Chapter VI
"BODGER!... _Bodger!_"... A hand was shaking his shoulder roughly, the elder Bodger realized with annoyance. His eyes focused on the face of Fredric Stanton. Bodger shrugged the hand away, and sat up groggily.
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Chapter VI
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"BODGER!...
_Bodger!_"...
A
hand
was
shaking
his
shoulder
roughly,
the
elder
Bodger
realized
with
annoyance.
His
eyes
focused
on
the
face
of
Fredric
Stanton.
Bodger
shrugged
the
hand
away,
and
sat
up
groggily.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"BODGER!...
Line 2
_Bodger!_"...
Line 3
A
hand
was
shaking
his
shoulder
roughly,
the
elder
Bodger
realized
with
annoyance.
Line 4
His
eyes
focused
on
the
face
of
Fredric
Stanton.
Line 5
Bodger
shrugged
the
hand
away,
and
sat
up
groggily.
Learner Dictionary
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Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A hand was shaking his shoulder roughly, the elder Bodger realized with annoyance.”
Shaking
noun
US /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A hand was shaking his shoulder roughly, the elder Bodger realized with annoyance.”
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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 A hand was shaking his shoulder roughly, the elder Bodger realized with annoyance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bodger shrugged the hand away, and sat up groggily.
annoyance
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away
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BODGER
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elder
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eyes
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face
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focused
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Fredric
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groggily
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hand
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A hand was shaking his shoulder roughly, the elder Bodger realized with annoyance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His eyes focused on the face of Fredric Stanton.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His eyes focused on the face of Fredric Stanton.
realized
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roughly
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From this reading A hand was shaking his shoulder roughly, the elder Bodger realized with annoyance.
sat
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From this reading Bodger shrugged the hand away, and sat up groggily.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A hand was shaking his shoulder roughly, the elder Bodger realized with annoyance.
shoulder
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shrugged
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From this reading Bodger shrugged the hand away, and sat up groggily.
Stanton
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From this reading His eyes focused on the face of Fredric Stanton.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A hand was shaking his shoulder roughly, the elder Bodger realized with annoyance.
up
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From this reading Bodger shrugged the hand away, and sat up groggily.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A hand was shaking his shoulder roughly, the elder Bodger realized with annoyance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A hand was shaking his shoulder roughly, the elder Bodger realized with annoyance.