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Chapter XV
8. _Pan._ The god of nature, half goat and half man. To him was ascribed the power of causing sudden fright by his voice and appearance. He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle. 9.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “To him was ascribed the power of causing sudden fright by his voice and appearance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Pan._ The god of nature, half goat and half man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To him was ascribed the power of causing sudden fright by his voice and appearance.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.”
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From this reading 8.
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From this reading 9.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Pan._ The god of nature, half goat and half man.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To him was ascribed the power of causing sudden fright by his voice and appearance.
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From this reading To him was ascribed the power of causing sudden fright by his voice and appearance.
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From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To him was ascribed the power of causing sudden fright by his voice and appearance.
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From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
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From this reading To him was ascribed the power of causing sudden fright by his voice and appearance.
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From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
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From this reading To him was ascribed the power of causing sudden fright by his voice and appearance.
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From this reading _Pan._ The god of nature, half goat and half man.
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From this reading _Pan._ The god of nature, half goat and half man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Pan._ The god of nature, half goat and half man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To him was ascribed the power of causing sudden fright by his voice and appearance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To him was ascribed the power of causing sudden fright by his voice and appearance.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
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From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
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From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
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From this reading _Pan._ The god of nature, half goat and half man.
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From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
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From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
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From this reading _Pan._ The god of nature, half goat and half man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Pan._ The god of nature, half goat and half man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
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From this reading _Pan._ The god of nature, half goat and half man.
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From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
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From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
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From this reading To him was ascribed the power of causing sudden fright by his voice and appearance.
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From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
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From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To him was ascribed the power of causing sudden fright by his voice and appearance.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Pan._ The god of nature, half goat and half man.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
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From this reading He came suddenly into the midst of the Persians on the field of Marathon--so the legend runs--and threw them into such a "panic" that, for this reason, they lost the battle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To him was ascribed the power of causing sudden fright by his voice and appearance.
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From this reading To him was ascribed the power of causing sudden fright by his voice and appearance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To him was ascribed the power of causing sudden fright by his voice and appearance.
