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The Pilgrim's Shell
The Pilgrim's Shell

Chapter XXIII

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THE GATHERING STORM.
Louis the Lusty had made his entry into the city of Laon on the eve of Holy Thursday of the year 1112.
On the day following the arrival of the Prince, Colombaik, his mother and his wife were seated together in the basement chamber of their house.
Dawn was about breaking.
Fergan's son, Martine and Joan the Hunchback had watched all night.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Pilgrim's Shell

Chapter XXIII

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE GATHERING STORM.
Line 2
Louis the Lusty had made his entry into the city of Laon on the eve of Holy Thursday of the year 1112.
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On the day following the arrival of the Prince, Colombaik, his mother and his wife were seated together in the basement chamber of their house.
Line 4
Dawn was about breaking.
Line 5
Fergan's son, Martine and Joan the Hunchback had watched all night.

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Dawn was about breaking.”

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1112

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From this reading Louis the Lusty had made his entry into the city of Laon on the eve of Holy Thursday of the year 1112.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Dawn was about breaking.

all

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From this reading Fergan's son, Martine and Joan the Hunchback had watched all night.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading On the day following the arrival of the Prince, Colombaik, his mother and his wife were seated together in the basement chamber of their house.

arrival

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From this reading On the day following the arrival of the Prince, Colombaik, his mother and his wife were seated together in the basement chamber of their house.

basement

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From this reading On the day following the arrival of the Prince, Colombaik, his mother and his wife were seated together in the basement chamber of their house.

breaking

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From this reading Dawn was about breaking.

chamber

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From this reading On the day following the arrival of the Prince, Colombaik, his mother and his wife were seated together in the basement chamber of their house.

city

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From this reading Louis the Lusty had made his entry into the city of Laon on the eve of Holy Thursday of the year 1112.

Colombaik

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From this reading On the day following the arrival of the Prince, Colombaik, his mother and his wife were seated together in the basement chamber of their house.

Dawn

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From this reading Dawn was about breaking.

day

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From this reading On the day following the arrival of the Prince, Colombaik, his mother and his wife were seated together in the basement chamber of their house.

entry

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From this reading Louis the Lusty had made his entry into the city of Laon on the eve of Holy Thursday of the year 1112.

eve

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From this reading Louis the Lusty had made his entry into the city of Laon on the eve of Holy Thursday of the year 1112.

Fergan's

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From this reading Fergan's son, Martine and Joan the Hunchback had watched all night.

following

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From this reading On the day following the arrival of the Prince, Colombaik, his mother and his wife were seated together in the basement chamber of their house.

GATHERING

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From this reading THE GATHERING STORM.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Louis the Lusty had made his entry into the city of Laon on the eve of Holy Thursday of the year 1112.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Louis the Lusty had made his entry into the city of Laon on the eve of Holy Thursday of the year 1112.

Holy

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From this reading Louis the Lusty had made his entry into the city of Laon on the eve of Holy Thursday of the year 1112.

house

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From this reading On the day following the arrival of the Prince, Colombaik, his mother and his wife were seated together in the basement chamber of their house.

Hunchback

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From this reading Fergan's son, Martine and Joan the Hunchback had watched all night.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading On the day following the arrival of the Prince, Colombaik, his mother and his wife were seated together in the basement chamber of their house.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Louis the Lusty had made his entry into the city of Laon on the eve of Holy Thursday of the year 1112.

Joan

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From this reading Fergan's son, Martine and Joan the Hunchback had watched all night.

Laon

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From this reading Louis the Lusty had made his entry into the city of Laon on the eve of Holy Thursday of the year 1112.

Louis

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From this reading Louis the Lusty had made his entry into the city of Laon on the eve of Holy Thursday of the year 1112.

Lusty

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From this reading Louis the Lusty had made his entry into the city of Laon on the eve of Holy Thursday of the year 1112.

made

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From this reading Louis the Lusty had made his entry into the city of Laon on the eve of Holy Thursday of the year 1112.

Martine

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From this reading Fergan's son, Martine and Joan the Hunchback had watched all night.

mother

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From this reading On the day following the arrival of the Prince, Colombaik, his mother and his wife were seated together in the basement chamber of their house.

night

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From this reading Fergan's son, Martine and Joan the Hunchback had watched all night.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Louis the Lusty had made his entry into the city of Laon on the eve of Holy Thursday of the year 1112.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Louis the Lusty had made his entry into the city of Laon on the eve of Holy Thursday of the year 1112.

Prince

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From this reading On the day following the arrival of the Prince, Colombaik, his mother and his wife were seated together in the basement chamber of their house.

seated

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From this reading On the day following the arrival of the Prince, Colombaik, his mother and his wife were seated together in the basement chamber of their house.

son

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From this reading Fergan's son, Martine and Joan the Hunchback had watched all night.

STORM

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From this reading THE GATHERING STORM.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE GATHERING STORM.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading On the day following the arrival of the Prince, Colombaik, his mother and his wife were seated together in the basement chamber of their house.

Thursday

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From this reading Louis the Lusty had made his entry into the city of Laon on the eve of Holy Thursday of the year 1112.

together

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From this reading On the day following the arrival of the Prince, Colombaik, his mother and his wife were seated together in the basement chamber of their house.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Dawn was about breaking.

watched

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From this reading Fergan's son, Martine and Joan the Hunchback had watched all night.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading On the day following the arrival of the Prince, Colombaik, his mother and his wife were seated together in the basement chamber of their house.

wife

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From this reading On the day following the arrival of the Prince, Colombaik, his mother and his wife were seated together in the basement chamber of their house.

year

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From this reading Louis the Lusty had made his entry into the city of Laon on the eve of Holy Thursday of the year 1112.