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The Casque's Lark
The Casque's Lark

Chapter XXII

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THE VISION OF VICTORIA.
When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:
"Mora, my breast is afire.
Bring me a cup of water with some honey, to cool me and slake my thirst."
The servant hurriedly nodded her head and vanished with Tetrik, who lingered for a moment at the threshold.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Casque's Lark

Chapter XXII

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE VISION OF VICTORIA.
Line 2
When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:
Line 3
"Mora, my breast is afire.
Line 4
Bring me a cup of water with some honey, to cool me and slake my thirst."
Line 5
The servant hurriedly nodded her head and vanished with Tetrik, who lingered for a moment at the threshold.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:”

Nodded noun US /nodded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The servant hurriedly nodded her head and vanished with Tetrik, who lingered for a moment at the threshold.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:”

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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 Bring me a cup of water with some honey, to cool me and slake my thirst."

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

afire

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From this reading "Mora, my breast is afire.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Bring me a cup of water with some honey, to cool me and slake my thirst."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The servant hurriedly nodded her head and vanished with Tetrik, who lingered for a moment at the threshold.

breast

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From this reading "Mora, my breast is afire.

Bring

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From this reading Bring me a cup of water with some honey, to cool me and slake my thirst."

Camps

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From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

cleared

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From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

close

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From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

cool

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From this reading Bring me a cup of water with some honey, to cool me and slake my thirst."

cup

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From this reading Bring me a cup of water with some honey, to cool me and slake my thirst."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The servant hurriedly nodded her head and vanished with Tetrik, who lingered for a moment at the threshold.

head

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From this reading The servant hurriedly nodded her head and vanished with Tetrik, who lingered for a moment at the threshold.

heels

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From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

honey

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From this reading Bring me a cup of water with some honey, to cool me and slake my thirst."

hurriedly

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From this reading The servant hurriedly nodded her head and vanished with Tetrik, who lingered for a moment at the threshold.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Mora, my breast is afire.

just

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From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

latter

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From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

leave

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From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

lingered

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From this reading The servant hurriedly nodded her head and vanished with Tetrik, who lingered for a moment at the threshold.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Bring me a cup of water with some honey, to cool me and slake my thirst."

moment

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From this reading The servant hurriedly nodded her head and vanished with Tetrik, who lingered for a moment at the threshold.

Mora

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From this reading "Mora, my breast is afire.

Mother

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From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Mora, my breast is afire.

noddednounUS /nodded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The servant hurriedly nodded her head and vanished with Tetrik, who lingered for a moment at the threshold.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE VISION OF VICTORIA.

presence

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From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

room

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From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

said

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From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

servant

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From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

slake

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From this reading Bring me a cup of water with some honey, to cool me and slake my thirst."

some

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From this reading Bring me a cup of water with some honey, to cool me and slake my thirst."

Tetrik

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From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE VISION OF VICTORIA.

thirst

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From this reading Bring me a cup of water with some honey, to cool me and slake my thirst."

threshold

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From this reading The servant hurriedly nodded her head and vanished with Tetrik, who lingered for a moment at the threshold.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

vanished

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From this reading The servant hurriedly nodded her head and vanished with Tetrik, who lingered for a moment at the threshold.

VICTORIA

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From this reading THE VISION OF VICTORIA.

VISION

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From this reading THE VISION OF VICTORIA.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

water

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From this reading Bring me a cup of water with some honey, to cool me and slake my thirst."

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When the room was cleared of the presence of Tetrik the Mother of the Camps said to her servant, just as the latter was about to leave close upon the heels of Tetrik:

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The servant hurriedly nodded her head and vanished with Tetrik, who lingered for a moment at the threshold.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Bring me a cup of water with some honey, to cool me and slake my thirst."