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Chapter XVI
The king and his party rode on to Clipstone Palace. The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party. And Walter Skinner, hardly understanding what had come to pass, was left behind in Newark. The king had thought to spend a week of pleasure at Clipstone, but the intelligence brought by the spy changed his plans. Of all his barons he hated Lord De Aldithely most.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “And Walter Skinner, hardly understanding what had come to pass, was left behind in Newark.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The king had thought to spend a week of pleasure at Clipstone, but the intelligence brought by the spy changed his plans.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Walter Skinner, hardly understanding what had come to pass, was left behind in Newark.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Walter Skinner, hardly understanding what had come to pass, was left behind in Newark.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The king and his party rode on to Clipstone Palace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The king had thought to spend a week of pleasure at Clipstone, but the intelligence brought by the spy changed his plans.”
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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 attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.
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From this reading Of all his barons he hated Lord De Aldithely most.
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From this reading Of all his barons he hated Lord De Aldithely most.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The king and his party rode on to Clipstone Palace.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The king had thought to spend a week of pleasure at Clipstone, but the intelligence brought by the spy changed his plans.
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From this reading The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.
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From this reading The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.
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From this reading Of all his barons he hated Lord De Aldithely most.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And Walter Skinner, hardly understanding what had come to pass, was left behind in Newark.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The king had thought to spend a week of pleasure at Clipstone, but the intelligence brought by the spy changed his plans.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The king had thought to spend a week of pleasure at Clipstone, but the intelligence brought by the spy changed his plans.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The king had thought to spend a week of pleasure at Clipstone, but the intelligence brought by the spy changed his plans.
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From this reading The king had thought to spend a week of pleasure at Clipstone, but the intelligence brought by the spy changed his plans.
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From this reading The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.
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From this reading The king and his party rode on to Clipstone Palace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Walter Skinner, hardly understanding what had come to pass, was left behind in Newark.
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From this reading The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of all his barons he hated Lord De Aldithely most.
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From this reading The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.
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From this reading And Walter Skinner, hardly understanding what had come to pass, was left behind in Newark.
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From this reading The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.
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From this reading Of all his barons he hated Lord De Aldithely most.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The king and his party rode on to Clipstone Palace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Walter Skinner, hardly understanding what had come to pass, was left behind in Newark.
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From this reading The king had thought to spend a week of pleasure at Clipstone, but the intelligence brought by the spy changed his plans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king and his party rode on to Clipstone Palace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Walter Skinner, hardly understanding what had come to pass, was left behind in Newark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of all his barons he hated Lord De Aldithely most.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of all his barons he hated Lord De Aldithely most.
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From this reading And Walter Skinner, hardly understanding what had come to pass, was left behind in Newark.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The king had thought to spend a week of pleasure at Clipstone, but the intelligence brought by the spy changed his plans.
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From this reading The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The king and his party rode on to Clipstone Palace.
above and across; more than
From this reading The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king and his party rode on to Clipstone Palace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The king and his party rode on to Clipstone Palace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Walter Skinner, hardly understanding what had come to pass, was left behind in Newark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king had thought to spend a week of pleasure at Clipstone, but the intelligence brought by the spy changed his plans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king had thought to spend a week of pleasure at Clipstone, but the intelligence brought by the spy changed his plans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king and his party rode on to Clipstone Palace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Walter Skinner, hardly understanding what had come to pass, was left behind in Newark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king had thought to spend a week of pleasure at Clipstone, but the intelligence brought by the spy changed his plans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The king and his party rode on to Clipstone Palace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The king had thought to spend a week of pleasure at Clipstone, but the intelligence brought by the spy changed his plans.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The king and his party rode on to Clipstone Palace.
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From this reading And Walter Skinner, hardly understanding what had come to pass, was left behind in Newark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Walter Skinner, hardly understanding what had come to pass, was left behind in Newark.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Walter Skinner, hardly understanding what had come to pass, was left behind in Newark.
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From this reading The king had thought to spend a week of pleasure at Clipstone, but the intelligence brought by the spy changed his plans.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And Walter Skinner, hardly understanding what had come to pass, was left behind in Newark.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The attendant to whom the spy had been consigned hastily summoned a bailiff, to whom he made over his charge, and then galloped off to overtake the party.
