Chapter X
ALEXANDER SELKIRK AND FAMILY. Again Ambrose was awakened by a furious barking from Job. It was even earlier than on the preceding morning. The sun was not up; the river was like a gray ghost. Ambrose, expecting Tole, looked for a dugout.
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ALEXANDER
SELKIRK
AND
FAMILY.
Again
Ambrose
was
awakened
by
a
furious
barking
from
Job.
It
was
even
earlier
than
on
the
preceding
morning.
The
sun
was
not
up;
the
river
was
like
a
gray
ghost.
Ambrose,
expecting
Tole,
looked
for
a
dugout.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
ALEXANDER
SELKIRK
AND
FAMILY.
Line 2
Again
Ambrose
was
awakened
by
a
furious
barking
from
Job.
Line 3
It
was
even
earlier
than
on
the
preceding
morning.
Line 4
The
sun
was
not
up;
the
river
was
like
a
gray
ghost.
Line 5
Ambrose,
expecting
Tole,
looked
for
a
dugout.
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again Ambrose was awakened by a furious barking from Job.”
ALEXANDER
noun
US /ˈalexander/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ALEXANDER SELKIRK AND FAMILY.”
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was even earlier than on the preceding morning.”
Expecting
verb
US /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “Ambrose, expecting Tole, looked for a dugout.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ambrose, expecting Tole, looked for a dugout.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was even earlier than on the preceding morning.”
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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 Again Ambrose was awakened by a furious barking from Job.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again Ambrose was awakened by a furious barking from Job.
ALEXANDER
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From this reading ALEXANDER SELKIRK AND FAMILY.
Ambrose
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From this reading Again Ambrose was awakened by a furious barking from Job.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALEXANDER SELKIRK AND FAMILY.
awakened
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From this reading Again Ambrose was awakened by a furious barking from Job.
barking
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From this reading Again Ambrose was awakened by a furious barking from Job.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Again Ambrose was awakened by a furious barking from Job.
dugout
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From this reading Ambrose, expecting Tole, looked for a dugout.
earlier
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From this reading It was even earlier than on the preceding morning.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was even earlier than on the preceding morning.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading Ambrose, expecting Tole, looked for a dugout.
FAMILY
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From this reading ALEXANDER SELKIRK AND FAMILY.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ambrose, expecting Tole, looked for a dugout.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Again Ambrose was awakened by a furious barking from Job.
furious
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From this reading Again Ambrose was awakened by a furious barking from Job.
ghost
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From this reading The sun was not up; the river was like a gray ghost.
gray
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From this reading The sun was not up; the river was like a gray ghost.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was even earlier than on the preceding morning.
Job
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From this reading Again Ambrose was awakened by a furious barking from Job.
like
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From this reading The sun was not up; the river was like a gray ghost.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ambrose, expecting Tole, looked for a dugout.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was even earlier than on the preceding morning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sun was not up; the river was like a gray ghost.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was even earlier than on the preceding morning.
preceding
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From this reading It was even earlier than on the preceding morning.
river
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From this reading The sun was not up; the river was like a gray ghost.
SELKIRK
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From this reading ALEXANDER SELKIRK AND FAMILY.
sun
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From this reading The sun was not up; the river was like a gray ghost.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was even earlier than on the preceding morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was even earlier than on the preceding morning.
Tole
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From this reading Ambrose, expecting Tole, looked for a dugout.
up
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From this reading The sun was not up; the river was like a gray ghost.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again Ambrose was awakened by a furious barking from Job.