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Chapter XVI
After the procession had passed, Mercury turned and said: “Well! What do you think of it for a spectacular pageant?” “Think of it?” exclaimed Ione, “I never even dreamed of anything so beautiful.” “It even surpasses the royal elephant and camel processions of Siam, in which all the animals are caparisoned with gold and silver and jewels.
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later than; following
From this reading “After the procession had passed, Mercury turned and said:”
any thing at all
From this reading ““Think of it?” exclaimed Ione, “I never even dreamed of anything so beautiful.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Think of it?” exclaimed Ione, “I never even dreamed of anything so beautiful.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Think of it?” exclaimed Ione, “I never even dreamed of anything so beautiful.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After the procession had passed, Mercury turned and said:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It even surpasses the royal elephant and camel processions of Siam, in which all the animals are caparisoned with gold and silver and jewels.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What do you think of it for a spectacular pageant?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well!”
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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 What do you think of it for a spectacular pageant?”
later than; following
From this reading After the procession had passed, Mercury turned and said:
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From this reading “It even surpasses the royal elephant and camel processions of Siam, in which all the animals are caparisoned with gold and silver and jewels.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the procession had passed, Mercury turned and said:
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From this reading “It even surpasses the royal elephant and camel processions of Siam, in which all the animals are caparisoned with gold and silver and jewels.
any thing at all
From this reading “Think of it?” exclaimed Ione, “I never even dreamed of anything so beautiful.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “It even surpasses the royal elephant and camel processions of Siam, in which all the animals are caparisoned with gold and silver and jewels.
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From this reading “Think of it?” exclaimed Ione, “I never even dreamed of anything so beautiful.”
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From this reading “It even surpasses the royal elephant and camel processions of Siam, in which all the animals are caparisoned with gold and silver and jewels.
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From this reading “It even surpasses the royal elephant and camel processions of Siam, in which all the animals are caparisoned with gold and silver and jewels.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you think of it for a spectacular pageant?”
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From this reading “Think of it?” exclaimed Ione, “I never even dreamed of anything so beautiful.”
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From this reading “It even surpasses the royal elephant and camel processions of Siam, in which all the animals are caparisoned with gold and silver and jewels.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Think of it?” exclaimed Ione, “I never even dreamed of anything so beautiful.”
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From this reading “Think of it?” exclaimed Ione, “I never even dreamed of anything so beautiful.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What do you think of it for a spectacular pageant?”
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From this reading “It even surpasses the royal elephant and camel processions of Siam, in which all the animals are caparisoned with gold and silver and jewels.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the procession had passed, Mercury turned and said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Think of it?” exclaimed Ione, “I never even dreamed of anything so beautiful.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It even surpasses the royal elephant and camel processions of Siam, in which all the animals are caparisoned with gold and silver and jewels.
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From this reading “Think of it?” exclaimed Ione, “I never even dreamed of anything so beautiful.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What do you think of it for a spectacular pageant?”
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From this reading “It even surpasses the royal elephant and camel processions of Siam, in which all the animals are caparisoned with gold and silver and jewels.
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From this reading After the procession had passed, Mercury turned and said:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Think of it?” exclaimed Ione, “I never even dreamed of anything so beautiful.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What do you think of it for a spectacular pageant?”
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From this reading What do you think of it for a spectacular pageant?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the procession had passed, Mercury turned and said:
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From this reading After the procession had passed, Mercury turned and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It even surpasses the royal elephant and camel processions of Siam, in which all the animals are caparisoned with gold and silver and jewels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It even surpasses the royal elephant and camel processions of Siam, in which all the animals are caparisoned with gold and silver and jewels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the procession had passed, Mercury turned and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It even surpasses the royal elephant and camel processions of Siam, in which all the animals are caparisoned with gold and silver and jewels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It even surpasses the royal elephant and camel processions of Siam, in which all the animals are caparisoned with gold and silver and jewels.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Think of it?” exclaimed Ione, “I never even dreamed of anything so beautiful.”
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From this reading What do you think of it for a spectacular pageant?”
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From this reading “It even surpasses the royal elephant and camel processions of Siam, in which all the animals are caparisoned with gold and silver and jewels.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the procession had passed, Mercury turned and said:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What do you think of it for a spectacular pageant?”
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From this reading After the procession had passed, Mercury turned and said:
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From this reading “Well!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you think of it for a spectacular pageant?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “It even surpasses the royal elephant and camel processions of Siam, in which all the animals are caparisoned with gold and silver and jewels.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It even surpasses the royal elephant and camel processions of Siam, in which all the animals are caparisoned with gold and silver and jewels.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you think of it for a spectacular pageant?”
