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Chapter XVI
The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room. When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness. "How your enthusiasm rejoices and exalts me!" he exclaimed. "I am proud of such a wife. How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.”
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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 When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am proud of such a wife.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
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From this reading How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
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From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
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From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
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From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
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From this reading "How your enthusiasm rejoices and exalts me!" he exclaimed.
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From this reading "How your enthusiasm rejoices and exalts me!" he exclaimed.
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From this reading "How your enthusiasm rejoices and exalts me!" he exclaimed.
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From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
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From this reading "How your enthusiasm rejoices and exalts me!" he exclaimed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am proud of such a wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.
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From this reading How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How your enthusiasm rejoices and exalts me!" he exclaimed.
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From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
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From this reading How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.
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From this reading How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
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From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
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From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
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From this reading "I am proud of such a wife.
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From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
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From this reading "How your enthusiasm rejoices and exalts me!" he exclaimed.
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From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I am proud of such a wife.
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From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
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From this reading How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
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From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.
at the time that
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
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From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
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From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How your enthusiasm rejoices and exalts me!" he exclaimed.
