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A Dash for a Throne
A Dash for a Throne

Chapter XVIII

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AFTER THE ABDUCTION "This is my revenge, Herr Fischer."
The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.
They recalled my scattered wits.
"Captain von Krugen, what is the meaning of this?"
I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A Dash for a Throne

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AFTER THE ABDUCTION "This is my revenge, Herr Fischer."
Line 2
The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.
Line 3
They recalled my scattered wits.
Line 4
"Captain von Krugen, what is the meaning of this?"
Line 5
I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

Learner Dictionary

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

AFTER preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “AFTER THE ABDUCTION "This is my revenge, Herr Fischer."”

Captain noun US /ˈcaptain/

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

From this reading “"Captain von Krugen, what is the meaning of this?"”

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.”

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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 demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

ABDUCTION

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From this reading AFTER THE ABDUCTION "This is my revenge, Herr Fischer."

abject

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From this reading I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading AFTER THE ABDUCTION "This is my revenge, Herr Fischer."

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

angry

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From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

astonishment

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From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

bewilderment

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From this reading I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

broadest

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From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/

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

From this reading "Captain von Krugen, what is the meaning of this?"

cleverly

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From this reading I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

demanded

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From this reading I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

enough

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From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

Fischer

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From this reading AFTER THE ABDUCTION "This is my revenge, Herr Fischer."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

helpless

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From this reading I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

Herr

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From this reading AFTER THE ABDUCTION "This is my revenge, Herr Fischer."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading AFTER THE ABDUCTION "This is my revenge, Herr Fischer."

Krugen

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From this reading "Captain von Krugen, what is the meaning of this?"

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

loud

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From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

man

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From this reading I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

many

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From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

meaning

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From this reading "Captain von Krugen, what is the meaning of this?"

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading AFTER THE ABDUCTION "This is my revenge, Herr Fischer."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Captain von Krugen, what is the meaning of this?"

people

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From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

quick

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From this reading I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

recalled

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From this reading They recalled my scattered wits.

revenge

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From this reading AFTER THE ABDUCTION "This is my revenge, Herr Fischer."

round

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From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

scattered

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From this reading They recalled my scattered wits.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

spoken

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From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

staring

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From this reading I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

stern

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From this reading I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

taunting

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From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AFTER THE ABDUCTION "This is my revenge, Herr Fischer."

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading AFTER THE ABDUCTION "This is my revenge, Herr Fischer."

thus

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From this reading I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

tone

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From this reading I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

tricked

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From this reading I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

voice

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From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

von

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From this reading "Captain von Krugen, what is the meaning of this?"

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Captain von Krugen, what is the meaning of this?"

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

wits

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From this reading They recalled my scattered wits.

woman

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From this reading I demanded in a quick, stern tone of the man who was staring in abject helpless bewilderment at the woman who had thus tricked us so cleverly.

words

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From this reading The words were spoken in an angry, taunting voice, quite loud enough for many people round us to hear, and they looked at us in the broadest astonishment.