Chapter XIII
It was over--done! He was free! He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips. He was free at last. His curious excitement came to an end at last, and he roused himself.
The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels
Chapter XIII
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It
was
over--done!
He
was
free!
He
reeled
against
the
bedpost
and
tried
to
collect
himself--to
check
the
terrible
laughter
that
rose
to
his
lips.
He
was
free
at
last.
His
curious
excitement
came
to
an
end
at
last,
and
he
roused
himself.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels
Chapter XIII
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
It
was
over--done!
Line 2
He
was
free!
/hiː wɑːz friː/
Line 3
He
reeled
against
the
bedpost
and
tried
to
collect
himself--to
check
the
terrible
laughter
that
rose
to
his
lips.
Line 4
He
was
free
at
last.
/hiː wɑːz friː æt last/
Line 5
His
curious
excitement
came
to
an
end
at
last,
and
he
roused
himself.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was over--done!”
Free
adjective
US /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “He was free!”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was free at last.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “It was over--done!”
Reeled
verb
US /riːld/
moved unsteadily as if about to fall
From this reading “He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.”
Terrible
noun
US /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.”
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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His curious excitement came to an end at last, and he roused himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was free at last.
bedpost
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From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
came
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From this reading His curious excitement came to an end at last, and he roused himself.
check
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From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
collect
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From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
curious
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From this reading His curious excitement came to an end at last, and he roused himself.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was over--done!
end
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From this reading His curious excitement came to an end at last, and he roused himself.
excitement
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From this reading His curious excitement came to an end at last, and he roused himself.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading He was free!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was free!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was over--done!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was free at last.
laughter
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From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
lips
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From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was over--done!
reeledverbUS /riːld/
moved unsteadily as if about to fall
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
rose
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From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
roused
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From this reading His curious excitement came to an end at last, and he roused himself.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
tried
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From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was over--done!