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Chapter I
Short account of one of the little Baron’s most celebrated ancestors, called “The Armless Knight.” His wonderful strength and bravery. How he followed Cœur de Lion to the Orient. His brilliant exploits on the battle-field, under the walls of Joppa. His marriage in the presence of Saladin and Cœur de Lion.
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From this reading “Short account of one of the little Baron’s most celebrated ancestors, called “The Armless Knight.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Short account of one of the little Baron’s most celebrated ancestors, called “The Armless Knight.””
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Short account of one of the little Baron’s most celebrated ancestors, called “The Armless Knight.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His wonderful strength and bravery.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “His brilliant exploits on the battle-field, under the walls of Joppa.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His wonderful strength and bravery.”
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From this reading Short account of one of the little Baron’s most celebrated ancestors, called “The Armless Knight.”
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From this reading Short account of one of the little Baron’s most celebrated ancestors, called “The Armless Knight.”
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From this reading His wonderful strength and bravery.
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From this reading Short account of one of the little Baron’s most celebrated ancestors, called “The Armless Knight.”
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From this reading Short account of one of the little Baron’s most celebrated ancestors, called “The Armless Knight.”
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From this reading His brilliant exploits on the battle-field, under the walls of Joppa.
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From this reading His wonderful strength and bravery.
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From this reading His brilliant exploits on the battle-field, under the walls of Joppa.
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From this reading Short account of one of the little Baron’s most celebrated ancestors, called “The Armless Knight.”
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From this reading Short account of one of the little Baron’s most celebrated ancestors, called “The Armless Knight.”
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From this reading How he followed Cœur de Lion to the Orient.
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From this reading How he followed Cœur de Lion to the Orient.
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From this reading His brilliant exploits on the battle-field, under the walls of Joppa.
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From this reading How he followed Cœur de Lion to the Orient.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How he followed Cœur de Lion to the Orient.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wonderful strength and bravery.
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From this reading How he followed Cœur de Lion to the Orient.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His marriage in the presence of Saladin and Cœur de Lion.
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From this reading His brilliant exploits on the battle-field, under the walls of Joppa.
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From this reading Short account of one of the little Baron’s most celebrated ancestors, called “The Armless Knight.”
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From this reading How he followed Cœur de Lion to the Orient.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Short account of one of the little Baron’s most celebrated ancestors, called “The Armless Knight.”
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From this reading His marriage in the presence of Saladin and Cœur de Lion.
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From this reading Short account of one of the little Baron’s most celebrated ancestors, called “The Armless Knight.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Short account of one of the little Baron’s most celebrated ancestors, called “The Armless Knight.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His brilliant exploits on the battle-field, under the walls of Joppa.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Short account of one of the little Baron’s most celebrated ancestors, called “The Armless Knight.”
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From this reading How he followed Cœur de Lion to the Orient.
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From this reading His marriage in the presence of Saladin and Cœur de Lion.
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From this reading His marriage in the presence of Saladin and Cœur de Lion.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Short account of one of the little Baron’s most celebrated ancestors, called “The Armless Knight.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His wonderful strength and bravery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Short account of one of the little Baron’s most celebrated ancestors, called “The Armless Knight.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How he followed Cœur de Lion to the Orient.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading His brilliant exploits on the battle-field, under the walls of Joppa.
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From this reading His brilliant exploits on the battle-field, under the walls of Joppa.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His wonderful strength and bravery.
