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Peter the Priest
Peter the Priest

Chapter V

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THE LORDS OF MITOSIN.
Opposite the Madocsany Castle gleams forth the Mitosin.
Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
They are round and dome-topped in Russian style.
There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Peter the Priest

Chapter V

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE LORDS OF MITOSIN.
Line 2
Opposite the Madocsany Castle gleams forth the Mitosin.
Line 3
Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.
Line 4
They are round and dome-topped in Russian style.
Line 5
There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

Learner Dictionary

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

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.”

Silver noun US /silver/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.”

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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 There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

all

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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

blaze

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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

Castle

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From this reading Opposite the Madocsany Castle gleams forth the Mitosin.

covered

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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

cross

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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

dome-topped

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From this reading They are round and dome-topped in Russian style.

end

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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

fifth

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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

fire

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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

forth

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From this reading Opposite the Madocsany Castle gleams forth the Mitosin.

four

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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

gladly

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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

gleams

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From this reading Opposite the Madocsany Castle gleams forth the Mitosin.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading They are round and dome-topped in Russian style.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

like

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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

LORDS

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From this reading THE LORDS OF MITOSIN.

Madocsany

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From this reading Opposite the Madocsany Castle gleams forth the Mitosin.

MITOSIN

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From this reading THE LORDS OF MITOSIN.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE LORDS OF MITOSIN.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

Opposite

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From this reading Opposite the Madocsany Castle gleams forth the Mitosin.

others

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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

poplars

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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

round

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From this reading They are round and dome-topped in Russian style.

runs

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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

Russian

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From this reading They are round and dome-topped in Russian style.

setting

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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

sheaves

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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

shines

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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

show

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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

silver

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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

spire

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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

star

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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

style

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From this reading They are round and dome-topped in Russian style.

sun

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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE LORDS OF MITOSIN.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

There

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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They are round and dome-topped in Russian style.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

tin

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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

tower

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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

towers

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From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

up

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From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Its four towers are covered with tin, and when the setting sun shines on them, all four blaze like sheaves of fire.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading There is still a fifth tower that would gladly show itself above the silver poplars; this one runs up into a spire and cross, while the others end in a star.