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Chapter XXXII
But the man-at-arms shook his head. “It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul. But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far. Harding, do you go with all speed and bear the gentle Nigel’s message.” Reluctantly the man-at-arms sped upon his errand.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Reluctantly the man-at-arms sped upon his errand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.”
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From this reading Harding, do you go with all speed and bear the gentle Nigel’s message.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.
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From this reading Harding, do you go with all speed and bear the gentle Nigel’s message.”
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From this reading “It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the man-at-arms shook his head.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Harding, do you go with all speed and bear the gentle Nigel’s message.”
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From this reading Reluctantly the man-at-arms sped upon his errand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.
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From this reading But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.
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From this reading “It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.
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From this reading Harding, do you go with all speed and bear the gentle Nigel’s message.”
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From this reading Harding, do you go with all speed and bear the gentle Nigel’s message.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.
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From this reading But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.
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From this reading Harding, do you go with all speed and bear the gentle Nigel’s message.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.
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From this reading But the man-at-arms shook his head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the man-at-arms shook his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.
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From this reading But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.
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From this reading But the man-at-arms shook his head.
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From this reading Harding, do you go with all speed and bear the gentle Nigel’s message.”
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From this reading Harding, do you go with all speed and bear the gentle Nigel’s message.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.
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From this reading Reluctantly the man-at-arms sped upon his errand.
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From this reading But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.
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From this reading But the man-at-arms shook his head.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.
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From this reading “It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.
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From this reading But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reluctantly the man-at-arms sped upon his errand.
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From this reading Harding, do you go with all speed and bear the gentle Nigel’s message.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the man-at-arms shook his head.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Reluctantly the man-at-arms sped upon his errand.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.
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From this reading But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.
which person or people
From this reading “It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.
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From this reading But you speak wisely and well, for Sir Robert should indeed be told what is going forward now that we have gone so far.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harding, do you go with all speed and bear the gentle Nigel’s message.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is I who have brought you here, fair sir, and here I bide through fair and foul.
