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She roused herself to her duties as nurse. “What are you doing? Why are you trying to sit up? Sit down! Don’t touch your bandages.
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She
roused
herself
to
her
duties
as
nurse.
“What
are
you
doing?
Why
are
you
trying
to
sit
up?
Sit
down!
Don’t
touch
your
bandages.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
roused
herself
to
her
duties
as
nurse.
Line 2
“What
are
you
doing?
Line 3
Why
are
you
trying
to
sit
up?
Line 4
Sit
down!
Line 5
Don’t
touch
your
bandages.
Learner Dictionary
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Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She roused herself to her duties as nurse.”
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you doing?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She roused herself to her duties as nurse.
bandages
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doing
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Don't
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down
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From this reading Sit down!
duties
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She roused herself to her duties as nurse.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She roused herself to her duties as nurse.
nurse
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From this reading She roused herself to her duties as nurse.
roused
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From this reading She roused herself to her duties as nurse.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She roused herself to her duties as nurse.
sit
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From this reading Why are you trying to sit up?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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touch
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trying
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up
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are you doing?
Why
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From this reading Why are you trying to sit up?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What are you doing?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don’t touch your bandages.