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The Ivory Trail
The Ivory Trail

Chapter XXII

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Context Illustration Reading 1/86 · 5 lines
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Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!
Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!
Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!
The dark is ours!
Take cover!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Ivory Trail

Chapter XXII

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!
Line 2
Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!
Line 3
Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!
Line 4
The dark is ours!
Line 5
Take cover!

Learner Dictionary

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

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!”

Ancient adjective US /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

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

From this reading “Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!”

Camp noun US /camp/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!”

Ours pronoun US /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading “The dark is ours!”

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Take cover!”

All words in this reading · 48

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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 Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!

ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

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

From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!

camp

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From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!

circus

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From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!

cover

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From this reading Take cover!

Daniel

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From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!

dare

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From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!

dark

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From this reading The dark is ours!

day

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From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!

iron

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From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The dark is ours!

lines

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From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!

loll

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From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!

long-range

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From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!

lords

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From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!

lovers

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From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!

noisy

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From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!

once

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From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!

ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading The dark is ours!

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!

Rome

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From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!

safaris

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From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!

shook

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From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!

TakenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Take cover!

test

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From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!

tired

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From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!

tramp

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From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!

Tremble

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From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!

Twas

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From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!

used

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From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!

walls

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From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!

wheels

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From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!

YepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!