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The Executioner's Knife

Chapter XXIX

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BISHOP AND CANON.
In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.
These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.
Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.
I shall therein trace the "Passion" of the plebeian heroine--for Joan, like Christ, also underwent her "Passion," crowned with martyrdom.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Executioner's Knife

Chapter XXIX

Reading 1/96 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BISHOP AND CANON.
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In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.
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These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.
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Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.
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I shall therein trace the "Passion" of the plebeian heroine--for Joan, like Christ, also underwent her "Passion," crowned with martyrdom.

Learner Dictionary

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

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.”

Chronicle noun US /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/

A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)

From this reading “Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “I shall therein trace the "Passion" of the plebeian heroine--for Joan, like Christ, also underwent her "Passion," crowned with martyrdom.”

Therefore adverb US /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading “Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.”

Thirteenth adjective US /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/

Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.

From this reading “These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.”

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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 These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

also

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From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

ancestor

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From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading BISHOP AND CANON.

antiquity

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From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

BISHOP

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From this reading BISHOP AND CANON.

CANON

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From this reading BISHOP AND CANON.

Century

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From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

Champion

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From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

Christ

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From this reading I shall therein trace the "Passion" of the plebeian heroine--for Joan, like Christ, also underwent her "Passion," crowned with martyrdom.

chroniclenounUS /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/

A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)

From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

conclude

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From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

crowned

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From this reading I shall therein trace the "Passion" of the plebeian heroine--for Joan, like Christ, also underwent her "Passion," crowned with martyrdom.

Darc

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From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

days

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From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

decided

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From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

dialogued

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From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

dramatic

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From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

figure

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From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I shall therein trace the "Passion" of the plebeian heroine--for Joan, like Christ, also underwent her "Passion," crowned with martyrdom.

form

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From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

frequently

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From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading I shall therein trace the "Passion" of the plebeian heroine--for Joan, like Christ, also underwent her "Passion," crowned with martyrdom.

heroine

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From this reading I shall therein trace the "Passion" of the plebeian heroine--for Joan, like Christ, also underwent her "Passion," crowned with martyrdom.

historic

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From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

imitations

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From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

Joan

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From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

Jocelyn

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From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

like

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From this reading I shall therein trace the "Passion" of the plebeian heroine--for Joan, like Christ, also underwent her "Passion," crowned with martyrdom.

martyrdom

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From this reading I shall therein trace the "Passion" of the plebeian heroine--for Joan, like Christ, also underwent her "Passion," crowned with martyrdom.

men

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From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

much

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From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

Mylio

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From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

mysteries

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From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

now

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From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

Passion

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From this reading I shall therein trace the "Passion" of the plebeian heroine--for Joan, like Christ, also underwent her "Passion," crowned with martyrdom.

performed

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From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

personages

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From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

plays

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From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

plebeian

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From this reading I shall therein trace the "Passion" of the plebeian heroine--for Joan, like Christ, also underwent her "Passion," crowned with martyrdom.

recitals

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From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

sample

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From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I shall therein trace the "Passion" of the plebeian heroine--for Joan, like Christ, also underwent her "Passion," crowned with martyrdom.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

so-called

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From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

therein

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From this reading I shall therein trace the "Passion" of the plebeian heroine--for Joan, like Christ, also underwent her "Passion," crowned with martyrdom.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

ThirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/

Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.

From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

trace

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From this reading I shall therein trace the "Passion" of the plebeian heroine--for Joan, like Christ, also underwent her "Passion," crowned with martyrdom.

Trouvere

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From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

underwent

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From this reading I shall therein trace the "Passion" of the plebeian heroine--for Joan, like Christ, also underwent her "Passion," crowned with martyrdom.

vogue

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From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I shall therein trace the "Passion" of the plebeian heroine--for Joan, like Christ, also underwent her "Passion," crowned with martyrdom.

women

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From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.

works

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From this reading These "mysteries" are imitations of the dramatic works of antiquity, such as were also the so-called "plays" of the Thirteenth Century, of which my ancestor Mylio the Trouvere left a sample behind.

write

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From this reading Therefore, I, Jocelyn the Champion, who write this chronicle of Joan Darc, have decided to conclude it in the form of these "mysteries," now so much in vogue.

written

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From this reading In these my days, so-called "mysteries"--dialogued recitals between men and women who figure as historic personages--are frequently written and performed.