Chapter X
"_Duke_.--How's this? The treason's Already at the doors." VENICE PRESERVED. "_Amelia_.--I thought I heard a step. _Charles_.--'T is your tyrant coming."
Hatchie, the Guardian Slave
Chapter X
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"_Duke_.--How's
this?
The
treason's
Already
at
the
doors."
VENICE
PRESERVED.
"_Amelia_.--I
thought
I
heard
a
step.
_Charles_.--'T
is
your
tyrant
coming."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"_Duke_.--How's
this?
Line 2
The
treason's
Already
at
the
doors."
Line 3
VENICE
PRESERVED.
Line 4
"_Amelia_.--I
thought
I
heard
a
step.
Line 5
_Charles_.--'T
is
your
tyrant
coming."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Already
noun
US /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The treason's Already at the doors."”
Step
noun
US /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"_Amelia_.--I thought I heard a step.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"_Amelia_.--I thought I heard a step.”
All words in this reading · 22
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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 "_Amelia_.--I thought I heard a step.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The treason's Already at the doors."
Amelia
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From this reading "_Amelia_.--I thought I heard a step.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The treason's Already at the doors."
Charles
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From this reading _Charles_.--'T is your tyrant coming."
coming
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From this reading _Charles_.--'T is your tyrant coming."
doors
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From this reading The treason's Already at the doors."
Duke
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From this reading "_Duke_.--How's this?
heard
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From this reading "_Amelia_.--I thought I heard a step.
How's
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From this reading "_Duke_.--How's this?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_Amelia_.--I thought I heard a step.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Charles_.--'T is your tyrant coming."
PRESERVED
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From this reading VENICE PRESERVED.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Amelia_.--I thought I heard a step.
T
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From this reading _Charles_.--'T is your tyrant coming."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The treason's Already at the doors."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "_Duke_.--How's this?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Amelia_.--I thought I heard a step.
treason's
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From this reading The treason's Already at the doors."
tyrant
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From this reading _Charles_.--'T is your tyrant coming."
VENICE
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From this reading VENICE PRESERVED.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Charles_.--'T is your tyrant coming."