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Chapter XXI
AT LISCANNOR. The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher. He took a servant with him and a change of clothes. And as he went his heart was very heavy. He could not live a coward in his own esteem.
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later than; following
From this reading “The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He could not live a coward in his own esteem.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took a servant with him and a change of clothes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And as he went his heart was very heavy.”
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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 He took a servant with him and a change of clothes.
later than; following
From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as he went his heart was very heavy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT LISCANNOR.
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From this reading He took a servant with him and a change of clothes.
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From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
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From this reading He took a servant with him and a change of clothes.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not live a coward in his own esteem.
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From this reading He could not live a coward in his own esteem.
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From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
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From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
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From this reading He could not live a coward in his own esteem.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
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From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took a servant with him and a change of clothes.
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From this reading And as he went his heart was very heavy.
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From this reading And as he went his heart was very heavy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He took a servant with him and a change of clothes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
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From this reading AT LISCANNOR.
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From this reading He could not live a coward in his own esteem.
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From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
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From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
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From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not live a coward in his own esteem.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
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From this reading He could not live a coward in his own esteem.
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From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
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From this reading He took a servant with him and a change of clothes.
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From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
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From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took a servant with him and a change of clothes.
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From this reading And as he went his heart was very heavy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And as he went his heart was very heavy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as he went his heart was very heavy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He took a servant with him and a change of clothes.
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From this reading The young lord slept one night at Ennis, and on the third morning after his departure from Scroope, started in his gig for Liscannor and the cliffs of Moher.
