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Chapter XV
Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route. And on this, the tenth day of his chase, Richard Wood said decidedly: "We try the fen now to the east. They be not spirits to vanish in the air. Here in this wood they are not, nor do I think they would bide in any town. Therefore in the fen they must be."
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here in this wood they are not, nor do I think they would bide in any town.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Therefore in the fen they must be."”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “Therefore in the fen they must be."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here in this wood they are not, nor do I think they would bide in any town.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Here in this wood they are not, nor do I think they would bide in any town.”
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From this reading They be not spirits to vanish in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
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From this reading Here in this wood they are not, nor do I think they would bide in any town.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here in this wood they are not, nor do I think they would bide in any town.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They be not spirits to vanish in the air.
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From this reading Here in this wood they are not, nor do I think they would bide in any town.
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From this reading And on this, the tenth day of his chase, Richard Wood said decidedly: "We try the fen now to the east.
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From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
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From this reading And on this, the tenth day of his chase, Richard Wood said decidedly: "We try the fen now to the east.
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From this reading And on this, the tenth day of his chase, Richard Wood said decidedly: "We try the fen now to the east.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Here in this wood they are not, nor do I think they would bide in any town.
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From this reading And on this, the tenth day of his chase, Richard Wood said decidedly: "We try the fen now to the east.
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From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
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From this reading And on this, the tenth day of his chase, Richard Wood said decidedly: "We try the fen now to the east.
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From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here in this wood they are not, nor do I think they would bide in any town.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Here in this wood they are not, nor do I think they would bide in any town.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They be not spirits to vanish in the air.
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From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
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From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Therefore in the fen they must be."
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Here in this wood they are not, nor do I think they would bide in any town.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They be not spirits to vanish in the air.
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From this reading And on this, the tenth day of his chase, Richard Wood said decidedly: "We try the fen now to the east.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And on this, the tenth day of his chase, Richard Wood said decidedly: "We try the fen now to the east.
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From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
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From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
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From this reading And on this, the tenth day of his chase, Richard Wood said decidedly: "We try the fen now to the east.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
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From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
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From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
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From this reading They be not spirits to vanish in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
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From this reading And on this, the tenth day of his chase, Richard Wood said decidedly: "We try the fen now to the east.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore in the fen they must be."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here in this wood they are not, nor do I think they would bide in any town.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And on this, the tenth day of his chase, Richard Wood said decidedly: "We try the fen now to the east.
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From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
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From this reading Here in this wood they are not, nor do I think they would bide in any town.
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From this reading And on this, the tenth day of his chase, Richard Wood said decidedly: "We try the fen now to the east.
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From this reading They be not spirits to vanish in the air.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And on this, the tenth day of his chase, Richard Wood said decidedly: "We try the fen now to the east.
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From this reading Richard Wood and his men had searched the forest of Sherwood thoroughly enough to lead them to conclude that those they sought had taken another route.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Here in this wood they are not, nor do I think they would bide in any town.
