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Chapter XLIII
BARKILPHEDRO IN AMBUSCADE. To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro. The wish is sufficient; the power is required. How was he to set about it? There was the question.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “How was he to set about it?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There was the question.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wish is sufficient; the power is required.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How was he to set about it?
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From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
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From this reading BARKILPHEDRO IN AMBUSCADE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
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From this reading BARKILPHEDRO IN AMBUSCADE.
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From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
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From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
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From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How was he to set about it?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
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From this reading How was he to set about it?
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From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BARKILPHEDRO IN AMBUSCADE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wish is sufficient; the power is required.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How was he to set about it?
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From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
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From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
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From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
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From this reading The wish is sufficient; the power is required.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was the question.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wish is sufficient; the power is required.
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From this reading How was he to set about it?
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From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
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From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
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From this reading The wish is sufficient; the power is required.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
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From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
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From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To find the vulnerable spot in Josiana, and to strike her there, was, for all the causes we have just mentioned, the imperturbable determination of Barkilphedro.
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From this reading The wish is sufficient; the power is required.
