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William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander. The Abbot had said, “Would he be helpful? It is for the glory of Silver Cross church, which, truly, is for him his lady whom he must serve!” The Prior shook his head. “No!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It is for the glory of Silver Cross church, which, truly, is for him his lady whom he must serve!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is for the glory of Silver Cross church, which, truly, is for him his lady whom he must serve!””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The Abbot had said, “Would he be helpful?”
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From this reading The Abbot had said, “Would he be helpful?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander.
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From this reading It is for the glory of Silver Cross church, which, truly, is for him his lady whom he must serve!”
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From this reading It is for the glory of Silver Cross church, which, truly, is for him his lady whom he must serve!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is for the glory of Silver Cross church, which, truly, is for him his lady whom he must serve!”
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From this reading It is for the glory of Silver Cross church, which, truly, is for him his lady whom he must serve!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Abbot had said, “Would he be helpful?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Abbot had said, “Would he be helpful?
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From this reading The Prior shook his head.
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From this reading The Abbot had said, “Would he be helpful?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is for the glory of Silver Cross church, which, truly, is for him his lady whom he must serve!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is for the glory of Silver Cross church, which, truly, is for him his lady whom he must serve!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is for the glory of Silver Cross church, which, truly, is for him his lady whom he must serve!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is for the glory of Silver Cross church, which, truly, is for him his lady whom he must serve!”
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From this reading It is for the glory of Silver Cross church, which, truly, is for him his lady whom he must serve!”
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From this reading William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander.
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From this reading William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander.
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From this reading William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It is for the glory of Silver Cross church, which, truly, is for him his lady whom he must serve!”
not any; not one
From this reading “No!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander.
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From this reading The Prior shook his head.
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From this reading William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander.
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From this reading The Abbot had said, “Would he be helpful?
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From this reading It is for the glory of Silver Cross church, which, truly, is for him his lady whom he must serve!”
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From this reading The Prior shook his head.
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From this reading It is for the glory of Silver Cross church, which, truly, is for him his lady whom he must serve!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander.
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From this reading It is for the glory of Silver Cross church, which, truly, is for him his lady whom he must serve!”
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From this reading William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander.
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From this reading William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander.
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From this reading William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is for the glory of Silver Cross church, which, truly, is for him his lady whom he must serve!”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is for the glory of Silver Cross church, which, truly, is for him his lady whom he must serve!”
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From this reading William, Lord of Montjoy, was ignorant of what machinations might be in progress up the Vale of Wander.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Abbot had said, “Would he be helpful?
