Chapter XVIII
JEAN ADAM. AGED 49. Then Adam had been entrapped there--and had lost his life! Both men started as the tragic truth dawned upon them. Adam was old Sam's most bitter enemy.
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Chapter XVIII
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JEAN
ADAM.
AGED
49.
Then
Adam
had
been
entrapped
there--and
had
lost
his
life!
Both
men
started
as
the
tragic
truth
dawned
upon
them.
Adam
was
old
Sam's
most
bitter
enemy.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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JEAN
ADAM.
Line 2
AGED
49.
Line 3
Then
Adam
had
been
entrapped
there--and
had
lost
his
life!
Line 4
Both
men
started
as
the
tragic
truth
dawned
upon
them.
Line 5
Adam
was
old
Sam's
most
bitter
enemy.
Learner Dictionary
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Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Then Adam had been entrapped there--and had lost his life!”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then Adam had been entrapped there--and had lost his life!”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Both men started as the tragic truth dawned upon them.”
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49
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ADAM
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AGED
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Adam had been entrapped there--and had lost his life!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Both men started as the tragic truth dawned upon them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then Adam had been entrapped there--and had lost his life!
bitter
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BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both men started as the tragic truth dawned upon them.
dawned
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enemy
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entrapped
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then Adam had been entrapped there--and had lost his life!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Adam had been entrapped there--and had lost his life!
JEAN
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lost
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men
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most
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old
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Sam's
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started
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both men started as the tragic truth dawned upon them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Both men started as the tragic truth dawned upon them.
Then
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there
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tragic
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truth
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From this reading Both men started as the tragic truth dawned upon them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Both men started as the tragic truth dawned upon them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Adam was old Sam's most bitter enemy.