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Chapter III
And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife. 'The Princess Cassandra of Troy--my wife, Queen Clytemnestra. They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked. Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing. Did the Princess intend giving any public entertainments?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.”
a young woman who is not married
From this reading “And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “'The Princess Cassandra of Troy--my wife, Queen Clytemnestra.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.”
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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 And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
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From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
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From this reading Did the Princess intend giving any public entertainments?
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From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
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From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
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From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
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From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
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From this reading 'The Princess Cassandra of Troy--my wife, Queen Clytemnestra.
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From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
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From this reading 'The Princess Cassandra of Troy--my wife, Queen Clytemnestra.
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From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
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From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did the Princess intend giving any public entertainments?
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From this reading Did the Princess intend giving any public entertainments?
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From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
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From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
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From this reading Did the Princess intend giving any public entertainments?
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From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
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From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
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From this reading Did the Princess intend giving any public entertainments?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
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From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
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From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
a young woman who is not married
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'The Princess Cassandra of Troy--my wife, Queen Clytemnestra.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
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From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading 'The Princess Cassandra of Troy--my wife, Queen Clytemnestra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
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From this reading Did the Princess intend giving any public entertainments?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The Princess Cassandra of Troy--my wife, Queen Clytemnestra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
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From this reading 'The Princess Cassandra of Troy--my wife, Queen Clytemnestra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
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From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
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From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
