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A King, and No King
A King, and No King

Chapter XII

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p.
163, ll.
16--22.
A, B, C and G] 9 ll.
_of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A King, and No King

Chapter XII

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
p.
Line 2
163, ll.
Line 3
16--22.
Line 4
A, B, C and G] 9 ll.
Line 5
_of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.

Learner Dictionary

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

Free adjective US /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading “_of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.”

Thine pronoun US /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading “_of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.”

All words in this reading · 21

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16

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From this reading 16--22.

163

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From this reading 163, ll.

22

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From this reading 16--22.

9

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From this reading A, B, C and G] 9 ll.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A, B, C and G] 9 ll.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A, B, C and G] 9 ll.

B

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From this reading A, B, C and G] 9 ll.

C

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From this reading A, B, C and G] 9 ll.

force

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From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.

freeadjectiveUS /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.

G

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From this reading A, B, C and G] 9 ll.

halfe

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From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.

ll

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From this reading 163, ll.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.

p

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From this reading p.

prisoner

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From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.

there

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From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.

thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.

Tigranes

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From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.

unwilling

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From this reading _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_.