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A Royal Prisoner
A Royal Prisoner

Chapter XX

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FREDERICK-CHRISTIAN "Another drink, Monsieur Louis?"
"I think I've had about enough."
"No, no ... this is my turn to treat."
"Well, since you put it that way, Monsieur Wulf, I can't refuse."
"Besides," added the barkeeper, "this is some very special vermouth, only served to old clients."
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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 XX

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
FREDERICK-CHRISTIAN "Another drink, Monsieur Louis?"
Line 2
"I think I've had about enough."
Line 3
"No, no ... this is my turn to treat."
Line 4
"Well, since you put it that way, Monsieur Wulf, I can't refuse."
Line 5
"Besides," added the barkeeper, "this is some very special vermouth, only served to old clients."

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “"I think I've had about enough."”

Added noun US /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Besides," added the barkeeper, "this is some very special vermouth, only served to old clients."”

Another noun US /ˈanother/

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

From this reading “FREDERICK-CHRISTIAN "Another drink, Monsieur Louis?"”

Besides preposition US /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading “"Besides," added the barkeeper, "this is some very special vermouth, only served to old clients."”

Drink noun US /drink/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “FREDERICK-CHRISTIAN "Another drink, Monsieur Louis?"”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “"Well, since you put it that way, Monsieur Wulf, I can't refuse."”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I think I've had about enough."”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, since you put it that way, Monsieur Wulf, I can't refuse."”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "I think I've had about enough."

addednounUS /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Besides," added the barkeeper, "this is some very special vermouth, only served to old clients."

AnothernounUS /ˈanother/

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

From this reading FREDERICK-CHRISTIAN "Another drink, Monsieur Louis?"

barkeeper

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From this reading "Besides," added the barkeeper, "this is some very special vermouth, only served to old clients."

BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading "Besides," added the barkeeper, "this is some very special vermouth, only served to old clients."

can't

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From this reading "Well, since you put it that way, Monsieur Wulf, I can't refuse."

clients

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From this reading "Besides," added the barkeeper, "this is some very special vermouth, only served to old clients."

drink

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From this reading FREDERICK-CHRISTIAN "Another drink, Monsieur Louis?"

enough

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From this reading "I think I've had about enough."

FREDERICK-CHRISTIAN

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From this reading FREDERICK-CHRISTIAN "Another drink, Monsieur Louis?"

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading "I think I've had about enough."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I think I've had about enough."

I've

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From this reading "I think I've had about enough."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "No, no ... this is my turn to treat."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Well, since you put it that way, Monsieur Wulf, I can't refuse."

Louis

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From this reading FREDERICK-CHRISTIAN "Another drink, Monsieur Louis?"

Monsieur

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From this reading FREDERICK-CHRISTIAN "Another drink, Monsieur Louis?"

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "No, no ... this is my turn to treat."

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No, no ... this is my turn to treat."

old

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From this reading "Besides," added the barkeeper, "this is some very special vermouth, only served to old clients."

only

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From this reading "Besides," added the barkeeper, "this is some very special vermouth, only served to old clients."

put

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From this reading "Well, since you put it that way, Monsieur Wulf, I can't refuse."

refuse

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From this reading "Well, since you put it that way, Monsieur Wulf, I can't refuse."

served

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From this reading "Besides," added the barkeeper, "this is some very special vermouth, only served to old clients."

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading "Well, since you put it that way, Monsieur Wulf, I can't refuse."

some

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From this reading "Besides," added the barkeeper, "this is some very special vermouth, only served to old clients."

special

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From this reading "Besides," added the barkeeper, "this is some very special vermouth, only served to old clients."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Well, since you put it that way, Monsieur Wulf, I can't refuse."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Besides," added the barkeeper, "this is some very special vermouth, only served to old clients."

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I think I've had about enough."

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading "No, no ... this is my turn to treat."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "No, no ... this is my turn to treat."

treat

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From this reading "No, no ... this is my turn to treat."

turn

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From this reading "No, no ... this is my turn to treat."

vermouth

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From this reading "Besides," added the barkeeper, "this is some very special vermouth, only served to old clients."

very

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From this reading "Besides," added the barkeeper, "this is some very special vermouth, only served to old clients."

way

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From this reading "Well, since you put it that way, Monsieur Wulf, I can't refuse."

Well

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From this reading "Well, since you put it that way, Monsieur Wulf, I can't refuse."

Wulf

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From this reading "Well, since you put it that way, Monsieur Wulf, I can't refuse."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Well, since you put it that way, Monsieur Wulf, I can't refuse."