Chapter XXI
"Your Majesty----" The King waved his hand. "You can leave that out, Brand. Speak to me plainly. You look as though you had something important to say." "I have indeed!"
The Traitors
Chapter XXI
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"Your
Majesty----"
The
King
waved
his
hand.
"You
can
leave
that
out,
Brand.
Speak
to
me
plainly.
You
look
as
though
you
had
something
important
to
say."
"I
have
indeed!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Your
Majesty----"
The
King
waved
his
hand.
Line 2
"You
can
leave
that
out,
Brand.
Line 3
Speak
to
me
plainly.
Line 4
You
look
as
though
you
had
something
important
to
say."
Line 5
"I
have
indeed!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Your Majesty----" The King waved his hand.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have indeed!"”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You look as though you had something important to say."”
Plainly
noun
US /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Speak to me plainly.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “You look as though you had something important to say."”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Speak to me plainly.”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “You look as though you had something important to say."”
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You look as though you had something important to say."
Brand
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From this reading "You can leave that out, Brand.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can leave that out, Brand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You look as though you had something important to say."
hand
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From this reading "Your Majesty----" The King waved his hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have indeed!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Your Majesty----" The King waved his hand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have indeed!"
important
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From this reading You look as though you had something important to say."
indeed
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From this reading "I have indeed!"
King
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From this reading "Your Majesty----" The King waved his hand.
leave
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From this reading "You can leave that out, Brand.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You look as though you had something important to say."
Majesty
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From this reading "Your Majesty----" The King waved his hand.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Speak to me plainly.
out
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From this reading "You can leave that out, Brand.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Speak to me plainly.
say
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From this reading You look as though you had something important to say."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You look as though you had something important to say."
Speak
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From this reading Speak to me plainly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You can leave that out, Brand.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Your Majesty----" The King waved his hand.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading You look as though you had something important to say."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Speak to me plainly.
waved
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From this reading "Your Majesty----" The King waved his hand.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can leave that out, Brand.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your Majesty----" The King waved his hand.