Chapter XIX
FREE! After a brief inspection, a cry of surprise rose to his lips. "Good Lord!... there he is! Frederick-Christian." It was indeed the King--a prisoner in the hollow foundations of the Singing Fountains.
A Royal Prisoner
Chapter XIX
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FREE!
After
a
brief
inspection,
a
cry
of
surprise
rose
to
his
lips.
"Good
Lord!...
there
he
is!
Frederick-Christian."
It
was
indeed
the
King--a
prisoner
in
the
hollow
foundations
of
the
Singing
Fountains.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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FREE!
/friː/
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After
a
brief
inspection,
a
cry
of
surprise
rose
to
his
lips.
Line 3
"Good
Lord!...
there
he
is!
Line 4
Frederick-Christian."
Line 5
It
was
indeed
the
King--a
prisoner
in
the
hollow
foundations
of
the
Singing
Fountains.
Learner Dictionary
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After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “After a brief inspection, a cry of surprise rose to his lips.”
FREE
adjective
US /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “FREE!”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good Lord!... there he is!”
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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 After a brief inspection, a cry of surprise rose to his lips.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a brief inspection, a cry of surprise rose to his lips.
brief
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From this reading After a brief inspection, a cry of surprise rose to his lips.
cry
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From this reading After a brief inspection, a cry of surprise rose to his lips.
foundations
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Fountains
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From this reading It was indeed the King--a prisoner in the hollow foundations of the Singing Fountains.
Frederick-Christian
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From this reading Frederick-Christian."
FREEadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading FREE!
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good Lord!... there he is!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good Lord!... there he is!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After a brief inspection, a cry of surprise rose to his lips.
hollow
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From this reading It was indeed the King--a prisoner in the hollow foundations of the Singing Fountains.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was indeed the King--a prisoner in the hollow foundations of the Singing Fountains.
indeed
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From this reading It was indeed the King--a prisoner in the hollow foundations of the Singing Fountains.
inspection
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From this reading After a brief inspection, a cry of surprise rose to his lips.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Good Lord!... there he is!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was indeed the King--a prisoner in the hollow foundations of the Singing Fountains.
King
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From this reading It was indeed the King--a prisoner in the hollow foundations of the Singing Fountains.
lips
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From this reading After a brief inspection, a cry of surprise rose to his lips.
Lord
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After a brief inspection, a cry of surprise rose to his lips.
prisoner
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From this reading It was indeed the King--a prisoner in the hollow foundations of the Singing Fountains.
rose
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From this reading After a brief inspection, a cry of surprise rose to his lips.
Singing
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From this reading It was indeed the King--a prisoner in the hollow foundations of the Singing Fountains.
surprise
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From this reading After a brief inspection, a cry of surprise rose to his lips.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was indeed the King--a prisoner in the hollow foundations of the Singing Fountains.
there
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From this reading "Good Lord!... there he is!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a brief inspection, a cry of surprise rose to his lips.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was indeed the King--a prisoner in the hollow foundations of the Singing Fountains.