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Worlds of the Imperium
Worlds of the Imperium

Chapter XIII

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I dreamt I was at the seashore, and the sun reflected from the glassy water.
It flashed in my eyes, and I turned away.
I twisted in the chair, opened my eyes.
My head was thick.
I stared at the pale green walls of the room, across the grey-green rug.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Worlds of the Imperium

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I dreamt I was at the seashore, and the sun reflected from the glassy water.
Line 2
It flashed in my eyes, and I turned away.
Line 3
I twisted in the chair, opened my eyes.
Line 4
My head was thick.
Line 5
I stared at the pale green walls of the room, across the grey-green rug.

Learner Dictionary

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

Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “I stared at the pale green walls of the room, across the grey-green rug.”

Dreamt verb US /drɛmt/

Experienced dreams during sleep.

From this reading “I dreamt I was at the seashore, and the sun reflected from the glassy water.”

All words in this reading · 33

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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading I stared at the pale green walls of the room, across the grey-green rug.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I dreamt I was at the seashore, and the sun reflected from the glassy water.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I dreamt I was at the seashore, and the sun reflected from the glassy water.

away

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From this reading It flashed in my eyes, and I turned away.

chair

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From this reading I twisted in the chair, opened my eyes.

dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/

Experienced dreams during sleep.

From this reading I dreamt I was at the seashore, and the sun reflected from the glassy water.

eyes

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From this reading It flashed in my eyes, and I turned away.

flashed

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From this reading It flashed in my eyes, and I turned away.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I dreamt I was at the seashore, and the sun reflected from the glassy water.

glassy

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From this reading I dreamt I was at the seashore, and the sun reflected from the glassy water.

green

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From this reading I stared at the pale green walls of the room, across the grey-green rug.

grey-green

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From this reading I stared at the pale green walls of the room, across the grey-green rug.

head

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From this reading My head was thick.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I dreamt I was at the seashore, and the sun reflected from the glassy water.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It flashed in my eyes, and I turned away.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It flashed in my eyes, and I turned away.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading It flashed in my eyes, and I turned away.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I stared at the pale green walls of the room, across the grey-green rug.

opened

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From this reading I twisted in the chair, opened my eyes.

pale

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From this reading I stared at the pale green walls of the room, across the grey-green rug.

reflected

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From this reading I dreamt I was at the seashore, and the sun reflected from the glassy water.

room

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From this reading I stared at the pale green walls of the room, across the grey-green rug.

rug

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From this reading I stared at the pale green walls of the room, across the grey-green rug.

seashore

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From this reading I dreamt I was at the seashore, and the sun reflected from the glassy water.

stared

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From this reading I stared at the pale green walls of the room, across the grey-green rug.

sun

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From this reading I dreamt I was at the seashore, and the sun reflected from the glassy water.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I dreamt I was at the seashore, and the sun reflected from the glassy water.

thick

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From this reading My head was thick.

turned

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From this reading It flashed in my eyes, and I turned away.

twisted

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From this reading I twisted in the chair, opened my eyes.

walls

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From this reading I stared at the pale green walls of the room, across the grey-green rug.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading I dreamt I was at the seashore, and the sun reflected from the glassy water.

water

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From this reading I dreamt I was at the seashore, and the sun reflected from the glassy water.