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Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Volume 1
Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Volume 1

Chapter V

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The Seigneur of Rozel found De la Foret at the house of M. Aubert.
His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.
"You have come for Monsieur de la Foret?" asked Angele anxiously.
Her quick look at the Seigneur's face had told her there were things amiss.
"There's commands from the Queen.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Volume 1

Chapter V

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Seigneur of Rozel found De la Foret at the house of M. Aubert.
Line 2
His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.
Line 3
"You have come for Monsieur de la Foret?" asked Angele anxiously.
Line 4
Her quick look at the Seigneur's face had told her there were things amiss.
Line 5
"There's commands from the Queen.

Learner Dictionary

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

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You have come for Monsieur de la Foret?" asked Angele anxiously.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You have come for Monsieur de la Foret?" asked Angele anxiously.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Seigneur of Rozel found De la Foret at the house of M. Aubert.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"You have come for Monsieur de la Foret?" asked Angele anxiously.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Her quick look at the Seigneur's face had told her there were things amiss.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Her quick look at the Seigneur's face had told her there were things amiss.”

All words in this reading · 53

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adieu

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From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

amiss

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From this reading Her quick look at the Seigneur's face had told her there were things amiss.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

Angele

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From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

anxiously

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From this reading "You have come for Monsieur de la Foret?" asked Angele anxiously.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You have come for Monsieur de la Foret?" asked Angele anxiously.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Seigneur of Rozel found De la Foret at the house of M. Aubert.

attitude

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From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

Aubert

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From this reading The Seigneur of Rozel found De la Foret at the house of M. Aubert.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You have come for Monsieur de la Foret?" asked Angele anxiously.

commands

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From this reading "There's commands from the Queen.

De

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From this reading The Seigneur of Rozel found De la Foret at the house of M. Aubert.

deepened

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From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

face

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From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

flushed

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From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

Foret

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From this reading The Seigneur of Rozel found De la Foret at the house of M. Aubert.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Seigneur of Rozel found De la Foret at the house of M. Aubert.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "There's commands from the Queen.

garden

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From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

gate

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From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Her quick look at the Seigneur's face had told her there were things amiss.

hard

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From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You have come for Monsieur de la Foret?" asked Angele anxiously.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Her quick look at the Seigneur's face had told her there were things amiss.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

house

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From this reading The Seigneur of Rozel found De la Foret at the house of M. Aubert.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

la

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From this reading The Seigneur of Rozel found De la Foret at the house of M. Aubert.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Her quick look at the Seigneur's face had told her there were things amiss.

lovers

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From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

loving

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From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

M

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From this reading The Seigneur of Rozel found De la Foret at the house of M. Aubert.

Michel

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From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

Monsieur

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From this reading "You have come for Monsieur de la Foret?" asked Angele anxiously.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Seigneur of Rozel found De la Foret at the house of M. Aubert.

perhaps

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From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

Queen

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From this reading "There's commands from the Queen.

quick

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From this reading Her quick look at the Seigneur's face had told her there were things amiss.

riding

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From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

Rozel

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From this reading The Seigneur of Rozel found De la Foret at the house of M. Aubert.

saying

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From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

Seigneur

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From this reading The Seigneur of Rozel found De la Foret at the house of M. Aubert.

Seigneur's

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From this reading Her quick look at the Seigneur's face had told her there were things amiss.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Seigneur of Rozel found De la Foret at the house of M. Aubert.

there

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From this reading Her quick look at the Seigneur's face had told her there were things amiss.

There's

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From this reading "There's commands from the Queen.

things

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From this reading Her quick look at the Seigneur's face had told her there were things amiss.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Her quick look at the Seigneur's face had told her there were things amiss.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading His face was flushed with hard riding, and perhaps the loving attitude of Michel and Angele deepened it, for at the garden gate the lovers were saying adieu.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You have come for Monsieur de la Foret?" asked Angele anxiously.