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Chapter I
Part 2. Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me. My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable. But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that. I was given the choicest suite of apartments in the castle, after the king's.
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later than; following
From this reading “I was given the choicest suite of apartments in the castle, after the king's.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Part 2.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.”
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From this reading Part 2.
later than; following
From this reading I was given the choicest suite of apartments in the castle, after the king's.
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
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From this reading I was given the choicest suite of apartments in the castle, after the king's.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
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From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
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From this reading But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
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From this reading I was given the choicest suite of apartments in the castle, after the king's.
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From this reading I was given the choicest suite of apartments in the castle, after the king's.
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
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From this reading But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.
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From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
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From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
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From this reading I was given the choicest suite of apartments in the castle, after the king's.
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
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From this reading But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
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From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
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From this reading I was given the choicest suite of apartments in the castle, after the king's.
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From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
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From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
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From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
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From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Part 2.
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From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
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From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
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From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
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From this reading But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.
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From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
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From this reading But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.
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From this reading I was given the choicest suite of apartments in the castle, after the king's.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.
