Chapter I
[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] THE EMPEROR, Part 1. Volume 1. PREFACE.
The Emperor — Volume 01
Chapter I
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THE
EMPEROR,
Part
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Volume
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PREFACE.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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EMPEROR,
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PREFACE.
Learner Dictionary
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Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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Part
noun
US /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE EMPEROR, Part 1.”
Short
adjective
US /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
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Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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From this reading THE EMPEROR, Part 1.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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author's
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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bookmarks
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D
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From this reading D.W.]
EMPEROR
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From this reading THE EMPEROR, Part 1.
end
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entire
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file
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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ideas
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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list
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making
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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meal
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NOTE
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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PartnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EMPEROR, Part 1.
pointers
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PREFACE
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From this reading PREFACE.
sample
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shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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There
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thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Volume
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From this reading Volume 1.
W
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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wish
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