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The Emperor — Complete

Chapter XXIII

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Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.
"Where have you been?" he imperiously asked.
"I could not find you, so I took a boat and went out on the lake."
"That is false."
Antinous did not answer, but merely shrugged his shoulders.
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The Emperor — Complete

Chapter XXIII

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.
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"Where have you been?" he imperiously asked.
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"I could not find you, so I took a boat and went out on the lake."
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"That is false."
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Antinous did not answer, but merely shrugged his shoulders.

Learner Dictionary

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

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Where have you been?" he imperiously asked.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “"I could not find you, so I took a boat and went out on the lake."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"Where have you been?" he imperiously asked.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.”

Plainly noun US /ˈplainly/

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

From this reading “Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I could not find you, so I took a boat and went out on the lake."”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I could not find you, so I took a boat and went out on the lake."”

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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 could not find you, so I took a boat and went out on the lake."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

answer

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From this reading Antinous did not answer, but merely shrugged his shoulders.

Antinous

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From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Where have you been?" he imperiously asked.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

boat

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From this reading "I could not find you, so I took a boat and went out on the lake."

brow

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From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Antinous did not answer, but merely shrugged his shoulders.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "I could not find you, so I took a boat and went out on the lake."

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Antinous did not answer, but merely shrugged his shoulders.

enough

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From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

expected

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From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

eye

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From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

false

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From this reading "That is false."

find

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From this reading "I could not find you, so I took a boat and went out on the lake."

fire

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From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

Hadrian

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From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Where have you been?" he imperiously asked.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Where have you been?" he imperiously asked.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

hours

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From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I could not find you, so I took a boat and went out on the lake."

impatience

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From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

imperiously

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From this reading "Where have you been?" he imperiously asked.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "That is false."

lake

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From this reading "I could not find you, so I took a boat and went out on the lake."

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

many

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From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

merely

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From this reading Antinous did not answer, but merely shrugged his shoulders.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I could not find you, so I took a boat and went out on the lake."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "I could not find you, so I took a boat and went out on the lake."

out

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From this reading "I could not find you, so I took a boat and went out on the lake."

plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/

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

From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

reflected

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From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

seething

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From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

shoulders

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From this reading Antinous did not answer, but merely shrugged his shoulders.

shrugged

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From this reading Antinous did not answer, but merely shrugged his shoulders.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "I could not find you, so I took a boat and went out on the lake."

sternly-bent

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From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "That is false."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

threatening

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From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I could not find you, so I took a boat and went out on the lake."

vexation

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From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I could not find you, so I took a boat and went out on the lake."

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "Where have you been?" he imperiously asked.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Hadrian had expected Antinous many hours since, and the impatience and vexation which had been long seething in him were reflected plainly enough in his sternly-bent brow and the threatening fire of his eye.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Where have you been?" he imperiously asked.