Chapter IV
CATHERINE [to the soldiers]. Leave us. Quick! do you hear? Five thousand blows of the stick for the soldier who is in the room when I speak next. [The soldiers rush out.] Naryshkin: are you waiting to be knouted?
Great Catherine (Whom Glory Still Adores)
Chapter IV
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CATHERINE
[to
the
soldiers].
Leave
us.
Quick!
do
you
hear?
Five
thousand
blows
of
the
stick
for
the
soldier
who
is
in
the
room
when
I
speak
next.
[The
soldiers
rush
out.]
Naryshkin:
are
you
waiting
to
be
knouted?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
CATHERINE
[to
the
soldiers].
Line 2
Leave
us.
Line 3
Quick!
do
you
hear?
Line 4
Five
thousand
blows
of
the
stick
for
the
soldier
who
is
in
the
room
when
I
speak
next.
Line 5
[The
soldiers
rush
out.]
Naryshkin:
are
you
waiting
to
be
knouted?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quick! do you hear?”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Five thousand blows of the stick for the soldier who is in the room when I speak next.”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Five thousand blows of the stick for the soldier who is in the room when I speak next.”
Waiting
noun
US /ˈwaiting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “[The soldiers rush out.] Naryshkin: are you waiting to be knouted?”
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [The soldiers rush out.] Naryshkin: are you waiting to be knouted?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading [The soldiers rush out.] Naryshkin: are you waiting to be knouted?
blows
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From this reading Five thousand blows of the stick for the soldier who is in the room when I speak next.
CATHERINE
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From this reading CATHERINE [to the soldiers].
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Quick! do you hear?
Five
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From this reading Five thousand blows of the stick for the soldier who is in the room when I speak next.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Five thousand blows of the stick for the soldier who is in the room when I speak next.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quick! do you hear?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Five thousand blows of the stick for the soldier who is in the room when I speak next.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Five thousand blows of the stick for the soldier who is in the room when I speak next.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Five thousand blows of the stick for the soldier who is in the room when I speak next.
knouted
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From this reading [The soldiers rush out.] Naryshkin: are you waiting to be knouted?
Leave
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From this reading Leave us.
Naryshkin
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From this reading [The soldiers rush out.] Naryshkin: are you waiting to be knouted?
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Five thousand blows of the stick for the soldier who is in the room when I speak next.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Five thousand blows of the stick for the soldier who is in the room when I speak next.
out
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From this reading [The soldiers rush out.] Naryshkin: are you waiting to be knouted?
Quick
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From this reading Quick! do you hear?
room
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From this reading Five thousand blows of the stick for the soldier who is in the room when I speak next.
rush
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From this reading [The soldiers rush out.] Naryshkin: are you waiting to be knouted?
soldier
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From this reading Five thousand blows of the stick for the soldier who is in the room when I speak next.
soldiers
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From this reading CATHERINE [to the soldiers].
speak
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From this reading Five thousand blows of the stick for the soldier who is in the room when I speak next.
stick
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From this reading Five thousand blows of the stick for the soldier who is in the room when I speak next.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CATHERINE [to the soldiers].
thousand
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From this reading Five thousand blows of the stick for the soldier who is in the room when I speak next.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CATHERINE [to the soldiers].
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leave us.
waiting
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From this reading [The soldiers rush out.] Naryshkin: are you waiting to be knouted?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Five thousand blows of the stick for the soldier who is in the room when I speak next.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Five thousand blows of the stick for the soldier who is in the room when I speak next.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Quick! do you hear?