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Chapter VI
THE REIGN OF RIDICULE. There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection. "To please you, O Athenians!" Alexander exclaimed. Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Alexander exclaimed.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.”
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From this reading Alexander exclaimed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
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From this reading "To please you, O Athenians!"
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From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
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From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
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From this reading Alexander exclaimed.
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From this reading Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
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From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
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From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
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From this reading Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
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From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
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From this reading Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
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From this reading Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
not any; not one
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
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From this reading "To please you, O Athenians!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REIGN OF RIDICULE.
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From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
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From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
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From this reading "To please you, O Athenians!"
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From this reading Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
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From this reading THE REIGN OF RIDICULE.
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From this reading THE REIGN OF RIDICULE.
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From this reading Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
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From this reading Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
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From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
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From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Paris makes more than the law, for it sets the fashion; and it makes more than fashion, for it produces routine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REIGN OF RIDICULE.
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From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
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From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are no limits to Paris; and no other city has held this sway, which at times derides those whom it holds in subjection.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To please you, O Athenians!"
