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Chapter XXXIII
GLYCERIA. Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy. Follow Paris, and protect him. There is evil planned against him. Fly—lest you be too late.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “There is evil planned against him.”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “Fly—lest you be too late.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.”
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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 Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There is evil planned against him.
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From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
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From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
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From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
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From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
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From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
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From this reading There is evil planned against him.
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From this reading Fly—lest you be too late.”
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From this reading Follow Paris, and protect him.
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From this reading GLYCERIA.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is evil planned against him.
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From this reading Fly—lest you be too late.”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Fly—lest you be too late.”
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From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
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From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
not any; not one
From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
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From this reading Follow Paris, and protect him.
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From this reading There is evil planned against him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Follow Paris, and protect him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
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From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
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From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
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From this reading Fly—lest you be too late.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Domitia returned to her apartments, quivering like an aspen in a light air; but no sooner was she there, than she summoned Eboracus, and said to him:— “Be speedy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fly—lest you be too late.”
