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The Nameless Castle
The Nameless Castle

Chapter XXXIII

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One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.
Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.
The Volons had not yet rested, but they had traveled over passable roads, and were not so exhausted.
Their leader at once gave orders to mount.
When Ludwig saw that Katharina also prepared to accompany the troop, he hurried to her side.
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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 XXXIII

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.
Line 2
Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.
Line 3
The Volons had not yet rested, but they had traveled over passable roads, and were not so exhausted.
Line 4
Their leader at once gave orders to mount.
Line 5
When Ludwig saw that Katharina also prepared to accompany the troop, he hurried to her side.

Learner Dictionary

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

Already noun US /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.”

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “The Volons had not yet rested, but they had traveled over passable roads, and were not so exhausted.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “The Volons had not yet rested, but they had traveled over passable roads, and were not so exhausted.”

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accompany

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From this reading When Ludwig saw that Katharina also prepared to accompany the troop, he hurried to her side.

alreadynounUS /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.

also

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From this reading When Ludwig saw that Katharina also prepared to accompany the troop, he hurried to her side.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.

apprized

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From this reading Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.

arrival

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From this reading Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.

bridge-inn

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From this reading Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The Volons had not yet rested, but they had traveled over passable roads, and were not so exhausted.

campaign

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From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

Count

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From this reading Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.

crossed

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From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

De

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From this reading Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.

distance

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From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

Eszterhaza

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From this reading Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.

exhausted

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From this reading The Volons had not yet rested, but they had traveled over passable roads, and were not so exhausted.

Fervlans's

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From this reading Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.

gave

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From this reading Their leader at once gave orders to mount.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The Volons had not yet rested, but they had traveled over passable roads, and were not so exhausted.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading When Ludwig saw that Katharina also prepared to accompany the troop, he hurried to her side.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading When Ludwig saw that Katharina also prepared to accompany the troop, he hurried to her side.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.

hurried

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From this reading When Ludwig saw that Katharina also prepared to accompany the troop, he hurried to her side.

Katharina

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From this reading When Ludwig saw that Katharina also prepared to accompany the troop, he hurried to her side.

leader

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From this reading Their leader at once gave orders to mount.

Ludwig

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From this reading When Ludwig saw that Katharina also prepared to accompany the troop, he hurried to her side.

marches

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From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

Master

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From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

Matyas

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From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

men

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From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

morass

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From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

mount

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From this reading Their leader at once gave orders to mount.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The Volons had not yet rested, but they had traveled over passable roads, and were not so exhausted.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

once

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From this reading Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

orders

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From this reading Their leader at once gave orders to mount.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The Volons had not yet rested, but they had traveled over passable roads, and were not so exhausted.

passable

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From this reading The Volons had not yet rested, but they had traveled over passable roads, and were not so exhausted.

phenomenal

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From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

prepared

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From this reading When Ludwig saw that Katharina also prepared to accompany the troop, he hurried to her side.

rested

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From this reading The Volons had not yet rested, but they had traveled over passable roads, and were not so exhausted.

roads

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From this reading The Volons had not yet rested, but they had traveled over passable roads, and were not so exhausted.

saw

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From this reading When Ludwig saw that Katharina also prepared to accompany the troop, he hurried to her side.

side

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From this reading When Ludwig saw that Katharina also prepared to accompany the troop, he hurried to her side.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The Volons had not yet rested, but they had traveled over passable roads, and were not so exhausted.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

stilts

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From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When Ludwig saw that Katharina also prepared to accompany the troop, he hurried to her side.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their leader at once gave orders to mount.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading The Volons had not yet rested, but they had traveled over passable roads, and were not so exhausted.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Their leader at once gave orders to mount.

traveled

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From this reading The Volons had not yet rested, but they had traveled over passable roads, and were not so exhausted.

troop

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From this reading Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.

two

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From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

Vavel

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From this reading Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.

Volons

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From this reading The Volons had not yet rested, but they had traveled over passable roads, and were not so exhausted.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Ludwig saw that Katharina also prepared to accompany the troop, he hurried to her side.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading One of the two men who crossed the morass on stilts was Master Matyas, whose distance marches during this campaign were something phenomenal.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Matyas found Count Vavel with his troop already at Eszterhaza, and apprized him at once of De Fervlans's arrival at the bridge-inn.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading The Volons had not yet rested, but they had traveled over passable roads, and were not so exhausted.