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Chapter VI
How the elder Baron and the Baroness received Bulger and me upon our return from our first voyage. I am decorated by the Emperor with the grand cross of the Crimson Cincture. The elder Baron presents me with a copy of an ancient Roman newspaper. I read of the murder of the beautiful Paula, and the banishment by Cæsar of the Seven Sculptors to a far-away island in the southern seas. I resolved to set out in search of the Island.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “The elder Baron presents me with a copy of an ancient Roman newspaper.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How the elder Baron and the Baroness received Bulger and me upon our return from our first voyage.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “How the elder Baron and the Baroness received Bulger and me upon our return from our first voyage.”
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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 The elder Baron presents me with a copy of an ancient Roman newspaper.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am decorated by the Emperor with the grand cross of the Crimson Cincture.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The elder Baron presents me with a copy of an ancient Roman newspaper.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The elder Baron presents me with a copy of an ancient Roman newspaper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How the elder Baron and the Baroness received Bulger and me upon our return from our first voyage.
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From this reading I read of the murder of the beautiful Paula, and the banishment by Cæsar of the Seven Sculptors to a far-away island in the southern seas.
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From this reading How the elder Baron and the Baroness received Bulger and me upon our return from our first voyage.
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From this reading How the elder Baron and the Baroness received Bulger and me upon our return from our first voyage.
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From this reading I read of the murder of the beautiful Paula, and the banishment by Cæsar of the Seven Sculptors to a far-away island in the southern seas.
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From this reading How the elder Baron and the Baroness received Bulger and me upon our return from our first voyage.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I am decorated by the Emperor with the grand cross of the Crimson Cincture.
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From this reading I am decorated by the Emperor with the grand cross of the Crimson Cincture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elder Baron presents me with a copy of an ancient Roman newspaper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am decorated by the Emperor with the grand cross of the Crimson Cincture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am decorated by the Emperor with the grand cross of the Crimson Cincture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I read of the murder of the beautiful Paula, and the banishment by Cæsar of the Seven Sculptors to a far-away island in the southern seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am decorated by the Emperor with the grand cross of the Crimson Cincture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How the elder Baron and the Baroness received Bulger and me upon our return from our first voyage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am decorated by the Emperor with the grand cross of the Crimson Cincture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I read of the murder of the beautiful Paula, and the banishment by Cæsar of the Seven Sculptors to a far-away island in the southern seas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How the elder Baron and the Baroness received Bulger and me upon our return from our first voyage.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How the elder Baron and the Baroness received Bulger and me upon our return from our first voyage.
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From this reading I am decorated by the Emperor with the grand cross of the Crimson Cincture.
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From this reading How the elder Baron and the Baroness received Bulger and me upon our return from our first voyage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am decorated by the Emperor with the grand cross of the Crimson Cincture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I read of the murder of the beautiful Paula, and the banishment by Cæsar of the Seven Sculptors to a far-away island in the southern seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I read of the murder of the beautiful Paula, and the banishment by Cæsar of the Seven Sculptors to a far-away island in the southern seas.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How the elder Baron and the Baroness received Bulger and me upon our return from our first voyage.
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From this reading I read of the murder of the beautiful Paula, and the banishment by Cæsar of the Seven Sculptors to a far-away island in the southern seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elder Baron presents me with a copy of an ancient Roman newspaper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am decorated by the Emperor with the grand cross of the Crimson Cincture.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading How the elder Baron and the Baroness received Bulger and me upon our return from our first voyage.
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From this reading I resolved to set out in search of the Island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I read of the murder of the beautiful Paula, and the banishment by Cæsar of the Seven Sculptors to a far-away island in the southern seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elder Baron presents me with a copy of an ancient Roman newspaper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I read of the murder of the beautiful Paula, and the banishment by Cæsar of the Seven Sculptors to a far-away island in the southern seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How the elder Baron and the Baroness received Bulger and me upon our return from our first voyage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I resolved to set out in search of the Island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How the elder Baron and the Baroness received Bulger and me upon our return from our first voyage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elder Baron presents me with a copy of an ancient Roman newspaper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I read of the murder of the beautiful Paula, and the banishment by Cæsar of the Seven Sculptors to a far-away island in the southern seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I resolved to set out in search of the Island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I read of the murder of the beautiful Paula, and the banishment by Cæsar of the Seven Sculptors to a far-away island in the southern seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I resolved to set out in search of the Island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I read of the murder of the beautiful Paula, and the banishment by Cæsar of the Seven Sculptors to a far-away island in the southern seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I read of the murder of the beautiful Paula, and the banishment by Cæsar of the Seven Sculptors to a far-away island in the southern seas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How the elder Baron and the Baroness received Bulger and me upon our return from our first voyage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I read of the murder of the beautiful Paula, and the banishment by Cæsar of the Seven Sculptors to a far-away island in the southern seas.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading How the elder Baron and the Baroness received Bulger and me upon our return from our first voyage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How the elder Baron and the Baroness received Bulger and me upon our return from our first voyage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am decorated by the Emperor with the grand cross of the Crimson Cincture.
