Chapter XXVI
_Tarrano the Man_ "Wake up, Lady Elza." A silence. His hand touched her white shoulder. "Wake up, Lady Elza. It is I--Tarrano."
Tarrano the Conqueror
Chapter XXVI
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_Tarrano
the
Man_
"Wake
up,
Lady
Elza."
A
silence.
His
hand
touched
her
white
shoulder.
"Wake
up,
Lady
Elza.
It
is
I--Tarrano."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
_Tarrano
the
Man_
"Wake
up,
Lady
Elza."
Line 2
A
silence.
/ə ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Line 3
His
hand
touched
her
white
shoulder.
Line 4
"Wake
up,
Lady
Elza.
Line 5
It
is
I--Tarrano."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His hand touched her white shoulder.”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “A silence.”
All words in this reading · 18
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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 A silence.
Elza
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From this reading _Tarrano the Man_ "Wake up, Lady Elza."
hand
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From this reading His hand touched her white shoulder.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His hand touched her white shoulder.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hand touched her white shoulder.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is I--Tarrano."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is I--Tarrano."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is I--Tarrano."
Lady
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From this reading _Tarrano the Man_ "Wake up, Lady Elza."
Man
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From this reading _Tarrano the Man_ "Wake up, Lady Elza."
shoulder
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From this reading His hand touched her white shoulder.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A silence.
Tarrano
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From this reading _Tarrano the Man_ "Wake up, Lady Elza."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Tarrano the Man_ "Wake up, Lady Elza."
touched
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From this reading His hand touched her white shoulder.
up
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From this reading _Tarrano the Man_ "Wake up, Lady Elza."
Wake
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From this reading _Tarrano the Man_ "Wake up, Lady Elza."
white
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From this reading His hand touched her white shoulder.