Chapter IV
I made a gesture of despair. He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’ I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain. No wonder! Foodless he had gone into futurity, foodless he still was.
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Chapter IV
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I
made
a
gesture
of
despair.
He
went
on
repeating
the
word
‘sealed.’
I
began
to
realise
that
the
wine
had
clouded
his
brain.
No
wonder!
Foodless
he
had
gone
into
futurity,
foodless
he
still
was.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
made
a
gesture
of
despair.
Line 2
He
went
on
repeating
the
word
‘sealed.’
Line 3
I
began
to
realise
that
the
wine
had
clouded
his
brain.
Line 4
No
wonder!
Line 5
Foodless
he
had
gone
into
futurity,
foodless
he
still
was.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.”
Sealed
adjective
US /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading “He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Foodless he had gone into futurity, foodless he still was.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’”
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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 I made a gesture of despair.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.
brain
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From this reading I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.
clouded
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From this reading I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.
despair
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From this reading I made a gesture of despair.
Foodless
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From this reading Foodless he had gone into futurity, foodless he still was.
futurity
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From this reading Foodless he had gone into futurity, foodless he still was.
gesture
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From this reading I made a gesture of despair.
gone
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From this reading Foodless he had gone into futurity, foodless he still was.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made a gesture of despair.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Foodless he had gone into futurity, foodless he still was.
made
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From this reading I made a gesture of despair.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No wonder!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I made a gesture of despair.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’
realise
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From this reading I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.
repeating
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From this reading He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Foodless he had gone into futurity, foodless he still was.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Foodless he had gone into futurity, foodless he still was.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’
wine
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From this reading I began to realise that the wine had clouded his brain.
wonder
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From this reading No wonder!
word
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From this reading He went on repeating the word ‘sealed.’