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A Royal Prisoner
A Royal Prisoner

Chapter XVIII

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A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.
"Your Majesty is awake?" he inquired.
"Yes, my Majesty is awake and ready to get up.
Wulf, we are going out to-day."
"As your Majesty wishes."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Royal Prisoner

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.
Line 2
"Your Majesty is awake?" he inquired.
Line 3
"Yes, my Majesty is awake and ready to get up.
Line 4
Wulf, we are going out to-day."
Line 5
"As your Majesty wishes."

Learner Dictionary

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

Inquired noun US /ˈinquired/

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

From this reading “"Your Majesty is awake?" he inquired.”

All words in this reading · 36

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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 SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

admit

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From this reading A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Yes, my Majesty is awake and ready to get up.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Wulf, we are going out to-day."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

awake

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From this reading "Your Majesty is awake?" he inquired.

bed

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From this reading A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

cautious

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From this reading A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

door

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From this reading A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

Fandor

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From this reading A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

get

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From this reading "Yes, my Majesty is awake and ready to get up.

going

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From this reading Wulf, we are going out to-day."

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Your Majesty is awake?" he inquired.

head

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From this reading A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/

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

From this reading "Your Majesty is awake?" he inquired.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Your Majesty is awake?" he inquired.

Majesty

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From this reading "Your Majesty is awake?" he inquired.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Yes, my Majesty is awake and ready to get up.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

opened

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From this reading A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

out

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From this reading Wulf, we are going out to-day."

ready

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From this reading "Yes, my Majesty is awake and ready to get up.

room

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From this reading A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

sat

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From this reading A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

SLEEPER

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From this reading A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

to-day

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From this reading Wulf, we are going out to-day."

up

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From this reading A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Wulf, we are going out to-day."

wishes

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From this reading "As your Majesty wishes."

Wulf

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From this reading A SLEEPER Fandor sat up in bed as the door of his room opened to admit the cautious head of Wulf.

Yes

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From this reading "Yes, my Majesty is awake and ready to get up.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Your Majesty is awake?" he inquired.