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Chapter XXIII
THE RESCUE. The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing. Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying: "Ronan, are they coming to take us to the place of execution? I am ready for everything."
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all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I am ready for everything."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ronan, are they coming to take us to the place of execution?”
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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 Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am ready for everything."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ronan, are they coming to take us to the place of execution?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
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From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
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From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
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From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
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From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
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From this reading "Ronan, are they coming to take us to the place of execution?
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From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
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From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I am ready for everything."
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From this reading "Ronan, are they coming to take us to the place of execution?
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From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am ready for everything."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am ready for everything."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
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From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
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From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
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From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
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From this reading "Ronan, are they coming to take us to the place of execution?
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From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
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From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
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From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
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From this reading I am ready for everything."
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From this reading THE RESCUE.
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From this reading "Ronan, are they coming to take us to the place of execution?
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From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ronan, are they coming to take us to the place of execution?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ronan, are they coming to take us to the place of execution?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The prisoners in the _ergastula_ had drawn as close as possible to the iron railing.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ronan, are they coming to take us to the place of execution?
which person or people
From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Little Odille, who had fallen asleep on the knees of the bishopess, awoke with a start, saying:
