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The Path to Honour
The Path to Honour

Chapter VIII

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THE SUPERFLUOUS CHARTERIS.
"Is it true that we ride to Agpur, sahib?"
Badan Hazari, coming to report the troop ready for the march, lingered to ask the question.
"It is true.
See to it that we take our place in the procession on the right of the elephant bearing the Rajah's body.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Path to Honour

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE SUPERFLUOUS CHARTERIS.
Line 2
"Is it true that we ride to Agpur, sahib?"
Line 3
Badan Hazari, coming to report the troop ready for the march, lingered to ask the question.
Line 4
"It is true.
Line 5
See to it that we take our place in the procession on the right of the elephant bearing the Rajah's body.

Learner Dictionary

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

Body noun US /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “See to it that we take our place in the procession on the right of the elephant bearing the Rajah's body.”

Question noun US /ˈquestion/

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

From this reading “Badan Hazari, coming to report the troop ready for the march, lingered to ask the question.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “See to it that we take our place in the procession on the right of the elephant bearing the Rajah's body.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “See to it that we take our place in the procession on the right of the elephant bearing the Rajah's body.”

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Agpur

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From this reading "Is it true that we ride to Agpur, sahib?"

ask

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From this reading Badan Hazari, coming to report the troop ready for the march, lingered to ask the question.

Badan

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From this reading Badan Hazari, coming to report the troop ready for the march, lingered to ask the question.

bearing

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From this reading See to it that we take our place in the procession on the right of the elephant bearing the Rajah's body.

bodynounUS /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading See to it that we take our place in the procession on the right of the elephant bearing the Rajah's body.

CHARTERIS

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From this reading THE SUPERFLUOUS CHARTERIS.

coming

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From this reading Badan Hazari, coming to report the troop ready for the march, lingered to ask the question.

elephant

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From this reading See to it that we take our place in the procession on the right of the elephant bearing the Rajah's body.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Badan Hazari, coming to report the troop ready for the march, lingered to ask the question.

Hazari

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From this reading Badan Hazari, coming to report the troop ready for the march, lingered to ask the question.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading See to it that we take our place in the procession on the right of the elephant bearing the Rajah's body.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Is it true that we ride to Agpur, sahib?"

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Is it true that we ride to Agpur, sahib?"

lingered

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From this reading Badan Hazari, coming to report the troop ready for the march, lingered to ask the question.

march

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From this reading Badan Hazari, coming to report the troop ready for the march, lingered to ask the question.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading See to it that we take our place in the procession on the right of the elephant bearing the Rajah's body.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading See to it that we take our place in the procession on the right of the elephant bearing the Rajah's body.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading See to it that we take our place in the procession on the right of the elephant bearing the Rajah's body.

place

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From this reading See to it that we take our place in the procession on the right of the elephant bearing the Rajah's body.

procession

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From this reading See to it that we take our place in the procession on the right of the elephant bearing the Rajah's body.

questionnounUS /ˈquestion/

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

From this reading Badan Hazari, coming to report the troop ready for the march, lingered to ask the question.

Rajah's

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From this reading See to it that we take our place in the procession on the right of the elephant bearing the Rajah's body.

ready

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From this reading Badan Hazari, coming to report the troop ready for the march, lingered to ask the question.

report

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From this reading Badan Hazari, coming to report the troop ready for the march, lingered to ask the question.

ride

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From this reading "Is it true that we ride to Agpur, sahib?"

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading See to it that we take our place in the procession on the right of the elephant bearing the Rajah's body.

sahib

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From this reading "Is it true that we ride to Agpur, sahib?"

See

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From this reading See to it that we take our place in the procession on the right of the elephant bearing the Rajah's body.

SUPERFLUOUS

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From this reading THE SUPERFLUOUS CHARTERIS.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading See to it that we take our place in the procession on the right of the elephant bearing the Rajah's body.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Is it true that we ride to Agpur, sahib?"

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SUPERFLUOUS CHARTERIS.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Is it true that we ride to Agpur, sahib?"

troop

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From this reading Badan Hazari, coming to report the troop ready for the march, lingered to ask the question.

true

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From this reading "Is it true that we ride to Agpur, sahib?"

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Is it true that we ride to Agpur, sahib?"