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The Centaur
The Centaur

Chapter IX

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Context Illustration Reading 1/87 · 5 lines
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"We have called you!
Come...!"
And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.
For a worshipper, strayed from the outer world of the dead, stood within the precincts of their ancient temple.
He had passed the Angel with the flaming sword those very dead had set there long ago.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Centaur

Chapter IX

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"We have called you!
Line 2
Come...!"
/come/
Line 3
And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.
Line 4
For a worshipper, strayed from the outer world of the dead, stood within the precincts of their ancient temple.
Line 5
He had passed the Angel with the flaming sword those very dead had set there long ago.

Learner Dictionary

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

Ancient adjective US /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading “For a worshipper, strayed from the outer world of the dead, stood within the precincts of their ancient temple.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Come...!"”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For a worshipper, strayed from the outer world of the dead, stood within the precincts of their ancient temple.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"We have called you!”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had passed the Angel with the flaming sword those very dead had set there long ago.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had passed the Angel with the flaming sword those very dead had set there long ago.”

Running noun US /ˈrunning/

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

From this reading “And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For a worshipper, strayed from the outer world of the dead, stood within the precincts of their ancient temple.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

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

From this reading “He had passed the Angel with the flaming sword those very dead had set there long ago.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “For a worshipper, strayed from the outer world of the dead, stood within the precincts of their ancient temple.”

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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 And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

ago

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From this reading He had passed the Angel with the flaming sword those very dead had set there long ago.

all

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From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading For a worshipper, strayed from the outer world of the dead, stood within the precincts of their ancient temple.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

Angel

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From this reading He had passed the Angel with the flaming sword those very dead had set there long ago.

breathed

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From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

called

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From this reading "We have called you!

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Come...!"

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For a worshipper, strayed from the outer world of the dead, stood within the precincts of their ancient temple.

down

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From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

flaming

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From this reading He had passed the Angel with the flaming sword those very dead had set there long ago.

flowers

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From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For a worshipper, strayed from the outer world of the dead, stood within the precincts of their ancient temple.

forms

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From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

grass

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From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had passed the Angel with the flaming sword those very dead had set there long ago.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "We have called you!

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He had passed the Angel with the flaming sword those very dead had set there long ago.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had passed the Angel with the flaming sword those very dead had set there long ago.

mountainous

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From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

moved

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From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

murmured

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From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For a worshipper, strayed from the outer world of the dead, stood within the precincts of their ancient temple.

out

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From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

outer

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From this reading For a worshipper, strayed from the outer world of the dead, stood within the precincts of their ancient temple.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had passed the Angel with the flaming sword those very dead had set there long ago.

pedestals

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From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

precincts

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From this reading For a worshipper, strayed from the outer world of the dead, stood within the precincts of their ancient temple.

runningnounUS /ˈrunning/

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

From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

sang

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From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

set

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From this reading He had passed the Angel with the flaming sword those very dead had set there long ago.

sigh

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From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

slopes

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From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

slowly

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From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For a worshipper, strayed from the outer world of the dead, stood within the precincts of their ancient temple.

strayed

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From this reading For a worshipper, strayed from the outer world of the dead, stood within the precincts of their ancient temple.

sword

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From this reading He had passed the Angel with the flaming sword those very dead had set there long ago.

temple

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From this reading For a worshipper, strayed from the outer world of the dead, stood within the precincts of their ancient temple.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

there

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From this reading He had passed the Angel with the flaming sword those very dead had set there long ago.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

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

From this reading He had passed the Angel with the flaming sword those very dead had set there long ago.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

very

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From this reading He had passed the Angel with the flaming sword those very dead had set there long ago.

water

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From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We have called you!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had passed the Angel with the flaming sword those very dead had set there long ago.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading For a worshipper, strayed from the outer world of the dead, stood within the precincts of their ancient temple.

woods

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From this reading And the forms moved down slowly from their mountainous pedestals; the woods breathed out a sigh; the running water sang; the slopes all murmured through their grass and flowers.

world

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From this reading For a worshipper, strayed from the outer world of the dead, stood within the precincts of their ancient temple.

worshipper

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From this reading For a worshipper, strayed from the outer world of the dead, stood within the precincts of their ancient temple.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "We have called you!