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Her Majesty's Minister
Her Majesty's Minister

Chapter I

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Her Majesty's Minister, by William Le Queux.
________________________________________________________________________ HER MAJESTY'S MINISTER, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX.
CHAPTER ONE.
HIS EXCELLENCY.
"Then, plainly speaking, the whole thing remains a mystery?"
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Her Majesty's Minister

Chapter I

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Her Majesty's Minister, by William Le Queux.
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________________________________________________________________________ HER MAJESTY'S MINISTER, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX.
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CHAPTER ONE.
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HIS EXCELLENCY.
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"Then, plainly speaking, the whole thing remains a mystery?"

Learner Dictionary

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

ONE pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”

Plainly noun US /ˈplainly/

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

From this reading “"Then, plainly speaking, the whole thing remains a mystery?"”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Then, plainly speaking, the whole thing remains a mystery?"”

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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 "Then, plainly speaking, the whole thing remains a mystery?"

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Her Majesty's Minister, by William Le Queux.

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER ONE.

EXCELLENCY

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From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Her Majesty's Minister, by William Le Queux.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY.

Le

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Majesty's

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Minister

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mystery

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ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading CHAPTER ONE.

plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/

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

From this reading "Then, plainly speaking, the whole thing remains a mystery?"

Queux

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remains

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speaking

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Then, plainly speaking, the whole thing remains a mystery?"

Then

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From this reading "Then, plainly speaking, the whole thing remains a mystery?"

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Then, plainly speaking, the whole thing remains a mystery?"

whole

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From this reading "Then, plainly speaking, the whole thing remains a mystery?"

William

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From this reading Her Majesty's Minister, by William Le Queux.