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When the Sleeper Wakes
When the Sleeper Wakes

Chapter XVII · Three Days

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Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.
He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.
“I must learn to fly,” he cried.
“I must master that.
I pity all poor souls who have died without this opportunity.
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When the Sleeper Wakes

Chapter XVII · Three Days

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.
Line 2
He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.
Line 3
“I must learn to fly,” he cried.
Line 4
“I must master that.
Line 5
I pity all poor souls who have died without this opportunity.

Learner Dictionary

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

Beneath preposition US /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading “Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I must learn to fly,” he cried.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I pity all poor souls who have died without this opportunity.”

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading ““I must learn to fly,” he cried.”

Pleased noun US /ˈpleased/

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

From this reading “He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I pity all poor souls who have died without this opportunity.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “I pity all poor souls who have died without this opportunity.”

All words in this reading · 46

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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 He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

all

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From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

apartment

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From this reading Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.

awaited

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From this reading Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I must learn to fly,” he cried.

curious

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From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

delight

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From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

died

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From this reading I pity all poor souls who have died without this opportunity.

enthusiasm

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From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

extraordinary

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From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

fly

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From this reading “I must learn to fly,” he cried.

flying

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From this reading Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.

Graham

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From this reading Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

happened

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From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I pity all poor souls who have died without this opportunity.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “I must learn to fly,” he cried.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.

interest

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From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

learn

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From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

Lincoln

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From this reading Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.

master

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From this reading “I must master that.

mood

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From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “I must learn to fly,” he cried.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

opportunity

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From this reading I pity all poor souls who have died without this opportunity.

pity

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From this reading I pity all poor souls who have died without this opportunity.

pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/

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

From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I pity all poor souls who have died without this opportunity.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

souls

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From this reading I pity all poor souls who have died without this opportunity.

stages

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From this reading Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I pity all poor souls who have died without this opportunity.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading I pity all poor souls who have died without this opportunity.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I pity all poor souls who have died without this opportunity.