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The Branding Needle
The Branding Needle

Chapter VI

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IN THE TOWER-ROOM.
"Long live he who loves the Franks!
May Christ uphold their empire!
May He enlighten their chiefs and fill them with grace!
May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Branding Needle

Chapter VI

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IN THE TOWER-ROOM.
Line 2
"Long live he who loves the Franks!
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May Christ uphold their empire!
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May He enlighten their chiefs and fill them with grace!
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May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"

Learner Dictionary

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

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Long live he who loves the Franks!”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “May Christ uphold their empire!”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading May He enlighten their chiefs and fill them with grace!

army

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From this reading May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"

auspices

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From this reading May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"

chiefs

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From this reading May He enlighten their chiefs and fill them with grace!

Christ

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From this reading May Christ uphold their empire!

empire

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From this reading May Christ uphold their empire!

enlighten

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From this reading May He enlighten their chiefs and fill them with grace!

faith

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From this reading May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"

fill

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From this reading May He enlighten their chiefs and fill them with grace!

fortify

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From this reading May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"

Franks

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From this reading "Long live he who loves the Franks!

govern

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From this reading May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"

grace

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From this reading May He enlighten their chiefs and fill them with grace!

grant

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From this reading May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"

happiness

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From this reading May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Long live he who loves the Franks!

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading IN THE TOWER-ROOM.

Jesus

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From this reading May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"

live

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From this reading "Long live he who loves the Franks!

LongnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Long live he who loves the Franks!

Lord

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From this reading May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"

loves

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From this reading "Long live he who loves the Franks!

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading May Christ uphold their empire!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"

peace

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From this reading May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"

protect

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From this reading May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading IN THE TOWER-ROOM.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading May Christ uphold their empire!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading May He enlighten their chiefs and fill them with grace!

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"

TOWER-ROOM

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From this reading IN THE TOWER-ROOM.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading May He protect the army, may He fortify the faith, may He grant peace and happiness to those who govern them under the auspices of our Lord Jesus Christ!"

uphold

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From this reading May Christ uphold their empire!

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Long live he who loves the Franks!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading May He enlighten their chiefs and fill them with grace!