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Chapter XI
"Roweth on fast! who that is faint In evil water may he be dreynt!" They rowed hard and sung thereto With hevelow and rumbeloo. The boat glided through the reeds and hissed among the stalks as it floated off into deep water. The man-at-arms who had been pushing it scrambled over the flat stern drenched to his waist. Hyla and Cerdic lay bound where they had been flung at the bottom of the boat as roughly and carelessly as sacks of meal.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “The boat glided through the reeds and hissed among the stalks as it floated off into deep water.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The man-at-arms who had been pushing it scrambled over the flat stern drenched to his waist.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"Roweth on fast! who that is faint In evil water may he be dreynt!"”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The man-at-arms who had been pushing it scrambled over the flat stern drenched to his waist.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The boat glided through the reeds and hissed among the stalks as it floated off into deep water.”
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The boat glided through the reeds and hissed among the stalks as it floated off into deep water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They rowed hard and sung thereto With hevelow and rumbeloo.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boat glided through the reeds and hissed among the stalks as it floated off into deep water.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hyla and Cerdic lay bound where they had been flung at the bottom of the boat as roughly and carelessly as sacks of meal.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Roweth on fast! who that is faint In evil water may he be dreynt!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The man-at-arms who had been pushing it scrambled over the flat stern drenched to his waist.
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From this reading The boat glided through the reeds and hissed among the stalks as it floated off into deep water.
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From this reading Hyla and Cerdic lay bound where they had been flung at the bottom of the boat as roughly and carelessly as sacks of meal.
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From this reading Hyla and Cerdic lay bound where they had been flung at the bottom of the boat as roughly and carelessly as sacks of meal.
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From this reading Hyla and Cerdic lay bound where they had been flung at the bottom of the boat as roughly and carelessly as sacks of meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hyla and Cerdic lay bound where they had been flung at the bottom of the boat as roughly and carelessly as sacks of meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boat glided through the reeds and hissed among the stalks as it floated off into deep water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man-at-arms who had been pushing it scrambled over the flat stern drenched to his waist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Roweth on fast! who that is faint In evil water may he be dreynt!"
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From this reading "Roweth on fast! who that is faint In evil water may he be dreynt!"
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From this reading "Roweth on fast! who that is faint In evil water may he be dreynt!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Roweth on fast! who that is faint In evil water may he be dreynt!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man-at-arms who had been pushing it scrambled over the flat stern drenched to his waist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boat glided through the reeds and hissed among the stalks as it floated off into deep water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hyla and Cerdic lay bound where they had been flung at the bottom of the boat as roughly and carelessly as sacks of meal.
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From this reading The boat glided through the reeds and hissed among the stalks as it floated off into deep water.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man-at-arms who had been pushing it scrambled over the flat stern drenched to his waist.
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From this reading They rowed hard and sung thereto With hevelow and rumbeloo.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Roweth on fast! who that is faint In evil water may he be dreynt!"
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From this reading They rowed hard and sung thereto With hevelow and rumbeloo.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man-at-arms who had been pushing it scrambled over the flat stern drenched to his waist.
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From this reading The boat glided through the reeds and hissed among the stalks as it floated off into deep water.
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From this reading Hyla and Cerdic lay bound where they had been flung at the bottom of the boat as roughly and carelessly as sacks of meal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Roweth on fast! who that is faint In evil water may he be dreynt!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The boat glided through the reeds and hissed among the stalks as it floated off into deep water.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Roweth on fast! who that is faint In evil water may he be dreynt!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The boat glided through the reeds and hissed among the stalks as it floated off into deep water.
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From this reading Hyla and Cerdic lay bound where they had been flung at the bottom of the boat as roughly and carelessly as sacks of meal.
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From this reading The man-at-arms who had been pushing it scrambled over the flat stern drenched to his waist.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Roweth on fast! who that is faint In evil water may he be dreynt!"
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From this reading Hyla and Cerdic lay bound where they had been flung at the bottom of the boat as roughly and carelessly as sacks of meal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hyla and Cerdic lay bound where they had been flung at the bottom of the boat as roughly and carelessly as sacks of meal.
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From this reading The boat glided through the reeds and hissed among the stalks as it floated off into deep water.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Roweth on fast! who that is faint In evil water may he be dreynt!"
above and across; more than
From this reading The man-at-arms who had been pushing it scrambled over the flat stern drenched to his waist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man-at-arms who had been pushing it scrambled over the flat stern drenched to his waist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boat glided through the reeds and hissed among the stalks as it floated off into deep water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hyla and Cerdic lay bound where they had been flung at the bottom of the boat as roughly and carelessly as sacks of meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They rowed hard and sung thereto With hevelow and rumbeloo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Roweth on fast! who that is faint In evil water may he be dreynt!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They rowed hard and sung thereto With hevelow and rumbeloo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hyla and Cerdic lay bound where they had been flung at the bottom of the boat as roughly and carelessly as sacks of meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man-at-arms who had been pushing it scrambled over the flat stern drenched to his waist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boat glided through the reeds and hissed among the stalks as it floated off into deep water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man-at-arms who had been pushing it scrambled over the flat stern drenched to his waist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They rowed hard and sung thereto With hevelow and rumbeloo.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Roweth on fast! who that is faint In evil water may he be dreynt!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boat glided through the reeds and hissed among the stalks as it floated off into deep water.
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From this reading They rowed hard and sung thereto With hevelow and rumbeloo.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rowed hard and sung thereto With hevelow and rumbeloo.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The boat glided through the reeds and hissed among the stalks as it floated off into deep water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man-at-arms who had been pushing it scrambled over the flat stern drenched to his waist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man-at-arms who had been pushing it scrambled over the flat stern drenched to his waist.
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From this reading "Roweth on fast! who that is faint In evil water may he be dreynt!"
in or at the place that
From this reading Hyla and Cerdic lay bound where they had been flung at the bottom of the boat as roughly and carelessly as sacks of meal.
which person or people
From this reading "Roweth on fast! who that is faint In evil water may he be dreynt!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading They rowed hard and sung thereto With hevelow and rumbeloo.
