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Chapter XXXI
“I have peasants yonder with spades,” said Simon. “There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear. If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt.” What would Knolles say in case they failed? The thought flashed through Nigel’s mind, but another came swiftly behind it.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The thought flashed through Nigel’s mind, but another came swiftly behind it.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The thought flashed through Nigel’s mind, but another came swiftly behind it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have peasants yonder with spades,” said Simon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thought flashed through Nigel’s mind, but another came swiftly behind it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thought flashed through Nigel’s mind, but another came swiftly behind it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The thought flashed through Nigel’s mind, but another came swiftly behind it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would Knolles say in case they failed?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thought flashed through Nigel’s mind, but another came swiftly behind it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.
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From this reading If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The thought flashed through Nigel’s mind, but another came swiftly behind it.
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From this reading If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The thought flashed through Nigel’s mind, but another came swiftly behind it.
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From this reading The thought flashed through Nigel’s mind, but another came swiftly behind it.
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From this reading What would Knolles say in case they failed?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt.”
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From this reading What would Knolles say in case they failed?
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From this reading The thought flashed through Nigel’s mind, but another came swiftly behind it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.
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From this reading “There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have peasants yonder with spades,” said Simon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have peasants yonder with spades,” said Simon.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The thought flashed through Nigel’s mind, but another came swiftly behind it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What would Knolles say in case they failed?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought flashed through Nigel’s mind, but another came swiftly behind it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The thought flashed through Nigel’s mind, but another came swiftly behind it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have peasants yonder with spades,” said Simon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have peasants yonder with spades,” said Simon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What would Knolles say in case they failed?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have peasants yonder with spades,” said Simon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have peasants yonder with spades,” said Simon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The thought flashed through Nigel’s mind, but another came swiftly behind it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What would Knolles say in case they failed?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought flashed through Nigel’s mind, but another came swiftly behind it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thought flashed through Nigel’s mind, but another came swiftly behind it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would Knolles say in case they failed?
which person or people
From this reading “There are two of my friends, Harding of Barnstable and West-country John who are waiting for us with their gear.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I have peasants yonder with spades,” said Simon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would Knolles say in case they failed?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have peasants yonder with spades,” said Simon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you will come to lead us, Squire Nigel, we are ready to venture our bodies in the attempt.”
