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Chapter IV

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PRES.
Prince Paul has just taken the oath.
VERA.
Alexis, the Czar, has banished him from Russia.
MICH.
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Vera

Chapter IV

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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PRES.
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Prince Paul has just taken the oath.
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VERA.
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Alexis, the Czar, has banished him from Russia.
Line 5
MICH.

Learner Dictionary

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

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “Prince Paul has just taken the oath.”

All words in this reading · 16

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Alexis

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From this reading Alexis, the Czar, has banished him from Russia.

banished

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From this reading Alexis, the Czar, has banished him from Russia.

Czar

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From this reading Alexis, the Czar, has banished him from Russia.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Alexis, the Czar, has banished him from Russia.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Prince Paul has just taken the oath.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Alexis, the Czar, has banished him from Russia.

just

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From this reading Prince Paul has just taken the oath.

MICH

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From this reading MICH.

oath

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From this reading Prince Paul has just taken the oath.

Paul

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From this reading Prince Paul has just taken the oath.

PRES

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From this reading PRES.

Prince

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From this reading Prince Paul has just taken the oath.

Russia

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From this reading Alexis, the Czar, has banished him from Russia.

taken

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From this reading Prince Paul has just taken the oath.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Prince Paul has just taken the oath.

VERA

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From this reading VERA.