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A guard officer came through the tunnel under the wall. For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward. "You wish audience with His Excellency?" "I do, My Man. I wish to pay him my respects, and those of my father, the Earl of Konewar."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “I wish to pay him my respects, and those of my father, the Earl of Konewar."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A guard officer came through the tunnel under the wall.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “A guard officer came through the tunnel under the wall.”
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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 A guard officer came through the tunnel under the wall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
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From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
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From this reading "You wish audience with His Excellency?"
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From this reading A guard officer came through the tunnel under the wall.
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From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
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From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do, My Man.
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From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
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From this reading I wish to pay him my respects, and those of my father, the Earl of Konewar."
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From this reading "You wish audience with His Excellency?"
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From this reading I wish to pay him my respects, and those of my father, the Earl of Konewar."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
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From this reading A guard officer came through the tunnel under the wall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You wish audience with His Excellency?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do, My Man.
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From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
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From this reading I wish to pay him my respects, and those of my father, the Earl of Konewar."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
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From this reading "I do, My Man.
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From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I do, My Man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wish to pay him my respects, and those of my father, the Earl of Konewar."
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From this reading A guard officer came through the tunnel under the wall.
above and across; more than
From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish to pay him my respects, and those of my father, the Earl of Konewar."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
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From this reading I wish to pay him my respects, and those of my father, the Earl of Konewar."
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From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
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From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
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From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A guard officer came through the tunnel under the wall.
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From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I wish to pay him my respects, and those of my father, the Earl of Konewar."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A guard officer came through the tunnel under the wall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
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From this reading A guard officer came through the tunnel under the wall.
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From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A guard officer came through the tunnel under the wall.
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From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
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From this reading A guard officer came through the tunnel under the wall.
in or at the place that
From this reading For a moment, he looked doubtful, then he spoke respectfully and ushered Derikuna through the inner court to a small apartment, where he turned him over to a steward.
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From this reading "You wish audience with His Excellency?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You wish audience with His Excellency?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You wish audience with His Excellency?"
