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Chapter XXI
A LETTER FROM HUGH Hugh went away that same day. He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere. Queen Maat-kha did not accompany him this time: she was unprepared for the journey, she said. She would proceed to Tanis alone, there to meet him for the wedding ceremony. Hugh took a very brief farewell of me.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She would proceed to Tanis alone, there to meet him for the wedding ceremony.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Queen Maat-kha did not accompany him this time: she was unprepared for the journey, she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LETTER FROM HUGH Hugh went away that same day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Queen Maat-kha did not accompany him this time: she was unprepared for the journey, she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hugh took a very brief farewell of me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LETTER FROM HUGH Hugh went away that same day.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would proceed to Tanis alone, there to meet him for the wedding ceremony.”
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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 LETTER FROM HUGH Hugh went away that same day.
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From this reading Queen Maat-kha did not accompany him this time: she was unprepared for the journey, she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would proceed to Tanis alone, there to meet him for the wedding ceremony.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
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From this reading A LETTER FROM HUGH Hugh went away that same day.
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From this reading Hugh took a very brief farewell of me.
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From this reading She would proceed to Tanis alone, there to meet him for the wedding ceremony.
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From this reading A LETTER FROM HUGH Hugh went away that same day.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Queen Maat-kha did not accompany him this time: she was unprepared for the journey, she said.
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From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
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From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
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From this reading Hugh took a very brief farewell of me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Queen Maat-kha did not accompany him this time: she was unprepared for the journey, she said.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LETTER FROM HUGH Hugh went away that same day.
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From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
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From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
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From this reading A LETTER FROM HUGH Hugh went away that same day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Queen Maat-kha did not accompany him this time: she was unprepared for the journey, she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER FROM HUGH Hugh went away that same day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queen Maat-kha did not accompany him this time: she was unprepared for the journey, she said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hugh took a very brief farewell of me.
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From this reading She would proceed to Tanis alone, there to meet him for the wedding ceremony.
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From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Queen Maat-kha did not accompany him this time: she was unprepared for the journey, she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hugh took a very brief farewell of me.
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From this reading She would proceed to Tanis alone, there to meet him for the wedding ceremony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queen Maat-kha did not accompany him this time: she was unprepared for the journey, she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queen Maat-kha did not accompany him this time: she was unprepared for the journey, she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LETTER FROM HUGH Hugh went away that same day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Queen Maat-kha did not accompany him this time: she was unprepared for the journey, she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would proceed to Tanis alone, there to meet him for the wedding ceremony.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A LETTER FROM HUGH Hugh went away that same day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would proceed to Tanis alone, there to meet him for the wedding ceremony.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Queen Maat-kha did not accompany him this time: she was unprepared for the journey, she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Queen Maat-kha did not accompany him this time: she was unprepared for the journey, she said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hugh took a very brief farewell of me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queen Maat-kha did not accompany him this time: she was unprepared for the journey, she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hugh took a very brief farewell of me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would proceed to Tanis alone, there to meet him for the wedding ceremony.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LETTER FROM HUGH Hugh went away that same day.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was going to Net-amen, together with the gorgeous retinue which had, as it were, sprung up round him and escorted him everywhere.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would proceed to Tanis alone, there to meet him for the wedding ceremony.
