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Chapter XXI
CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said. The sound of many voices in the near distance roused them from their dream. Ursula started in alarm. "Holy Virgin!" she exclaimed under her breath, "if it should be the Queen!" But Wessex held her tightly, and she struggled in vain.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “The sound of many voices in the near distance roused them from their dream.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"Holy Virgin!" she exclaimed under her breath, "if it should be the Queen!"”
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From this reading Ursula started in alarm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Wessex held her tightly, and she struggled in vain.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Holy Virgin!" she exclaimed under her breath, "if it should be the Queen!"
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From this reading "Holy Virgin!" she exclaimed under her breath, "if it should be the Queen!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Wessex held her tightly, and she struggled in vain.
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From this reading CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sound of many voices in the near distance roused them from their dream.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The sound of many voices in the near distance roused them from their dream.
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From this reading "Holy Virgin!" she exclaimed under her breath, "if it should be the Queen!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sound of many voices in the near distance roused them from their dream.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.
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From this reading CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.
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From this reading But Wessex held her tightly, and she struggled in vain.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Holy Virgin!" she exclaimed under her breath, "if it should be the Queen!"
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From this reading "Holy Virgin!" she exclaimed under her breath, "if it should be the Queen!"
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From this reading CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Holy Virgin!" she exclaimed under her breath, "if it should be the Queen!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sound of many voices in the near distance roused them from their dream.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Holy Virgin!" she exclaimed under her breath, "if it should be the Queen!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.
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From this reading The sound of many voices in the near distance roused them from their dream.
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From this reading The sound of many voices in the near distance roused them from their dream.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of many voices in the near distance roused them from their dream.
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From this reading CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.
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From this reading The sound of many voices in the near distance roused them from their dream.
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From this reading CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Holy Virgin!" she exclaimed under her breath, "if it should be the Queen!"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Holy Virgin!" she exclaimed under her breath, "if it should be the Queen!"
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From this reading The sound of many voices in the near distance roused them from their dream.
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From this reading Ursula started in alarm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.
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From this reading But Wessex held her tightly, and she struggled in vain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sound of many voices in the near distance roused them from their dream.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sound of many voices in the near distance roused them from their dream.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.
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From this reading CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.
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From this reading But Wessex held her tightly, and she struggled in vain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHECK TO THE QUEEN How long they stood thus, heart to heart, they themselves could never have said.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Holy Virgin!" she exclaimed under her breath, "if it should be the Queen!"
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From this reading Ursula started in alarm.
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From this reading But Wessex held her tightly, and she struggled in vain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Holy Virgin!" she exclaimed under her breath, "if it should be the Queen!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sound of many voices in the near distance roused them from their dream.
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From this reading But Wessex held her tightly, and she struggled in vain.
