Chapter X
BELZANOR (_appalled_). Apis the all-knowing for two talents! What said the chief priest? APOLLODORUS. He invoked the mercy of Apis, and asked for five.
Caesar and Cleopatra
Chapter X
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BELZANOR
(_appalled_).
Apis
the
all-knowing
for
two
talents!
What
said
the
chief
priest?
APOLLODORUS.
He
invoked
the
mercy
of
Apis,
and
asked
for
five.
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BELZANOR
(_appalled_).
Line 2
Apis
the
all-knowing
for
two
talents!
Line 3
What
said
the
chief
priest?
Line 4
APOLLODORUS.
Line 5
He
invoked
the
mercy
of
Apis,
and
asked
for
five.
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He invoked the mercy of Apis, and asked for five.”
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all-knowing
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From this reading Apis the all-knowing for two talents!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Apis
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APOLLODORUS
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appalled
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From this reading BELZANOR (_appalled_).
askednounUS /asked/
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BELZANOR
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chief
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five
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Apis the all-knowing for two talents!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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invoked
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mercy
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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priest
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said
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talents
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Apis the all-knowing for two talents!
two
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What said the chief priest?