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The Reckoning
The Reckoning

Chapter XII

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THE TEST I was awakened by somebody shaking me.
Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.
"Lave go me shirrt, sorr," he pleaded--"f'r the saints' sake, Misther Renault!
I've the wan shirrt to me back----" "Confound you, Jimmy!"
I yawned, dropping back on my pillow; "what do you mean by choking me?"
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Reckoning

Chapter XII

Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE TEST I was awakened by somebody shaking me.
Line 2
Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.
Line 3
"Lave go me shirrt, sorr," he pleaded--"f'r the saints' sake, Misther Renault!
Line 4
I've the wan shirrt to me back----" "Confound you, Jimmy!"
Line 5
I yawned, dropping back on my pillow; "what do you mean by choking me?"

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Bewildered noun US /bewildered/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.”

Choking adjective US /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/

Causing difficulty in breathing.

From this reading “I yawned, dropping back on my pillow; "what do you mean by choking me?"”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.”

Senses plural noun US /ˈsɛnsɪz/

powers of perception and awareness

From this reading “Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.”

Shaking noun US /ˈshaking/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “THE TEST I was awakened by somebody shaking me.”

Somebody pronoun US /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/

a person, without saying who

From this reading “THE TEST I was awakened by somebody shaking me.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.”

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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 Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

awakened

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From this reading THE TEST I was awakened by somebody shaking me.

back

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From this reading I've the wan shirrt to me back----" "Confound you, Jimmy!"

BewilderednounUS /bewildered/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

bolt

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From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

Burke

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From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE TEST I was awakened by somebody shaking me.

chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/

Causing difficulty in breathing.

From this reading I yawned, dropping back on my pillow; "what do you mean by choking me?"

clutching

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From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

collar

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From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

Confound

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From this reading I've the wan shirrt to me back----" "Confound you, Jimmy!"

confusing

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From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I yawned, dropping back on my pillow; "what do you mean by choking me?"

dropping

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From this reading I yawned, dropping back on my pillow; "what do you mean by choking me?"

f'r

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From this reading "Lave go me shirrt, sorr," he pleaded--"f'r the saints' sake, Misther Renault!

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

go

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From this reading "Lave go me shirrt, sorr," he pleaded--"f'r the saints' sake, Misther Renault!

grappled

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From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

haunted

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From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Lave go me shirrt, sorr," he pleaded--"f'r the saints' sake, Misther Renault!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE TEST I was awakened by somebody shaking me.

I've

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From this reading I've the wan shirrt to me back----" "Confound you, Jimmy!"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

Jimmy

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From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

landlord

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From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

Lave

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From this reading "Lave go me shirrt, sorr," he pleaded--"f'r the saints' sake, Misther Renault!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE TEST I was awakened by somebody shaking me.

mean

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From this reading I yawned, dropping back on my pillow; "what do you mean by choking me?"

Misther

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From this reading "Lave go me shirrt, sorr," he pleaded--"f'r the saints' sake, Misther Renault!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I yawned, dropping back on my pillow; "what do you mean by choking me?"

pillow

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From this reading I yawned, dropping back on my pillow; "what do you mean by choking me?"

pleaded

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From this reading "Lave go me shirrt, sorr," he pleaded--"f'r the saints' sake, Misther Renault!

recognizing

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From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

Renault

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From this reading "Lave go me shirrt, sorr," he pleaded--"f'r the saints' sake, Misther Renault!

returning

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From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

saints

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From this reading "Lave go me shirrt, sorr," he pleaded--"f'r the saints' sake, Misther Renault!

sake

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From this reading "Lave go me shirrt, sorr," he pleaded--"f'r the saints' sake, Misther Renault!

sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/

powers of perception and awareness

From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading THE TEST I was awakened by somebody shaking me.

shaky

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From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

shirrt

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From this reading "Lave go me shirrt, sorr," he pleaded--"f'r the saints' sake, Misther Renault!

sinister

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From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

sitting

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From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

sleep

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From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/

a person, without saying who

From this reading THE TEST I was awakened by somebody shaking me.

sorr

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From this reading "Lave go me shirrt, sorr," he pleaded--"f'r the saints' sake, Misther Renault!

TEST

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From this reading THE TEST I was awakened by somebody shaking me.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE TEST I was awakened by somebody shaking me.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I've the wan shirrt to me back----" "Confound you, Jimmy!"

trundle-bed

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From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

upright

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From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

visions

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From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

wan

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From this reading I've the wan shirrt to me back----" "Confound you, Jimmy!"

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE TEST I was awakened by somebody shaking me.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I yawned, dropping back on my pillow; "what do you mean by choking me?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Bewildered, not recognizing my landlord, but confusing him with the sinister visions that had haunted my sleep, I grappled with him until, senses returning, I found myself sitting bolt upright in a shaky trundle-bed, clutching Jimmy Burke by the collar.

yawned

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From this reading I yawned, dropping back on my pillow; "what do you mean by choking me?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I've the wan shirrt to me back----" "Confound you, Jimmy!"