Chapter XII
THE MIRACLE OF ST. MARTIN. The rhetorician straightened himself up and proceeded to the proof. "I'm at it," he said. "But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?"
The Poniard's Hilt
Chapter XII
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THE
MIRACLE
OF
ST.
MARTIN.
The
rhetorician
straightened
himself
up
and
proceeded
to
the
proof.
"I'm
at
it,"
he
said.
"But
first
of
all,
brothers,
answer
me
this
question:
Under
whose
royal
claws
did
this
beautiful
land
of
Auvergne
fall?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
MIRACLE
OF
ST.
Line 2
MARTIN.
Line 3
The
rhetorician
straightened
himself
up
and
proceeded
to
the
proof.
Line 4
"I'm
at
it,"
he
said.
Line 5
"But
first
of
all,
brothers,
answer
me
this
question:
Under
whose
royal
claws
did
this
beautiful
land
of
Auvergne
fall?"
Learner Dictionary
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First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?"”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The rhetorician straightened himself up and proceeded to the proof.”
Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?"”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?"”
Whose
determiner
US /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “"But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?"”
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all
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From this reading "But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rhetorician straightened himself up and proceeded to the proof.
answer
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From this reading "But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'm at it," he said.
Auvergne
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beautiful
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brothers
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?"
claws
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From this reading "But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?"
fall
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From this reading "But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?"
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm at it," he said.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The rhetorician straightened himself up and proceeded to the proof.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm at it," he said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'm at it," he said.
land
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From this reading "But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?"
MARTIN
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From this reading MARTIN.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?"
MIRACLE
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From this reading THE MIRACLE OF ST.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MIRACLE OF ST.
proceeded
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From this reading The rhetorician straightened himself up and proceeded to the proof.
proof
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From this reading The rhetorician straightened himself up and proceeded to the proof.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?"
rhetorician
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From this reading The rhetorician straightened himself up and proceeded to the proof.
royal
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said
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From this reading "I'm at it," he said.
ST
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From this reading THE MIRACLE OF ST.
straightened
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From this reading The rhetorician straightened himself up and proceeded to the proof.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MIRACLE OF ST.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rhetorician straightened himself up and proceeded to the proof.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?"
up
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From this reading The rhetorician straightened himself up and proceeded to the proof.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "But first of all, brothers, answer me this question: Under whose royal claws did this beautiful land of Auvergne fall?"