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A Royal Prisoner
A Royal Prisoner

Chapter X

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WULFENMIMENGLASCHK Wulfenmimenglaschk!
Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.
He was enormously fat and absurd looking.
A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Royal Prisoner

Chapter X

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
WULFENMIMENGLASCHK Wulfenmimenglaschk!
Line 2
Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.
Line 3
He was enormously fat and absurd looking.
Line 4
A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.
Line 5
In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.

Learner Dictionary

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

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.”

All words in this reading · 52

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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 A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

absurd

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From this reading He was enormously fat and absurd looking.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He was enormously fat and absurd looking.

apartment

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From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

blinking

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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

bushed

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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

chins

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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

consternation

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From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.

enormously

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From this reading He was enormously fat and absurd looking.

entered

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From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.

eyes

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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

Fandor

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From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.

fat

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From this reading He was enormously fat and absurd looking.

feather

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From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.

Frederick-Christian

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From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.

green

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From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.

hand

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From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.

hat

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From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He was enormously fat and absurd looking.

heavy

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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

held

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From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

II

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From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.

individual

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From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.

just

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From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.

large

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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

looking

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From this reading He was enormously fat and absurd looking.

moustache

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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

nose

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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.

out

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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

red

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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

ribbon

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From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.

soft

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From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.

stared

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From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

stuck

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From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.

three

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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.

two

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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He was enormously fat and absurd looking.

well-defined

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From this reading A large red nose stood out between two little blinking eyes; a heavy moustache bushed above his three well-defined chins.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading In his hand he held a soft green hat, through the ribbon of which was stuck a feather.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Fandor stared in consternation at the individual who had just entered the apartment of Frederick-Christian II.

WULFENMIMENGLASCHK

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From this reading WULFENMIMENGLASCHK Wulfenmimenglaschk!