Chapter XIV
SUSIE. I was lying on the floor. There was a light in the room. A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist. The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
The Joss: A Reversion
Chapter XIV
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SUSIE.
I
was
lying
on
the
floor.
There
was
a
light
in
the
room.
A
woman
was
bending
over
me;
the
woman
with
the
snake
about
the
waist.
The
memory
of
it
recurring
with
a
sudden
sense
of
shock,
I
started
up.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SUSIE.
Line 2
I
was
lying
on
the
floor.
Line 3
There
was
a
light
in
the
room.
Line 4
A
woman
was
bending
over
me;
the
woman
with
the
snake
about
the
waist.
Line 5
The
memory
of
it
recurring
with
a
sudden
sense
of
shock,
I
started
up.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.”
Memory
noun
US /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.”
Sudden
noun
US /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.”
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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 There was a light in the room.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.
bending
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From this reading A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.
floor
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From this reading I was lying on the floor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was lying on the floor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a light in the room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
light
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From this reading There was a light in the room.
lying
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From this reading I was lying on the floor.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was lying on the floor.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.
recurring
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From this reading The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
room
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From this reading There was a light in the room.
sense
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From this reading The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
shock
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From this reading The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
snake
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From this reading A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.
started
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From this reading The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
SUSIE
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From this reading SUSIE.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was lying on the floor.
There
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From this reading There was a light in the room.
up
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From this reading The memory of it recurring with a sudden sense of shock, I started up.
waist
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From this reading A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was lying on the floor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.
woman
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From this reading A woman was bending over me; the woman with the snake about the waist.