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Chapter XII
“Un vrai sire Chatelain Laisse ecrire Le vilain. Sa main digne Quand il signe Egratigne Le velin.” And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!” “Precisely; and from your, or rather our, point of view the pen _is_ mightier than the sword. In this country it’s otherwise.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!””
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading ““Precisely; and from your, or rather our, point of view the pen _is_ mightier than the sword.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
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From this reading “Un vrai sire Chatelain Laisse ecrire Le vilain.
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From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
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From this reading In this country it’s otherwise.
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From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
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From this reading Sa main digne Quand il signe Egratigne Le velin.”
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From this reading “Un vrai sire Chatelain Laisse ecrire Le vilain.
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From this reading Sa main digne Quand il signe Egratigne Le velin.”
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From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Precisely; and from your, or rather our, point of view the pen _is_ mightier than the sword.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
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From this reading Sa main digne Quand il signe Egratigne Le velin.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this country it’s otherwise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
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From this reading In this country it’s otherwise.
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From this reading “Un vrai sire Chatelain Laisse ecrire Le vilain.
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From this reading “Un vrai sire Chatelain Laisse ecrire Le vilain.
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From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
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From this reading Sa main digne Quand il signe Egratigne Le velin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
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From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
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From this reading “Precisely; and from your, or rather our, point of view the pen _is_ mightier than the sword.
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From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
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From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Precisely; and from your, or rather our, point of view the pen _is_ mightier than the sword.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Precisely; and from your, or rather our, point of view the pen _is_ mightier than the sword.
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From this reading In this country it’s otherwise.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Precisely; and from your, or rather our, point of view the pen _is_ mightier than the sword.
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From this reading “Precisely; and from your, or rather our, point of view the pen _is_ mightier than the sword.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “Precisely; and from your, or rather our, point of view the pen _is_ mightier than the sword.
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From this reading “Precisely; and from your, or rather our, point of view the pen _is_ mightier than the sword.
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From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
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From this reading Sa main digne Quand il signe Egratigne Le velin.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Precisely; and from your, or rather our, point of view the pen _is_ mightier than the sword.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sa main digne Quand il signe Egratigne Le velin.”
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From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
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From this reading Sa main digne Quand il signe Egratigne Le velin.”
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From this reading “Un vrai sire Chatelain Laisse ecrire Le vilain.
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From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Precisely; and from your, or rather our, point of view the pen _is_ mightier than the sword.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the little _egratignures_ he most likes to make have been scored pretty deeply by the sword.“ “But this is childish and mediæval nonsense!”
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From this reading “Un vrai sire Chatelain Laisse ecrire Le vilain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sa main digne Quand il signe Egratigne Le velin.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Precisely; and from your, or rather our, point of view the pen _is_ mightier than the sword.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Un vrai sire Chatelain Laisse ecrire Le vilain.
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From this reading “Un vrai sire Chatelain Laisse ecrire Le vilain.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Precisely; and from your, or rather our, point of view the pen _is_ mightier than the sword.
