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Chapter VII
The eager face had clouded. For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate. Down in a twinkling came all his high hopes to the ground. Oh, these sordid material things, which come between our dreams and their fulfilment! The Squire of such a knight must dress with the best.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Oh, these sordid material things, which come between our dreams and their fulfilment!”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, these sordid material things, which come between our dreams and their fulfilment!”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The Squire of such a knight must dress with the best.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Oh, these sordid material things, which come between our dreams and their fulfilment!”
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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 For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.
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From this reading Down in a twinkling came all his high hopes to the ground.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, these sordid material things, which come between our dreams and their fulfilment!
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From this reading For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.
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From this reading The Squire of such a knight must dress with the best.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Oh, these sordid material things, which come between our dreams and their fulfilment!
on the far side of; further than
From this reading For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.
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From this reading Down in a twinkling came all his high hopes to the ground.
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From this reading The eager face had clouded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, these sordid material things, which come between our dreams and their fulfilment!
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From this reading Down in a twinkling came all his high hopes to the ground.
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From this reading Oh, these sordid material things, which come between our dreams and their fulfilment!
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From this reading The Squire of such a knight must dress with the best.
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From this reading The eager face had clouded.
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From this reading The eager face had clouded.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.
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From this reading Oh, these sordid material things, which come between our dreams and their fulfilment!
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From this reading For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.
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From this reading Down in a twinkling came all his high hopes to the ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The eager face had clouded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.
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From this reading Down in a twinkling came all his high hopes to the ground.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.
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From this reading Down in a twinkling came all his high hopes to the ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Down in a twinkling came all his high hopes to the ground.
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From this reading For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Squire of such a knight must dress with the best.
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From this reading Oh, these sordid material things, which come between our dreams and their fulfilment!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.
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From this reading For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Squire of such a knight must dress with the best.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.
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From this reading Oh, these sordid material things, which come between our dreams and their fulfilment!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Oh, these sordid material things, which come between our dreams and their fulfilment!
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From this reading For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.
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From this reading For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, these sordid material things, which come between our dreams and their fulfilment!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Squire of such a knight must dress with the best.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The Squire of such a knight must dress with the best.
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From this reading For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The eager face had clouded.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Oh, these sordid material things, which come between our dreams and their fulfilment!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Oh, these sordid material things, which come between our dreams and their fulfilment!
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From this reading Oh, these sordid material things, which come between our dreams and their fulfilment!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Down in a twinkling came all his high hopes to the ground.
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From this reading Down in a twinkling came all his high hopes to the ground.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the instant he had forgotten that a suit of armor was as much beyond his means as a service of gold plate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Oh, these sordid material things, which come between our dreams and their fulfilment!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Squire of such a knight must dress with the best.
