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Chapter XIII
LEONE'S PROPHECY. No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor. He rushed back to London. Of the three previous days remaining he spent one in hunting after the shrewdest lawyers in town. Each and all laughed at him--there was the law, plain enough, so plain that a child could read and understand it.
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later than; following
From this reading “No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Of the three previous days remaining he spent one in hunting after the shrewdest lawyers in town.”
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading “LEONE'S PROPHECY.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Each and all laughed at him--there was the law, plain enough, so plain that a child could read and understand it.”
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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 Each and all laughed at him--there was the law, plain enough, so plain that a child could read and understand it.
later than; following
From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
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From this reading Each and all laughed at him--there was the law, plain enough, so plain that a child could read and understand it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each and all laughed at him--there was the law, plain enough, so plain that a child could read and understand it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
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From this reading He rushed back to London.
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From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
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From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
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From this reading Each and all laughed at him--there was the law, plain enough, so plain that a child could read and understand it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
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From this reading Of the three previous days remaining he spent one in hunting after the shrewdest lawyers in town.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each and all laughed at him--there was the law, plain enough, so plain that a child could read and understand it.
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From this reading Each and all laughed at him--there was the law, plain enough, so plain that a child could read and understand it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rushed back to London.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Each and all laughed at him--there was the law, plain enough, so plain that a child could read and understand it.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
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From this reading Of the three previous days remaining he spent one in hunting after the shrewdest lawyers in town.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
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From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Each and all laughed at him--there was the law, plain enough, so plain that a child could read and understand it.
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From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
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From this reading Each and all laughed at him--there was the law, plain enough, so plain that a child could read and understand it.
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From this reading Each and all laughed at him--there was the law, plain enough, so plain that a child could read and understand it.
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From this reading Of the three previous days remaining he spent one in hunting after the shrewdest lawyers in town.
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From this reading LEONE'S PROPHECY.
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From this reading He rushed back to London.
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From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
not any; not one
From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of the three previous days remaining he spent one in hunting after the shrewdest lawyers in town.
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From this reading Each and all laughed at him--there was the law, plain enough, so plain that a child could read and understand it.
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From this reading Of the three previous days remaining he spent one in hunting after the shrewdest lawyers in town.
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading LEONE'S PROPHECY.
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From this reading Each and all laughed at him--there was the law, plain enough, so plain that a child could read and understand it.
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From this reading Of the three previous days remaining he spent one in hunting after the shrewdest lawyers in town.
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From this reading He rushed back to London.
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From this reading Of the three previous days remaining he spent one in hunting after the shrewdest lawyers in town.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Each and all laughed at him--there was the law, plain enough, so plain that a child could read and understand it.
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From this reading Of the three previous days remaining he spent one in hunting after the shrewdest lawyers in town.
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From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
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From this reading Each and all laughed at him--there was the law, plain enough, so plain that a child could read and understand it.
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From this reading Of the three previous days remaining he spent one in hunting after the shrewdest lawyers in town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
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From this reading Of the three previous days remaining he spent one in hunting after the shrewdest lawyers in town.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each and all laughed at him--there was the law, plain enough, so plain that a child could read and understand it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each and all laughed at him--there was the law, plain enough, so plain that a child could read and understand it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
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From this reading No words could do justice to the state of mind in which Lord Chandos found himself after that interview at Cawdor.
