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Chapter XL
DON FERNANDO met me at the door. “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.” He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass. Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil. This will.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DON FERNANDO met me at the door.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
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From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DON FERNANDO met me at the door.
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From this reading DON FERNANDO met me at the door.
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From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
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From this reading DON FERNANDO met me at the door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
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From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
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From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
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From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
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From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DON FERNANDO met me at the door.
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From this reading DON FERNANDO met me at the door.
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From this reading “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
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From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DON FERNANDO met me at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This will.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
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From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Persuaded to lie quiet, he talked of his will, drawn before his third voyage, and said that he would have it read to him, and make a codicil.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “He is wandering--he thinks he is in Cordova with my mother.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He came from that and said he would get up and go to mass.
