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Chapter I
ACT I. SCENE I. THE DIET AT CRACOW. On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall. On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
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An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading “On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE DIET AT CRACOW.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.”
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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 On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
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From this reading ACT I.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DIET AT CRACOW.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
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From this reading THE DIET AT CRACOW.
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From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE DIET AT CRACOW.
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From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
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From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
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From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
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From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ACT I.
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From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
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From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
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From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
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From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
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From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
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From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
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From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
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From this reading SCENE I.
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From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
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From this reading On the rising of the curtain the Polish Diet is discovered, seated in the great senate hall.
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From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
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From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
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From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
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From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DIET AT CRACOW.
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From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
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From this reading On a raised platform, elevated by three steps, and surmounted by a canopy, is the imperial throne, the escutcheons of Poland and Lithuania suspended on each side.
