Clem Sypher slept the sleep of the warrior preparing for battle.

slumber

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From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

smarted

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From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

Sypher

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From this reading Clem Sypher slept the sleep of the warrior preparing for battle.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Clem Sypher slept the sleep of the warrior preparing for battle.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

tingled

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From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

turned

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From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

wakefulness

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From this reading But wakefulness had gripped him.

warrior

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From this reading Clem Sypher slept the sleep of the warrior preparing for battle.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When he awoke at Lyons he had all the sensations of a wounded Achilles.

whole

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From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

width

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From this reading His heel smarted and tingled and ached, and every time he turned over determined on a continuation of slumber, his foot seemed to occupy the whole width of the berth.

wounded

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From this reading When he awoke at Lyons he had all the sensations of a wounded Achilles.