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Chapter XVIII
And she wore a kind of light armour. Without skirts. Never with skirts. Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep. Where the king went Joan went.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never with skirts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where the king went Joan went.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Without skirts.”
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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 And she wore a kind of light armour.
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From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she wore a kind of light armour.
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From this reading And she wore a kind of light armour.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
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From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
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From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
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From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
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From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she wore a kind of light armour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where the king went Joan went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she wore a kind of light armour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never with skirts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And she wore a kind of light armour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she wore a kind of light armour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Without skirts.
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From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where the king went Joan went.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Joan at fourteen already saw long skirts ahead of her, and hated them as a man might hate a swamp that he must presently cross knee-deep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where the king went Joan went.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where the king went Joan went.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Never with skirts.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without skirts.
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From this reading And she wore a kind of light armour.
