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The Nameless Castle

Chapter XVI

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So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.
Satan Laczi's advice had been obeyed to the letter.
But how about Baroness Landsknechtsschild?
Danger still threatened her.
Count Vavel was seriously concerned about his fair neighbor, and wondered how he might communicate his extraordinary discovery to her.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Nameless Castle

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.
Line 2
Satan Laczi's advice had been obeyed to the letter.
Line 3
But how about Baroness Landsknechtsschild?
Line 4
Danger still threatened her.
Line 5
Count Vavel was seriously concerned about his fair neighbor, and wondered how he might communicate his extraordinary discovery to her.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “But how about Baroness Landsknechtsschild?”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Satan Laczi's advice had been obeyed to the letter.”

Fair noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Count Vavel was seriously concerned about his fair neighbor, and wondered how he might communicate his extraordinary discovery to her.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.”

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.”

Robbers noun US /ˈrɒb.ərz/

Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.

From this reading “So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Danger still threatened her.”

Wondered noun US /wondered/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Count Vavel was seriously concerned about his fair neighbor, and wondered how he might communicate his extraordinary discovery to her.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading But how about Baroness Landsknechtsschild?

advice

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From this reading Satan Laczi's advice had been obeyed to the letter.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Count Vavel was seriously concerned about his fair neighbor, and wondered how he might communicate his extraordinary discovery to her.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.

Baroness

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From this reading But how about Baroness Landsknechtsschild?

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Satan Laczi's advice had been obeyed to the letter.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But how about Baroness Landsknechtsschild?

communicate

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From this reading Count Vavel was seriously concerned about his fair neighbor, and wondered how he might communicate his extraordinary discovery to her.

concerned

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From this reading So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.

content

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From this reading So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.

Count

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From this reading So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.

Danger

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From this reading Danger still threatened her.

discovery

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From this reading Count Vavel was seriously concerned about his fair neighbor, and wondered how he might communicate his extraordinary discovery to her.

extraordinary

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From this reading Count Vavel was seriously concerned about his fair neighbor, and wondered how he might communicate his extraordinary discovery to her.

fairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Count Vavel was seriously concerned about his fair neighbor, and wondered how he might communicate his extraordinary discovery to her.

far

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From this reading So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Satan Laczi's advice had been obeyed to the letter.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Count Vavel was seriously concerned about his fair neighbor, and wondered how he might communicate his extraordinary discovery to her.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Danger still threatened her.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Count Vavel was seriously concerned about his fair neighbor, and wondered how he might communicate his extraordinary discovery to her.

how

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From this reading But how about Baroness Landsknechtsschild?

Laczi's

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From this reading Satan Laczi's advice had been obeyed to the letter.

Landsknechtsschild

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From this reading But how about Baroness Landsknechtsschild?

letter

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From this reading Satan Laczi's advice had been obeyed to the letter.

Marie's

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From this reading So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.

neighbor

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From this reading Count Vavel was seriously concerned about his fair neighbor, and wondered how he might communicate his extraordinary discovery to her.

now

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From this reading So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.

obeyed

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From this reading Satan Laczi's advice had been obeyed to the letter.

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.

robbersnounUS /ˈrɒb.ərz/

Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.

From this reading So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.

safety

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From this reading So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.

Satan

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From this reading Satan Laczi's advice had been obeyed to the letter.

seriously

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From this reading Count Vavel was seriously concerned about his fair neighbor, and wondered how he might communicate his extraordinary discovery to her.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Danger still threatened her.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Satan Laczi's advice had been obeyed to the letter.

threatened

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From this reading Danger still threatened her.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Satan Laczi's advice had been obeyed to the letter.

Vavel

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From this reading So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading So far as Marie's safety from robbers was concerned, Count Vavel might now rest content.

wonderednounUS /wondered/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Count Vavel was seriously concerned about his fair neighbor, and wondered how he might communicate his extraordinary discovery to her.