Chapter XXII
It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness. "Listen!" came next. "This is it: "'_There are a myriad worlds. There is but One Thought out of which they grew. Its Law is Order which cannot swerve.
The Lost Prince
Chapter XXII
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It
seemed
to
The
Rat
as
if
the
room
held
an
extraordinary
stillness.
"Listen!"
came
next.
"This
is
it:
"'_There
are
a
myriad
worlds.
There
is
but
One
Thought
out
of
which
they
grew.
Its
Law
is
Order
which
cannot
swerve.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
It
seemed
to
The
Rat
as
if
the
room
held
an
extraordinary
stillness.
Line 2
"Listen!"
came
next.
Line 3
"This
is
it:
"'_There
are
a
myriad
worlds.
Line 4
There
is
but
One
Thought
out
of
which
they
grew.
Line 5
Its
Law
is
Order
which
cannot
swerve.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Listen!" came next.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There is but One Thought out of which they grew.”
Order
noun
US /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Its Law is Order which cannot swerve.”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is but One Thought out of which they grew.”
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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 "This is it: "'_There are a myriad worlds.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "This is it: "'_There are a myriad worlds.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There is but One Thought out of which they grew.
came
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From this reading "Listen!" came next.
cannot
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From this reading Its Law is Order which cannot swerve.
extraordinary
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From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.
grew
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From this reading There is but One Thought out of which they grew.
held
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From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is it: "'_There are a myriad worlds.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its Law is Order which cannot swerve.
Law
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From this reading Its Law is Order which cannot swerve.
Listen
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From this reading "Listen!" came next.
myriad
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From this reading "This is it: "'_There are a myriad worlds.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Listen!" came next.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is but One Thought out of which they grew.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is but One Thought out of which they grew.
OrdernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its Law is Order which cannot swerve.
out
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From this reading There is but One Thought out of which they grew.
Rat
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From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.
room
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From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.
stillness
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From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.
swerve
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From this reading Its Law is Order which cannot swerve.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.
There
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From this reading "This is it: "'_There are a myriad worlds.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is but One Thought out of which they grew.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is it: "'_There are a myriad worlds.
ThoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is but One Thought out of which they grew.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to The Rat as if the room held an extraordinary stillness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is but One Thought out of which they grew.
worlds
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From this reading "This is it: "'_There are a myriad worlds.