Chapter XVIII
"I know, I know, dear lad." Marco had told him all of it. He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret. "You shall go as his aide-de-camp. It shall be part of the game."
The Lost Prince
Chapter XVIII
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"I
know,
I
know,
dear
lad."
Marco
had
told
him
all
of
it.
He
gave
him
a
gracious
smile
which
seemed
as
if
it
held
a
sort
of
fine
secret.
"You
shall
go
as
his
aide-de-camp.
It
shall
be
part
of
the
game."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
know,
I
know,
dear
lad."
Line 2
Marco
had
told
him
all
of
it.
Line 3
He
gave
him
a
gracious
smile
which
seemed
as
if
it
held
a
sort
of
fine
secret.
Line 4
"You
shall
go
as
his
aide-de-camp.
Line 5
It
shall
be
part
of
the
game."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Fine
noun
US /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know, I know, dear lad."”
Part
noun
US /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It shall be part of the game."”
Secret
noun
US /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"You shall go as his aide-de-camp.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marco had told him all of it.”
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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 He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
aide-de-camp
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From this reading "You shall go as his aide-de-camp.
all
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From this reading Marco had told him all of it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It shall be part of the game."
dear
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From this reading "I know, I know, dear lad."
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
game
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From this reading It shall be part of the game."
gave
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From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
go
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From this reading "You shall go as his aide-de-camp.
gracious
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From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marco had told him all of it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
held
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From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marco had told him all of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You shall go as his aide-de-camp.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know, I know, dear lad."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Marco had told him all of it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know, I know, dear lad."
lad
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From this reading "I know, I know, dear lad."
Marco
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From this reading Marco had told him all of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marco had told him all of it.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It shall be part of the game."
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You shall go as his aide-de-camp.
smile
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From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
sort
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From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It shall be part of the game."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marco had told him all of it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He gave him a gracious smile which seemed as if it held a sort of fine secret.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You shall go as his aide-de-camp.