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The Vultures
The Vultures

Chapter XIV

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“Leave those matters to me.
You can safely do so.
Please do not move.
I will find my way to the door, thank you.”
“If you see Wanda as you go,” called out the prince, as Deulin closed the door behind him, “send her to me.”
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Vultures

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Leave those matters to me.
Line 2
You can safely do so.
Line 3
Please do not move.
Line 4
I will find my way to the door, thank you.”
Line 5
“If you see Wanda as you go,” called out the prince, as Deulin closed the door behind him, “send her to me.”

Learner Dictionary

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

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading ““If you see Wanda as you go,” called out the prince, as Deulin closed the door behind him, “send her to me.””

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading ““Leave those matters to me.”

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading “If you see Wanda as you go,” called out the prince, as Deulin closed the door behind him, “send her to me.”

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “If you see Wanda as you go,” called out the prince, as Deulin closed the door behind him, “send her to me.”

called

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From this reading “If you see Wanda as you go,” called out the prince, as Deulin closed the door behind him, “send her to me.”

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading You can safely do so.

closed

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From this reading “If you see Wanda as you go,” called out the prince, as Deulin closed the door behind him, “send her to me.”

Deulin

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From this reading “If you see Wanda as you go,” called out the prince, as Deulin closed the door behind him, “send her to me.”

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading You can safely do so.

door

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From this reading I will find my way to the door, thank you.”

find

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From this reading I will find my way to the door, thank you.”

go

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From this reading “If you see Wanda as you go,” called out the prince, as Deulin closed the door behind him, “send her to me.”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading “If you see Wanda as you go,” called out the prince, as Deulin closed the door behind him, “send her to me.”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading “If you see Wanda as you go,” called out the prince, as Deulin closed the door behind him, “send her to me.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I will find my way to the door, thank you.”

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “If you see Wanda as you go,” called out the prince, as Deulin closed the door behind him, “send her to me.”

Leave

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From this reading “Leave those matters to me.

matters

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From this reading “Leave those matters to me.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading “Leave those matters to me.

move

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From this reading Please do not move.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I will find my way to the door, thank you.”

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Please do not move.

out

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From this reading “If you see Wanda as you go,” called out the prince, as Deulin closed the door behind him, “send her to me.”

Please

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From this reading Please do not move.

prince

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From this reading “If you see Wanda as you go,” called out the prince, as Deulin closed the door behind him, “send her to me.”

safely

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From this reading You can safely do so.

see

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From this reading “If you see Wanda as you go,” called out the prince, as Deulin closed the door behind him, “send her to me.”

send

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From this reading “If you see Wanda as you go,” called out the prince, as Deulin closed the door behind him, “send her to me.”

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading You can safely do so.

thank

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From this reading I will find my way to the door, thank you.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I will find my way to the door, thank you.”

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Leave those matters to me.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “Leave those matters to me.

Wanda

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From this reading “If you see Wanda as you go,” called out the prince, as Deulin closed the door behind him, “send her to me.”

way

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From this reading I will find my way to the door, thank you.”

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I will find my way to the door, thank you.”

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You can safely do so.