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HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE. If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed. Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared? No. A town of the future? By no means.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?”
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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 No. A town of the future?
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
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From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
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From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By no means.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
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From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
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From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
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From this reading No. A town of the future?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?
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From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
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From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
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From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
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From this reading By no means.
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From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
not any; not one
From this reading No. A town of the future?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
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From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
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From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
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From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
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From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
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From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
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From this reading Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
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From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
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From this reading Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW IT IS USELESS TO SEEK, EVEN ON THE BEST MAPS, FOR THE SMALL TOWN OF QUIQUENDONE.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed.
