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The King's Mirror
The King's Mirror

Chapter XXIX

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AS BEDERHOF ARRANGED.
Of the next day I have three visions.
I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich.
Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.
They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The King's Mirror

Chapter XXIX

Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AS BEDERHOF ARRANGED.
Line 2
Of the next day I have three visions.
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I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich.
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Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.
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They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.

Learner Dictionary

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

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Of the next day I have three visions.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Of the next day I have three visions.”

Princess noun US /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading “I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich.”

Theirs pronoun US /ðerz/

the one or ones belonging to them

From this reading “They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.”

Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.”

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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 Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.

account

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From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich.

ARRANGED

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From this reading AS BEDERHOF ARRANGED.

ASconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading AS BEDERHOF ARRANGED.

BEDERHOF

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From this reading AS BEDERHOF ARRANGED.

cold

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From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.

conceived

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From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.

congratulated

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From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.

day

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From this reading Of the next day I have three visions.

Dimittis

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From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.

faces

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From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Of the next day I have three visions.

Heinrich

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From this reading I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Of the next day I have three visions.

illuminated

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From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.

King

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From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.

kingdom

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From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.

Krak

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From this reading I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Of the next day I have three visions.

Nunc

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From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of the next day I have three visions.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.

Pride

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From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.

PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich.

radiance

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From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.

Ruler

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From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.

see

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From this reading I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich.

spirit

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From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Of the next day I have three visions.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.

theirspronounUS /ðerz/

the one or ones belonging to them

From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.

three

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From this reading Of the next day I have three visions.

utterances

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From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.

visions

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From this reading Of the next day I have three visions.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Pride illuminated their faces with a cold radiance, and their utterances were conceived in the spirit of a _Nunc Dimittis_.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I see myself with Krak and Princess Heinrich.

world

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From this reading They congratulated the world on its Ruler, the kingdom on its King, themselves on my account, me on theirs.