Chapter XIII
"Well!" Reist unfastened his sword. The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot. "Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered. "The cathedral was a furnace.
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Chapter XIII
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"Well!"
Reist
unfastened
his
sword.
The
State
uniform
of
the
Thetian
Guards
was
cumbersome,
and
the
day
was
hot.
"Let
Basil
bring
me
wine,"
he
ordered.
"The
cathedral
was
a
furnace.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Well!"
Line 2
Reist
unfastened
his
sword.
Line 3
The
State
uniform
of
the
Thetian
Guards
was
cumbersome,
and
the
day
was
hot.
Line 4
"Let
Basil
bring
me
wine,"
he
ordered.
Line 5
"The
cathedral
was
a
furnace.
Learner Dictionary
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Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well!"”
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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 "The cathedral was a furnace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
Basil
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bring
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cathedral
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cumbersome
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day
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furnace
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From this reading "The cathedral was a furnace.
Guards
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From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Reist unfastened his sword.
hot
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From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
ordered
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From this reading "Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered.
Reist
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From this reading Reist unfastened his sword.
State
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From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
sword
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From this reading Reist unfastened his sword.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
Thetian
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From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
unfastened
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From this reading Reist unfastened his sword.
uniform
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From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The State uniform of the Thetian Guards was cumbersome, and the day was hot.
Well
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From this reading "Well!"
wine
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From this reading "Let Basil bring me wine," he ordered.