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Witch-Doctors

Chapter XII

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Meanwhile the object of Bakahenzie’s political perplexities was also holding a council of war.
Mungongo and Bakuma were divided in opinion.
The former had recovered his complete confidence in Moonspirit.
After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.
Birnier smiled and considered.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Witch-Doctors

Chapter XII

Reading 1/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Meanwhile the object of Bakahenzie’s political perplexities was also holding a council of war.
Line 2
Mungongo and Bakuma were divided in opinion.
Line 3
The former had recovered his complete confidence in Moonspirit.
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After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.
Line 5
Birnier smiled and considered.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.”

Complete noun US /complete/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The former had recovered his complete confidence in Moonspirit.”

Confidence noun US /ˈconfidence/

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

From this reading “The former had recovered his complete confidence in Moonspirit.”

Council noun US /council/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Meanwhile the object of Bakahenzie’s political perplexities was also holding a council of war.”

Divided noun US /ˈdivided/

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

From this reading “Mungongo and Bakuma were divided in opinion.”

Magician noun US /məˈdʒɪʃ.ən/

A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.

From this reading “After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.”

Meanwhile noun US /ˈmeanwhile/

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

From this reading “Meanwhile the object of Bakahenzie’s political perplexities was also holding a council of war.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.”

All words in this reading · 47

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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 Meanwhile the object of Bakahenzie’s political perplexities was also holding a council of war.

advancing

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From this reading After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.

advocated

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From this reading After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.

also

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From this reading Meanwhile the object of Bakahenzie’s political perplexities was also holding a council of war.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Mungongo and Bakuma were divided in opinion.

ardour

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From this reading After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.

Bakahenzie's

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From this reading Meanwhile the object of Bakahenzie’s political perplexities was also holding a council of war.

Bakuma

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From this reading Mungongo and Bakuma were divided in opinion.

became

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From this reading After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.

Birnier

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From this reading Birnier smiled and considered.

completenounUS /complete/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The former had recovered his complete confidence in Moonspirit.

confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/

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

From this reading The former had recovered his complete confidence in Moonspirit.

considered

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From this reading Birnier smiled and considered.

councilnounUS /council/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Meanwhile the object of Bakahenzie’s political perplexities was also holding a council of war.

dividednounUS /ˈdivided/

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

From this reading Mungongo and Bakuma were divided in opinion.

filled

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From this reading After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.

former

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From this reading The former had recovered his complete confidence in Moonspirit.

greatest

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From this reading After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The former had recovered his complete confidence in Moonspirit.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The former had recovered his complete confidence in Moonspirit.

holding

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From this reading Meanwhile the object of Bakahenzie’s political perplexities was also holding a council of war.

immediately

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From this reading After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Mungongo and Bakuma were divided in opinion.

magiciannounUS /məˈdʒɪʃ.ən/

A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.

From this reading After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.

martial

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From this reading After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.

MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/

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

From this reading Meanwhile the object of Bakahenzie’s political perplexities was also holding a council of war.

Moonspirit

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From this reading The former had recovered his complete confidence in Moonspirit.

Mungongo

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From this reading Mungongo and Bakuma were divided in opinion.

object

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From this reading Meanwhile the object of Bakahenzie’s political perplexities was also holding a council of war.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Meanwhile the object of Bakahenzie’s political perplexities was also holding a council of war.

opinion

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From this reading Mungongo and Bakuma were divided in opinion.

perplexities

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From this reading Meanwhile the object of Bakahenzie’s political perplexities was also holding a council of war.

political

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From this reading Meanwhile the object of Bakahenzie’s political perplexities was also holding a council of war.

recovered

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From this reading The former had recovered his complete confidence in Moonspirit.

repulse

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From this reading After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.

smiled

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From this reading Birnier smiled and considered.

strongly

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From this reading After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Meanwhile the object of Bakahenzie’s political perplexities was also holding a council of war.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.

village

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From this reading After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.

war

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From this reading Meanwhile the object of Bakahenzie’s political perplexities was also holding a council of war.

warriors

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From this reading After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Meanwhile the object of Bakahenzie’s political perplexities was also holding a council of war.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Mungongo and Bakuma were divided in opinion.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading After the repulse of the greatest magician and his warriors he became filled with a martial ardour and strongly advocated advancing upon the village immediately.