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Chapter III
The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement. The emperor’s person and habit described. Learned men appointed to teach the author their language. He gains favour by his mild disposition. His pockets are searched, and his sword and pistols taken from him.
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the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading “He gains favour by his mild disposition.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The emperor’s person and habit described.
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From this reading Learned men appointed to teach the author their language.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His pockets are searched, and his sword and pistols taken from him.
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From this reading The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement.
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From this reading The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement.
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From this reading The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement.
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From this reading The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement.
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From this reading The emperor’s person and habit described.
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading He gains favour by his mild disposition.
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From this reading The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement.
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From this reading The emperor’s person and habit described.
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From this reading He gains favour by his mild disposition.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His pockets are searched, and his sword and pistols taken from him.
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From this reading He gains favour by his mild disposition.
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From this reading The emperor’s person and habit described.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gains favour by his mild disposition.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His pockets are searched, and his sword and pistols taken from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement.
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From this reading Learned men appointed to teach the author their language.
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From this reading Learned men appointed to teach the author their language.
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From this reading The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement.
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From this reading Learned men appointed to teach the author their language.
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From this reading He gains favour by his mild disposition.
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From this reading The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement.
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From this reading The emperor’s person and habit described.
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From this reading His pockets are searched, and his sword and pistols taken from him.
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From this reading His pockets are searched, and his sword and pistols taken from him.
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From this reading His pockets are searched, and his sword and pistols taken from him.
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From this reading The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement.
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From this reading The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement.
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From this reading His pockets are searched, and his sword and pistols taken from him.
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From this reading His pockets are searched, and his sword and pistols taken from him.
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From this reading Learned men appointed to teach the author their language.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Learned men appointed to teach the author their language.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement.
