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Chapter II
OF AN INN. OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn. Such as it was it promised food and rest and the society of man. Observing a stable to be near at hand I led Babieca to it. A wretched hovel it was, yet it also had four walls of a sort and therefore might be called a stable.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Observing a stable to be near at hand I led Babieca to it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such as it was it promised food and rest and the society of man.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “A wretched hovel it was, yet it also had four walls of a sort and therefore might be called a stable.”
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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 OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
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From this reading A wretched hovel it was, yet it also had four walls of a sort and therefore might be called a stable.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading OF AN INN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such as it was it promised food and rest and the society of man.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
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From this reading Observing a stable to be near at hand I led Babieca to it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
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From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
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From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
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From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
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From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
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From this reading Such as it was it promised food and rest and the society of man.
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From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
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From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
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From this reading Observing a stable to be near at hand I led Babieca to it.
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From this reading A wretched hovel it was, yet it also had four walls of a sort and therefore might be called a stable.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
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From this reading OF AN INN.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
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From this reading Observing a stable to be near at hand I led Babieca to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
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From this reading Observing a stable to be near at hand I led Babieca to it.
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From this reading Observing a stable to be near at hand I led Babieca to it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF AN INN.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
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From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
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From this reading Such as it was it promised food and rest and the society of man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such as it was it promised food and rest and the society of man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such as it was it promised food and rest and the society of man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wretched hovel it was, yet it also had four walls of a sort and therefore might be called a stable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Observing a stable to be near at hand I led Babieca to it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such as it was it promised food and rest and the society of man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
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From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such as it was it promised food and rest and the society of man.
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From this reading OF A MAN FROM FOREIGN PARTS ON coming at last to the door I found this wayside inn to be of a mean condition, but at least it had four walls to it, and therefore might be called an inn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wretched hovel it was, yet it also had four walls of a sort and therefore might be called a stable.
but in spite of that
From this reading A wretched hovel it was, yet it also had four walls of a sort and therefore might be called a stable.
