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Chapter XI
THE PASSAGE OF THE WALL. 'A fair night this, Balbus! All moonlight and no mist! I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.' 'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'A fair night this, Balbus!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE PASSAGE OF THE WALL.”
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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 'A fair night this, Balbus!
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From this reading All moonlight and no mist!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All moonlight and no mist!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
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From this reading 'A fair night this, Balbus!
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From this reading 'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
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From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
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From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'A fair night this, Balbus!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
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From this reading All moonlight and no mist!
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From this reading All moonlight and no mist!
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From this reading 'A fair night this, Balbus!
not any; not one
From this reading All moonlight and no mist!
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From this reading 'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PASSAGE OF THE WALL.
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From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PASSAGE OF THE WALL.
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From this reading 'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.
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From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PASSAGE OF THE WALL.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'A fair night this, Balbus!
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From this reading THE PASSAGE OF THE WALL.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.
