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Chapter XXXV
THE TABLETS. Elymas the sorcerer stood bowing before Domitia, his hands crossed upon his breast. She looked scrutinizingly into his dark face, but could read nothing there. He remained immovable and silent before her, awaiting the announcement of her will. “I have sent for thee,” she said.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Elymas the sorcerer stood bowing before Domitia, his hands crossed upon his breast.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She looked scrutinizingly into his dark face, but could read nothing there.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Elymas the sorcerer stood bowing before Domitia, his hands crossed upon his breast.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have sent for thee,” she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked scrutinizingly into his dark face, but could read nothing there.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “She looked scrutinizingly into his dark face, but could read nothing there.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He remained immovable and silent before her, awaiting the announcement of her will.”
A person who claims or is believed to have magical powers; a wizard of dark enchantments.
From this reading “Elymas the sorcerer stood bowing before Domitia, his hands crossed upon his breast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Elymas the sorcerer stood bowing before Domitia, his hands crossed upon his breast.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading ““I have sent for thee,” she said.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Elymas the sorcerer stood bowing before Domitia, his hands crossed upon his breast.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He remained immovable and silent before her, awaiting the announcement of her will.
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From this reading He remained immovable and silent before her, awaiting the announcement of her will.
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From this reading He remained immovable and silent before her, awaiting the announcement of her will.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Elymas the sorcerer stood bowing before Domitia, his hands crossed upon his breast.
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From this reading Elymas the sorcerer stood bowing before Domitia, his hands crossed upon his breast.
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From this reading Elymas the sorcerer stood bowing before Domitia, his hands crossed upon his breast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She looked scrutinizingly into his dark face, but could read nothing there.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She looked scrutinizingly into his dark face, but could read nothing there.
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From this reading Elymas the sorcerer stood bowing before Domitia, his hands crossed upon his breast.
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From this reading She looked scrutinizingly into his dark face, but could read nothing there.
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From this reading Elymas the sorcerer stood bowing before Domitia, his hands crossed upon his breast.
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From this reading Elymas the sorcerer stood bowing before Domitia, his hands crossed upon his breast.
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From this reading She looked scrutinizingly into his dark face, but could read nothing there.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I have sent for thee,” she said.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Elymas the sorcerer stood bowing before Domitia, his hands crossed upon his breast.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have sent for thee,” she said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He remained immovable and silent before her, awaiting the announcement of her will.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He remained immovable and silent before her, awaiting the announcement of her will.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Elymas the sorcerer stood bowing before Domitia, his hands crossed upon his breast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have sent for thee,” she said.
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From this reading He remained immovable and silent before her, awaiting the announcement of her will.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She looked scrutinizingly into his dark face, but could read nothing there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked scrutinizingly into his dark face, but could read nothing there.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She looked scrutinizingly into his dark face, but could read nothing there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He remained immovable and silent before her, awaiting the announcement of her will.
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From this reading She looked scrutinizingly into his dark face, but could read nothing there.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He remained immovable and silent before her, awaiting the announcement of her will.
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From this reading “I have sent for thee,” she said.
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From this reading She looked scrutinizingly into his dark face, but could read nothing there.
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From this reading “I have sent for thee,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked scrutinizingly into his dark face, but could read nothing there.
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From this reading He remained immovable and silent before her, awaiting the announcement of her will.
A person who claims or is believed to have magical powers; a wizard of dark enchantments.
From this reading Elymas the sorcerer stood bowing before Domitia, his hands crossed upon his breast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elymas the sorcerer stood bowing before Domitia, his hands crossed upon his breast.
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From this reading THE TABLETS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TABLETS.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “I have sent for thee,” she said.
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From this reading She looked scrutinizingly into his dark face, but could read nothing there.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Elymas the sorcerer stood bowing before Domitia, his hands crossed upon his breast.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He remained immovable and silent before her, awaiting the announcement of her will.
