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Chapter XV
It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform. I had only been on the Estate a few weeks, but I was already Owner Gope's favorite piper. If I kept on at this rate, I would soon have a cell to myself in the slave pens. Sime, the pastry cook, came over to me. "Pipe us a merry tune, Drgon," he said, "and I'll reward you with a frosting pot."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had only been on the Estate a few weeks, but I was already Owner Gope's favorite piper.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I had only been on the Estate a few weeks, but I was already Owner Gope's favorite piper.”
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “If I kept on at this rate, I would soon have a cell to myself in the slave pens.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If I kept on at this rate, I would soon have a cell to myself in the slave pens.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Pipe us a merry tune, Drgon," he said, "and I'll reward you with a frosting pot."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “If I kept on at this rate, I would soon have a cell to myself in the slave pens.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Pipe us a merry tune, Drgon," he said, "and I'll reward you with a frosting pot."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I kept on at this rate, I would soon have a cell to myself in the slave pens.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If I kept on at this rate, I would soon have a cell to myself in the slave pens.”
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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 I had only been on the Estate a few weeks, but I was already Owner Gope's favorite piper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had only been on the Estate a few weeks, but I was already Owner Gope's favorite piper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
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From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
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From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had only been on the Estate a few weeks, but I was already Owner Gope's favorite piper.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had only been on the Estate a few weeks, but I was already Owner Gope's favorite piper.
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From this reading Sime, the pastry cook, came over to me.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading If I kept on at this rate, I would soon have a cell to myself in the slave pens.
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From this reading Sime, the pastry cook, came over to me.
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From this reading "Pipe us a merry tune, Drgon," he said, "and I'll reward you with a frosting pot."
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From this reading I had only been on the Estate a few weeks, but I was already Owner Gope's favorite piper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
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From this reading I had only been on the Estate a few weeks, but I was already Owner Gope's favorite piper.
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From this reading I had only been on the Estate a few weeks, but I was already Owner Gope's favorite piper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pipe us a merry tune, Drgon," he said, "and I'll reward you with a frosting pot."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had only been on the Estate a few weeks, but I was already Owner Gope's favorite piper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had only been on the Estate a few weeks, but I was already Owner Gope's favorite piper.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I kept on at this rate, I would soon have a cell to myself in the slave pens.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Pipe us a merry tune, Drgon," he said, "and I'll reward you with a frosting pot."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
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From this reading "Pipe us a merry tune, Drgon," he said, "and I'll reward you with a frosting pot."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I kept on at this rate, I would soon have a cell to myself in the slave pens.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
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From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I kept on at this rate, I would soon have a cell to myself in the slave pens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
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From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sime, the pastry cook, came over to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pipe us a merry tune, Drgon," he said, "and I'll reward you with a frosting pot."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading If I kept on at this rate, I would soon have a cell to myself in the slave pens.
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From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had only been on the Estate a few weeks, but I was already Owner Gope's favorite piper.
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From this reading I had only been on the Estate a few weeks, but I was already Owner Gope's favorite piper.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
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From this reading I had only been on the Estate a few weeks, but I was already Owner Gope's favorite piper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sime, the pastry cook, came over to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I kept on at this rate, I would soon have a cell to myself in the slave pens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pipe us a merry tune, Drgon," he said, "and I'll reward you with a frosting pot."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had only been on the Estate a few weeks, but I was already Owner Gope's favorite piper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pipe us a merry tune, Drgon," he said, "and I'll reward you with a frosting pot."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I kept on at this rate, I would soon have a cell to myself in the slave pens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pipe us a merry tune, Drgon," he said, "and I'll reward you with a frosting pot."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pipe us a merry tune, Drgon," he said, "and I'll reward you with a frosting pot."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sime, the pastry cook, came over to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I kept on at this rate, I would soon have a cell to myself in the slave pens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I kept on at this rate, I would soon have a cell to myself in the slave pens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If I kept on at this rate, I would soon have a cell to myself in the slave pens.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pipe us a merry tune, Drgon," he said, "and I'll reward you with a frosting pot."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Pipe us a merry tune, Drgon," he said, "and I'll reward you with a frosting pot."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was banquet night at Rath-Gallion, and I gulped my soup in the kitchen and ran over in my mind the latest batch of jingles I was expected to perform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had only been on the Estate a few weeks, but I was already Owner Gope's favorite piper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Pipe us a merry tune, Drgon," he said, "and I'll reward you with a frosting pot."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I kept on at this rate, I would soon have a cell to myself in the slave pens.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Pipe us a merry tune, Drgon," he said, "and I'll reward you with a frosting pot."
