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Chapter IV
"Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers! And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud: "Forsooth! May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!" Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
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accept gladly
From this reading “"Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!”
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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 May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!
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From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
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From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
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From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
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From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!
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From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
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From this reading "Forsooth!
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From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
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From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
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From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
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From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
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From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
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From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
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From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
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From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
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From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
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From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
an old word for “to”
From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading May Margret's grace Surpasses all that we have met, she has so fair a face!"
accept gladly
From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now the new Queen overheard this, and she stamped her foot and her face flushed with anger as she turned her about and called:
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From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh welcome, welcome, father, Unto your halls and towers!
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading And welcome too, my stepmother, For all that's here is yours!" she turned upon the step and tripped into the yard, the Scots lords said aloud:
