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Chapter XXII
THE SAFFRON CROSS MOON and stars began to pale. The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered. The herd-girl waked the jongleur. “I have black bread in my scrip,” she said. “Look if you have not the same.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SAFFRON CROSS MOON and stars began to pale.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have black bread in my scrip,” she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look if you have not the same.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look if you have not the same.””
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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 The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SAFFRON CROSS MOON and stars began to pale.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SAFFRON CROSS MOON and stars began to pale.
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From this reading “I have black bread in my scrip,” she said.
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From this reading “I have black bread in my scrip,” she said.
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From this reading The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered.
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From this reading The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered.
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From this reading THE SAFFRON CROSS MOON and stars began to pale.
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From this reading The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have black bread in my scrip,” she said.
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From this reading The herd-girl waked the jongleur.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have black bread in my scrip,” she said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Look if you have not the same.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have black bread in my scrip,” she said.
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From this reading The herd-girl waked the jongleur.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look if you have not the same.”
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From this reading THE SAFFRON CROSS MOON and stars began to pale.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I have black bread in my scrip,” she said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Look if you have not the same.”
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From this reading THE SAFFRON CROSS MOON and stars began to pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SAFFRON CROSS MOON and stars began to pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have black bread in my scrip,” she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look if you have not the same.”
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From this reading “I have black bread in my scrip,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have black bread in my scrip,” she said.
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From this reading THE SAFFRON CROSS MOON and stars began to pale.
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From this reading The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SAFFRON CROSS MOON and stars began to pale.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SAFFRON CROSS MOON and stars began to pale.
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From this reading The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered.
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From this reading The herd-girl waked the jongleur.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The camp-followers up the stream had poultry with them, for from that direction a cock crew and was answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Look if you have not the same.”
