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Chapter XVII
'Is Fausta well?' 'I left her well; well as her grief would allow her to be.' 'My room is narrow, Piso, but it offers two seats. Let us sit. This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I left her well; well as her grief would allow her to be.'”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us sit.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Is Fausta well?'”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “'I left her well; well as her grief would allow her to be.'”
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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 This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
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From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
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From this reading 'I left her well; well as her grief would allow her to be.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'I left her well; well as her grief would allow her to be.'
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From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'I left her well; well as her grief would allow her to be.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'My room is narrow, Piso, but it offers two seats.
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From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
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From this reading 'Is Fausta well?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I left her well; well as her grief would allow her to be.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'I left her well; well as her grief would allow her to be.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I left her well; well as her grief would allow her to be.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Is Fausta well?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'My room is narrow, Piso, but it offers two seats.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I left her well; well as her grief would allow her to be.'
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us sit.
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From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My room is narrow, Piso, but it offers two seats.
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From this reading 'My room is narrow, Piso, but it offers two seats.
an old word for “no”
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'My room is narrow, Piso, but it offers two seats.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'My room is narrow, Piso, but it offers two seats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'My room is narrow, Piso, but it offers two seats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'My room is narrow, Piso, but it offers two seats.
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From this reading Let us sit.
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From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I left her well; well as her grief would allow her to be.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
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From this reading 'My room is narrow, Piso, but it offers two seats.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us sit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Is Fausta well?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This room is not our hall in Palmyra, nor the banqueting room--this window is too small--nay, it is in some sort but a crevice--and this ceiling is too low--and these webs of the spider, the prisoner's friend, are not our purple hangings--but it might all be worse.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'I left her well; well as her grief would allow her to be.'
