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The Branding Needle
The Branding Needle

Chapter IV

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BRUNHILD AND FREDEGONDE.
At the monastery the banquet was in full swing.
Convivial cordiality presided over the celebration.
At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.
At this moment the subject was the atrocities that took place in the gloomy palace of Queen Brunhild.
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The Branding Needle

Chapter IV

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BRUNHILD AND FREDEGONDE.
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At the monastery the banquet was in full swing.
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Convivial cordiality presided over the celebration.
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At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.
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At this moment the subject was the atrocities that took place in the gloomy palace of Queen Brunhild.

Learner Dictionary

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

Continued noun US /ˈcontinued/

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

From this reading “At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Convivial cordiality presided over the celebration.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “At this moment the subject was the atrocities that took place in the gloomy palace of Queen Brunhild.”

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading BRUNHILD AND FREDEGONDE.

animated

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From this reading At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the monastery the banquet was in full swing.

atrocities

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From this reading At this moment the subject was the atrocities that took place in the gloomy palace of Queen Brunhild.

banquet

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From this reading At the monastery the banquet was in full swing.

BRUNHILD

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From this reading BRUNHILD AND FREDEGONDE.

celebration

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From this reading Convivial cordiality presided over the celebration.

continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/

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

From this reading At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.

conversation

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From this reading At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.

Convivial

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From this reading Convivial cordiality presided over the celebration.

cordiality

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From this reading Convivial cordiality presided over the celebration.

families

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From this reading At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.

FREDEGONDE

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From this reading BRUNHILD AND FREDEGONDE.

full

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From this reading At the monastery the banquet was in full swing.

gloomy

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From this reading At this moment the subject was the atrocities that took place in the gloomy palace of Queen Brunhild.

Hounds

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From this reading At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading At the monastery the banquet was in full swing.

lively

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From this reading At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.

Loysik

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From this reading At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.

Master

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From this reading At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.

moment

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From this reading At this moment the subject was the atrocities that took place in the gloomy palace of Queen Brunhild.

monastery

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From this reading At the monastery the banquet was in full swing.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Convivial cordiality presided over the celebration.

palace

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From this reading At this moment the subject was the atrocities that took place in the gloomy palace of Queen Brunhild.

place

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From this reading At this moment the subject was the atrocities that took place in the gloomy palace of Queen Brunhild.

presided

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From this reading Convivial cordiality presided over the celebration.

Queen

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From this reading At this moment the subject was the atrocities that took place in the gloomy palace of Queen Brunhild.

respective

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From this reading At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.

Ronan

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From this reading At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.

seated

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From this reading At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.

subject

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From this reading At this moment the subject was the atrocities that took place in the gloomy palace of Queen Brunhild.

swing

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From this reading At the monastery the banquet was in full swing.

table

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From this reading At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At this moment the subject was the atrocities that took place in the gloomy palace of Queen Brunhild.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading At the monastery the banquet was in full swing.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading At this moment the subject was the atrocities that took place in the gloomy palace of Queen Brunhild.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading At this moment the subject was the atrocities that took place in the gloomy palace of Queen Brunhild.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading At the monastery the banquet was in full swing.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading At the table where Loysik, Ronan, the Master of the Hounds and their respective families were seated, the conversation continued animated and lively.