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Don Rodriguez

Chapter II

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"Master," answered Morano, "I know well who made hurry.
And may he not overtake my soul at the last.
Yet it is bad for our fortunes that these men should loiter thus.
You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.
I look for a heap of straw in the cellar of your great castle."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Don Rodriguez

Chapter II

Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Master," answered Morano, "I know well who made hurry.
Line 2
And may he not overtake my soul at the last.
Line 3
Yet it is bad for our fortunes that these men should loiter thus.
Line 4
You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.
Line 5
I look for a heap of straw in the cellar of your great castle."

Learner Dictionary

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

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading “"Master," answered Morano, "I know well who made hurry.”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I look for a heap of straw in the cellar of your great castle."”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Master," answered Morano, "I know well who made hurry.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And may he not overtake my soul at the last.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I look for a heap of straw in the cellar of your great castle."”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “And may he not overtake my soul at the last.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Yet it is bad for our fortunes that these men should loiter thus.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Master," answered Morano, "I know well who made hurry.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Yet it is bad for our fortunes that these men should loiter thus.”

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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 I look for a heap of straw in the cellar of your great castle."

always

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From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And may he not overtake my soul at the last.

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading "Master," answered Morano, "I know well who made hurry.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And may he not overtake my soul at the last.

bad

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From this reading Yet it is bad for our fortunes that these men should loiter thus.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

castle

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From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

cellar

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From this reading I look for a heap of straw in the cellar of your great castle."

certain

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From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

curl

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From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Yet it is bad for our fortunes that these men should loiter thus.

fortunes

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From this reading Yet it is bad for our fortunes that these men should loiter thus.

front

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From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

Garda

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From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I look for a heap of straw in the cellar of your great castle."

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading And may he not overtake my soul at the last.

heap

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From this reading I look for a heap of straw in the cellar of your great castle."

hurry

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From this reading "Master," answered Morano, "I know well who made hurry.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Master," answered Morano, "I know well who made hurry.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Yet it is bad for our fortunes that these men should loiter thus.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Yet it is bad for our fortunes that these men should loiter thus.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Master," answered Morano, "I know well who made hurry.

la

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From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And may he not overtake my soul at the last.

loiter

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From this reading Yet it is bad for our fortunes that these men should loiter thus.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I look for a heap of straw in the cellar of your great castle."

made

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From this reading "Master," answered Morano, "I know well who made hurry.

Master

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From this reading "Master," answered Morano, "I know well who made hurry.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading And may he not overtake my soul at the last.

men

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From this reading Yet it is bad for our fortunes that these men should loiter thus.

Morano

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From this reading "Master," answered Morano, "I know well who made hurry.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And may he not overtake my soul at the last.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And may he not overtake my soul at the last.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I look for a heap of straw in the cellar of your great castle."

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Yet it is bad for our fortunes that these men should loiter thus.

overtake

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From this reading And may he not overtake my soul at the last.

perhaps

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From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

place

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From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

roads

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From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Yet it is bad for our fortunes that these men should loiter thus.

sleep

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From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

soul

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From this reading And may he not overtake my soul at the last.

straw

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From this reading I look for a heap of straw in the cellar of your great castle."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Yet it is bad for our fortunes that these men should loiter thus.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading And may he not overtake my soul at the last.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Yet it is bad for our fortunes that these men should loiter thus.

thus

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From this reading Yet it is bad for our fortunes that these men should loiter thus.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

up

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From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

wander

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From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

want

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From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

well

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From this reading "Master," answered Morano, "I know well who made hurry.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Master," answered Morano, "I know well who made hurry.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet it is bad for our fortunes that these men should loiter thus.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You want your castle, master; and I, I want not always to wander roads, with la Garda perhaps behind and no certain place to curl up and sleep in front.