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Chapter II
A STRANGE ROYAL ORDER. I am to tell the story of a man who had faith in himself. The clouds and the ocean bear his name. Lord Stanley has called him "the greatest of ancient and modern navigators." That was a strange royal order, indeed, which Dom Manoel, King of Portugal, issued in the early part of the fifteenth century.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “Lord Stanley has called him "the greatest of ancient and modern navigators."”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Lord Stanley has called him "the greatest of ancient and modern navigators."”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I am to tell the story of a man who had faith in himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was a strange royal order, indeed, which Dom Manoel, King of Portugal, issued in the early part of the fifteenth century.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The clouds and the ocean bear his name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A STRANGE ROYAL ORDER.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was a strange royal order, indeed, which Dom Manoel, King of Portugal, issued in the early part of the fifteenth century.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am to tell the story of a man who had faith in himself.”
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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 A STRANGE ROYAL ORDER.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am to tell the story of a man who had faith in himself.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Lord Stanley has called him "the greatest of ancient and modern navigators."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The clouds and the ocean bear his name.
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From this reading The clouds and the ocean bear his name.
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From this reading Lord Stanley has called him "the greatest of ancient and modern navigators."
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From this reading That was a strange royal order, indeed, which Dom Manoel, King of Portugal, issued in the early part of the fifteenth century.
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From this reading The clouds and the ocean bear his name.
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From this reading That was a strange royal order, indeed, which Dom Manoel, King of Portugal, issued in the early part of the fifteenth century.
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From this reading That was a strange royal order, indeed, which Dom Manoel, King of Portugal, issued in the early part of the fifteenth century.
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From this reading I am to tell the story of a man who had faith in himself.
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From this reading That was a strange royal order, indeed, which Dom Manoel, King of Portugal, issued in the early part of the fifteenth century.
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From this reading Lord Stanley has called him "the greatest of ancient and modern navigators."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I am to tell the story of a man who had faith in himself.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lord Stanley has called him "the greatest of ancient and modern navigators."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lord Stanley has called him "the greatest of ancient and modern navigators."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I am to tell the story of a man who had faith in himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The clouds and the ocean bear his name.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am to tell the story of a man who had faith in himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am to tell the story of a man who had faith in himself.
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From this reading That was a strange royal order, indeed, which Dom Manoel, King of Portugal, issued in the early part of the fifteenth century.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was a strange royal order, indeed, which Dom Manoel, King of Portugal, issued in the early part of the fifteenth century.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was a strange royal order, indeed, which Dom Manoel, King of Portugal, issued in the early part of the fifteenth century.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Stanley has called him "the greatest of ancient and modern navigators."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am to tell the story of a man who had faith in himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was a strange royal order, indeed, which Dom Manoel, King of Portugal, issued in the early part of the fifteenth century.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Stanley has called him "the greatest of ancient and modern navigators."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clouds and the ocean bear his name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Stanley has called him "the greatest of ancient and modern navigators."
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From this reading The clouds and the ocean bear his name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am to tell the story of a man who had faith in himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A STRANGE ROYAL ORDER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was a strange royal order, indeed, which Dom Manoel, King of Portugal, issued in the early part of the fifteenth century.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was a strange royal order, indeed, which Dom Manoel, King of Portugal, issued in the early part of the fifteenth century.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STRANGE ROYAL ORDER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Stanley has called him "the greatest of ancient and modern navigators."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am to tell the story of a man who had faith in himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STRANGE ROYAL ORDER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am to tell the story of a man who had faith in himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a strange royal order, indeed, which Dom Manoel, King of Portugal, issued in the early part of the fifteenth century.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am to tell the story of a man who had faith in himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am to tell the story of a man who had faith in himself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a strange royal order, indeed, which Dom Manoel, King of Portugal, issued in the early part of the fifteenth century.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That was a strange royal order, indeed, which Dom Manoel, King of Portugal, issued in the early part of the fifteenth century.
which person or people
From this reading I am to tell the story of a man who had faith in himself.
