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The Nameless Castle
The Nameless Castle

Chapter XXIII

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The little servant, Satan Laczi, junior, interrupted the conversation.
He came to announce dinner.
Lisette had not needed any instructions.
She knew what was expected of her when a visitor happened to be at the castle at meal-times.
Besides, she wanted to show the lady from the manor what she could do.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Nameless Castle

Chapter XXIII

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The little servant, Satan Laczi, junior, interrupted the conversation.
Line 2
He came to announce dinner.
Line 3
Lisette had not needed any instructions.
Line 4
She knew what was expected of her when a visitor happened to be at the castle at meal-times.
Line 5
Besides, she wanted to show the lady from the manor what she could do.

Learner Dictionary

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

Besides preposition US /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading “Besides, she wanted to show the lady from the manor what she could do.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Besides, she wanted to show the lady from the manor what she could do.”

Interrupted noun US /ˈinterrupted/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The little servant, Satan Laczi, junior, interrupted the conversation.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The little servant, Satan Laczi, junior, interrupted the conversation.”

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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 She knew what was expected of her when a visitor happened to be at the castle at meal-times.

announce

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From this reading He came to announce dinner.

any

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From this reading Lisette had not needed any instructions.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She knew what was expected of her when a visitor happened to be at the castle at meal-times.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She knew what was expected of her when a visitor happened to be at the castle at meal-times.

BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides, she wanted to show the lady from the manor what she could do.

came

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From this reading He came to announce dinner.

castle

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From this reading She knew what was expected of her when a visitor happened to be at the castle at meal-times.

conversation

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From this reading The little servant, Satan Laczi, junior, interrupted the conversation.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Besides, she wanted to show the lady from the manor what she could do.

dinner

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From this reading He came to announce dinner.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Besides, she wanted to show the lady from the manor what she could do.

expected

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From this reading She knew what was expected of her when a visitor happened to be at the castle at meal-times.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Besides, she wanted to show the lady from the manor what she could do.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Lisette had not needed any instructions.

happened

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From this reading She knew what was expected of her when a visitor happened to be at the castle at meal-times.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He came to announce dinner.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She knew what was expected of her when a visitor happened to be at the castle at meal-times.

instructions

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From this reading Lisette had not needed any instructions.

interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The little servant, Satan Laczi, junior, interrupted the conversation.

junior

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From this reading The little servant, Satan Laczi, junior, interrupted the conversation.

knew

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From this reading She knew what was expected of her when a visitor happened to be at the castle at meal-times.

Laczi

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From this reading The little servant, Satan Laczi, junior, interrupted the conversation.

lady

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From this reading Besides, she wanted to show the lady from the manor what she could do.

Lisette

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From this reading Lisette had not needed any instructions.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The little servant, Satan Laczi, junior, interrupted the conversation.

manor

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From this reading Besides, she wanted to show the lady from the manor what she could do.

meal-times

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From this reading She knew what was expected of her when a visitor happened to be at the castle at meal-times.

needed

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From this reading Lisette had not needed any instructions.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Lisette had not needed any instructions.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She knew what was expected of her when a visitor happened to be at the castle at meal-times.

Satan

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From this reading The little servant, Satan Laczi, junior, interrupted the conversation.

servant

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From this reading The little servant, Satan Laczi, junior, interrupted the conversation.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She knew what was expected of her when a visitor happened to be at the castle at meal-times.

show

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From this reading Besides, she wanted to show the lady from the manor what she could do.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The little servant, Satan Laczi, junior, interrupted the conversation.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He came to announce dinner.

visitor

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From this reading She knew what was expected of her when a visitor happened to be at the castle at meal-times.

wanted

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From this reading Besides, she wanted to show the lady from the manor what she could do.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She knew what was expected of her when a visitor happened to be at the castle at meal-times.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She knew what was expected of her when a visitor happened to be at the castle at meal-times.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading She knew what was expected of her when a visitor happened to be at the castle at meal-times.