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Title: The Emperor


1
The Emperors New Clothes
  • by
  • Hans Christian Anderson

2
wardrobe
  • a collection of clothes (p. 251)
  • Other servants toiled endlessly to keep the
    emperors vast wardrobe cleaned and pressed.

3
scholars
  • a person who has learned a great deal about a
    subject highly educated person (p. 251)
  • The kingdoms most learned scholars were kept
    constantly on hand to advise him on his choice of
    clothing.

4
finery
  • dressy, fancy or showy clothing (p. 253)
  • Not everyone, of course, is able to wear such
    finery, added the second.

5
royal
  • owned by a king or a queen suitable for
    royalty-people with the sovereign right to govern
    a kingdom (p. 252)
  • Not even his wife or his most trusted ministers
    could persuade him that he need not worry so much
    about his royal attire.

6
procession
  • a group of people that move along in a formal
    manner or in a ceremonial way (p. 255)
  • Why, you must wear them tomorrow in the royal
    procession! the emperors wife cried.

7
garments
  • articles of clothing (p. 256)
  • They brought in the royal robes and dressed the
    emperor in them, taking great care to see that
    there were no loose threads and that the royal
    garments hung just right.
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