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The Abbatial Crosier
The Abbatial Crosier

Chapter V

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FATHER CLEMENT'S REFECTORY.
"Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!
The young prince obstinately refused to accompany me hither--" "A plot!
Ho, ho!
The folks of your abbey indulge in conspiracies!"
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The Abbatial Crosier

Chapter V

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
FATHER CLEMENT'S REFECTORY.
Line 2
"Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!
Line 3
The young prince obstinately refused to accompany me hither--" "A plot!
Line 4
Ho, ho!
Line 5
The folks of your abbey indulge in conspiracies!"

Learner Dictionary

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

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!”

Hither adverb US /ˈhɪðər/

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading “The young prince obstinately refused to accompany me hither--" "A plot!”

All words in this reading · 36

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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 "Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!

abbey

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From this reading The folks of your abbey indulge in conspiracies!"

accompany

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From this reading The young prince obstinately refused to accompany me hither--" "A plot!

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!

broke

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From this reading "Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!

Charles

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From this reading "Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!

Clement

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From this reading "Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!

CLEMENT'S

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From this reading FATHER CLEMENT'S REFECTORY.

conspiracies

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From this reading The folks of your abbey indulge in conspiracies!"

discovered

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From this reading "Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!

FATHER

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From this reading FATHER CLEMENT'S REFECTORY.

folks

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From this reading The folks of your abbey indulge in conspiracies!"

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!

hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading The young prince obstinately refused to accompany me hither--" "A plot!

Ho

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From this reading Ho, ho!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The folks of your abbey indulge in conspiracies!"

indulge

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From this reading The folks of your abbey indulge in conspiracies!"

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!

just

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From this reading "Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading The young prince obstinately refused to accompany me hither--" "A plot!

obstinately

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From this reading The young prince obstinately refused to accompany me hither--" "A plot!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The folks of your abbey indulge in conspiracies!"

plot

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From this reading "Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!

precipitately

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From this reading "Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!

prince

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From this reading The young prince obstinately refused to accompany me hither--" "A plot!

REFECTORY

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From this reading FATHER CLEMENT'S REFECTORY.

refused

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From this reading The young prince obstinately refused to accompany me hither--" "A plot!

room

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From this reading "Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!

said

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From this reading "Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!

Seigneur

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From this reading "Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Seigneur," said Father Clement to Charles, as he precipitately broke into the room, "I have just discovered a plot!

young

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From this reading The young prince obstinately refused to accompany me hither--" "A plot!

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The folks of your abbey indulge in conspiracies!"