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Chapter XII

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THE WIZARD'S SCHEME.
'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
'We know it,' said Leonora.
'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.
This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

He

Chapter XII

Reading 1/6 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE WIZARD'S SCHEME.
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'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
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'We know it,' said Leonora.
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'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.
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This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

Learner Dictionary

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

Believe noun US /ˈbelieve/

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

From this reading “This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.”

Continued noun US /ˈcontinued/

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

From this reading “'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'We know it,' said Leonora.”

Maiden noun, literary US /ˈmeɪdən/

a young woman who is not married

From this reading “'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.”

Ourselves pronoun US /aʊərˈselvz/

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading “'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.”

All words in this reading · 70

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accomplish

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From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

aware

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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

believenounUS /ˈbelieve/

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

From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

breadth

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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

chair

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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

change

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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/

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

From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.

daring

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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

easy

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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

Egypt

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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

end

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From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.

enough

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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.

forth

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From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.

full

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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

geological

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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

Hall

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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

hand's

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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

hearts

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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

illusions

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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 'We know it,' said Leonora.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'We know it,' said Leonora.

Leonora

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From this reading 'We know it,' said Leonora.

lost

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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

mage

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From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.

Maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/

a young woman who is not married

From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

Man

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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

matter

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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

Perilous

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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

risk

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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

said

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From this reading 'We know it,' said Leonora.

SCHEME

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From this reading THE WIZARD'S SCHEME.

seems

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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

seen

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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

set

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From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.

Siege

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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE WIZARD'S SCHEME.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

Viewless

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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

visit

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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.

willingly

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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

wish

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From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.

WIZARD'S

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From this reading THE WIZARD'S SCHEME.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

years

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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'

young

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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.