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Chapter II
That night Barbara dreamed of her father. Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off. The terror with which this spectacle had disturbed her sleep could not be banished during the morning. Now, whatever it cost, she must go to Landshut and hear some tidings of him. Maestro Gombert would set out for Munich the next day, and in doing so must pass the neighbouring city.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “The terror with which this spectacle had disturbed her sleep could not be banished during the morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, whatever it cost, she must go to Landshut and hear some tidings of him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The terror with which this spectacle had disturbed her sleep could not be banished during the morning.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Now, whatever it cost, she must go to Landshut and hear some tidings of him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maestro Gombert would set out for Munich the next day, and in doing so must pass the neighbouring city.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Now, whatever it cost, she must go to Landshut and hear some tidings of him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Maestro Gombert would set out for Munich the next day, and in doing so must pass the neighbouring city.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
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From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
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From this reading The terror with which this spectacle had disturbed her sleep could not be banished during the morning.
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From this reading That night Barbara dreamed of her father.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The terror with which this spectacle had disturbed her sleep could not be banished during the morning.
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From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
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From this reading Maestro Gombert would set out for Munich the next day, and in doing so must pass the neighbouring city.
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From this reading Now, whatever it cost, she must go to Landshut and hear some tidings of him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
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From this reading Maestro Gombert would set out for Munich the next day, and in doing so must pass the neighbouring city.
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From this reading The terror with which this spectacle had disturbed her sleep could not be banished during the morning.
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From this reading Maestro Gombert would set out for Munich the next day, and in doing so must pass the neighbouring city.
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From this reading That night Barbara dreamed of her father.
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From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The terror with which this spectacle had disturbed her sleep could not be banished during the morning.
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From this reading That night Barbara dreamed of her father.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maestro Gombert would set out for Munich the next day, and in doing so must pass the neighbouring city.
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From this reading Now, whatever it cost, she must go to Landshut and hear some tidings of him.
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From this reading Maestro Gombert would set out for Munich the next day, and in doing so must pass the neighbouring city.
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From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The terror with which this spectacle had disturbed her sleep could not be banished during the morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, whatever it cost, she must go to Landshut and hear some tidings of him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That night Barbara dreamed of her father.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, whatever it cost, she must go to Landshut and hear some tidings of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maestro Gombert would set out for Munich the next day, and in doing so must pass the neighbouring city.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
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From this reading Now, whatever it cost, she must go to Landshut and hear some tidings of him.
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From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maestro Gombert would set out for Munich the next day, and in doing so must pass the neighbouring city.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The terror with which this spectacle had disturbed her sleep could not be banished during the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maestro Gombert would set out for Munich the next day, and in doing so must pass the neighbouring city.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now, whatever it cost, she must go to Landshut and hear some tidings of him.
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From this reading Maestro Gombert would set out for Munich the next day, and in doing so must pass the neighbouring city.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maestro Gombert would set out for Munich the next day, and in doing so must pass the neighbouring city.
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From this reading That night Barbara dreamed of her father.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
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From this reading Now, whatever it cost, she must go to Landshut and hear some tidings of him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That night Barbara dreamed of her father.
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From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maestro Gombert would set out for Munich the next day, and in doing so must pass the neighbouring city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maestro Gombert would set out for Munich the next day, and in doing so must pass the neighbouring city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
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From this reading Maestro Gombert would set out for Munich the next day, and in doing so must pass the neighbouring city.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
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From this reading The terror with which this spectacle had disturbed her sleep could not be banished during the morning.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Maestro Gombert would set out for Munich the next day, and in doing so must pass the neighbouring city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, whatever it cost, she must go to Landshut and hear some tidings of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The terror with which this spectacle had disturbed her sleep could not be banished during the morning.
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From this reading The terror with which this spectacle had disturbed her sleep could not be banished during the morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night Barbara dreamed of her father.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The terror with which this spectacle had disturbed her sleep could not be banished during the morning.
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From this reading Now, whatever it cost, she must go to Landshut and hear some tidings of him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, whatever it cost, she must go to Landshut and hear some tidings of him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Birds of prey were attacking his body as it lay upon the ground, and she could not drive them off.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Now, whatever it cost, she must go to Landshut and hear some tidings of him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The terror with which this spectacle had disturbed her sleep could not be banished during the morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The terror with which this spectacle had disturbed her sleep could not be banished during the morning.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Maestro Gombert would set out for Munich the next day, and in doing so must pass the neighbouring city.
