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Chapter XII
We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced. Their heads were in a ferment. They no longer knew or recognized themselves. The most peaceable citizens had become quarrelsome. If you looked at them askance, they would speedily send you a challenge.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you looked at them askance, they would speedily send you a challenge.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “They no longer knew or recognized themselves.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If you looked at them askance, they would speedily send you a challenge.”
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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 We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
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From this reading If you looked at them askance, they would speedily send you a challenge.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If you looked at them askance, they would speedily send you a challenge.
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From this reading The most peaceable citizens had become quarrelsome.
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From this reading If you looked at them askance, they would speedily send you a challenge.
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From this reading The most peaceable citizens had become quarrelsome.
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From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
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From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
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From this reading Their heads were in a ferment.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The most peaceable citizens had become quarrelsome.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
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From this reading Their heads were in a ferment.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you looked at them askance, they would speedily send you a challenge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their heads were in a ferment.
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From this reading They no longer knew or recognized themselves.
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From this reading They no longer knew or recognized themselves.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you looked at them askance, they would speedily send you a challenge.
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From this reading The most peaceable citizens had become quarrelsome.
not any; not one
From this reading They no longer knew or recognized themselves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They no longer knew or recognized themselves.
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From this reading The most peaceable citizens had become quarrelsome.
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From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The most peaceable citizens had become quarrelsome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They no longer knew or recognized themselves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you looked at them askance, they would speedily send you a challenge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you looked at them askance, they would speedily send you a challenge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their heads were in a ferment.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If you looked at them askance, they would speedily send you a challenge.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They no longer knew or recognized themselves.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They no longer knew or recognized themselves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We have seen to what a deplorable condition the people of Quiquendone were reduced.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you looked at them askance, they would speedily send you a challenge.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you looked at them askance, they would speedily send you a challenge.
