Chapter IV
I woke up with a start. My neck ached abominably; so did the rest of me, as soon as I moved. I groaned, dragged my feet down off the desk, and sat up. There was something wrong. Winter was gone and the humming had stopped.
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Chapter IV
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I
woke
up
with
a
start.
My
neck
ached
abominably;
so
did
the
rest
of
me,
as
soon
as
I
moved.
I
groaned,
dragged
my
feet
down
off
the
desk,
and
sat
up.
There
was
something
wrong.
Winter
was
gone
and
the
humming
had
stopped.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
woke
up
with
a
start.
Line 2
My
neck
ached
abominably;
so
did
the
rest
of
me,
as
soon
as
I
moved.
Line 3
I
groaned,
dragged
my
feet
down
off
the
desk,
and
sat
up.
Line 4
There
was
something
wrong.
Line 5
Winter
was
gone
and
the
humming
had
stopped.
Learner Dictionary
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Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My neck ached abominably; so did the rest of me, as soon as I moved.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There was something wrong.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My neck ached abominably; so did the rest of me, as soon as I moved.”
Start
noun
US /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I woke up with a start.”
Stopped
noun
US /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Winter was gone and the humming had stopped.”
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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 I woke up with a start.
abominably
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From this reading My neck ached abominably; so did the rest of me, as soon as I moved.
ached
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From this reading My neck ached abominably; so did the rest of me, as soon as I moved.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I groaned, dragged my feet down off the desk, and sat up.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My neck ached abominably; so did the rest of me, as soon as I moved.
desk
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From this reading I groaned, dragged my feet down off the desk, and sat up.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading My neck ached abominably; so did the rest of me, as soon as I moved.
down
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dragged
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From this reading I groaned, dragged my feet down off the desk, and sat up.
feet
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From this reading I groaned, dragged my feet down off the desk, and sat up.
gone
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From this reading Winter was gone and the humming had stopped.
groaned
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From this reading I groaned, dragged my feet down off the desk, and sat up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Winter was gone and the humming had stopped.
humming
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From this reading Winter was gone and the humming had stopped.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I woke up with a start.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My neck ached abominably; so did the rest of me, as soon as I moved.
moved
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From this reading My neck ached abominably; so did the rest of me, as soon as I moved.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My neck ached abominably; so did the rest of me, as soon as I moved.
neck
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From this reading My neck ached abominably; so did the rest of me, as soon as I moved.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My neck ached abominably; so did the rest of me, as soon as I moved.
off
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From this reading I groaned, dragged my feet down off the desk, and sat up.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My neck ached abominably; so did the rest of me, as soon as I moved.
sat
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From this reading I groaned, dragged my feet down off the desk, and sat up.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My neck ached abominably; so did the rest of me, as soon as I moved.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something wrong.
soon
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From this reading My neck ached abominably; so did the rest of me, as soon as I moved.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I woke up with a start.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winter was gone and the humming had stopped.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My neck ached abominably; so did the rest of me, as soon as I moved.
There
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From this reading There was something wrong.
up
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From this reading I woke up with a start.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something wrong.
Winter
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From this reading Winter was gone and the humming had stopped.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I woke up with a start.
woke
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From this reading I woke up with a start.
wrong
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From this reading There was something wrong.