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Chapter IV
At this moment three blasts from a horn were heard outside. “Woman,” cried Orugix, “those are the bowmen of the lord mayor.” With these words he hurried downstairs. An instant later he reappeared, carrying a large parchment, of which he had broken the seal. “There,” said he to his wife, “there’s what the lord mayor has sent me.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An instant later he reappeared, carrying a large parchment, of which he had broken the seal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Woman,” cried Orugix, “those are the bowmen of the lord mayor.””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““There,” said he to his wife, “there’s what the lord mayor has sent me.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At this moment three blasts from a horn were heard outside.”
A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, used for writing.
From this reading “An instant later he reappeared, carrying a large parchment, of which he had broken the seal.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “With these words he hurried downstairs.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““Woman,” cried Orugix, “those are the bowmen of the lord mayor.””
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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 At this moment three blasts from a horn were heard outside.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An instant later he reappeared, carrying a large parchment, of which he had broken the seal.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Woman,” cried Orugix, “those are the bowmen of the lord mayor.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment three blasts from a horn were heard outside.
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From this reading At this moment three blasts from a horn were heard outside.
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From this reading “Woman,” cried Orugix, “those are the bowmen of the lord mayor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An instant later he reappeared, carrying a large parchment, of which he had broken the seal.
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From this reading An instant later he reappeared, carrying a large parchment, of which he had broken the seal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Woman,” cried Orugix, “those are the bowmen of the lord mayor.”
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From this reading With these words he hurried downstairs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At this moment three blasts from a horn were heard outside.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An instant later he reappeared, carrying a large parchment, of which he had broken the seal.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There,” said he to his wife, “there’s what the lord mayor has sent me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With these words he hurried downstairs.
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From this reading At this moment three blasts from a horn were heard outside.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “There,” said he to his wife, “there’s what the lord mayor has sent me.
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From this reading At this moment three blasts from a horn were heard outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With these words he hurried downstairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An instant later he reappeared, carrying a large parchment, of which he had broken the seal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An instant later he reappeared, carrying a large parchment, of which he had broken the seal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An instant later he reappeared, carrying a large parchment, of which he had broken the seal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Woman,” cried Orugix, “those are the bowmen of the lord mayor.”
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From this reading “Woman,” cried Orugix, “those are the bowmen of the lord mayor.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There,” said he to his wife, “there’s what the lord mayor has sent me.
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From this reading At this moment three blasts from a horn were heard outside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Woman,” cried Orugix, “those are the bowmen of the lord mayor.”
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From this reading “Woman,” cried Orugix, “those are the bowmen of the lord mayor.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At this moment three blasts from a horn were heard outside.
A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, used for writing.
From this reading An instant later he reappeared, carrying a large parchment, of which he had broken the seal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An instant later he reappeared, carrying a large parchment, of which he had broken the seal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There,” said he to his wife, “there’s what the lord mayor has sent me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An instant later he reappeared, carrying a large parchment, of which he had broken the seal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There,” said he to his wife, “there’s what the lord mayor has sent me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Woman,” cried Orugix, “those are the bowmen of the lord mayor.”
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From this reading “There,” said he to his wife, “there’s what the lord mayor has sent me.
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From this reading “There,” said he to his wife, “there’s what the lord mayor has sent me.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading With these words he hurried downstairs.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment three blasts from a horn were heard outside.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Woman,” cried Orugix, “those are the bowmen of the lord mayor.”
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From this reading At this moment three blasts from a horn were heard outside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There,” said he to his wife, “there’s what the lord mayor has sent me.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At this moment three blasts from a horn were heard outside.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “There,” said he to his wife, “there’s what the lord mayor has sent me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An instant later he reappeared, carrying a large parchment, of which he had broken the seal.
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From this reading “There,” said he to his wife, “there’s what the lord mayor has sent me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With these words he hurried downstairs.
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From this reading “Woman,” cried Orugix, “those are the bowmen of the lord mayor.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With these words he hurried downstairs.
