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Chapter XVI
The author’s love of his country. He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected. The king’s great ignorance in politics. The learning of that country very imperfect and confined. The laws, and military affairs, and parties in the state.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The king’s great ignorance in politics.”
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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 He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
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From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
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From this reading The laws, and military affairs, and parties in the state.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The learning of that country very imperfect and confined.
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From this reading The author’s love of his country.
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From this reading The learning of that country very imperfect and confined.
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From this reading The author’s love of his country.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The king’s great ignorance in politics.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The author’s love of his country.
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From this reading The king’s great ignorance in politics.
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From this reading The learning of that country very imperfect and confined.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The king’s great ignorance in politics.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
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From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
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From this reading The king’s great ignorance in politics.
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From this reading The laws, and military affairs, and parties in the state.
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From this reading The learning of that country very imperfect and confined.
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From this reading The author’s love of his country.
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From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
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From this reading The laws, and military affairs, and parties in the state.
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From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The author’s love of his country.
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From this reading The laws, and military affairs, and parties in the state.
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From this reading The king’s great ignorance in politics.
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From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
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From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
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From this reading The laws, and military affairs, and parties in the state.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The learning of that country very imperfect and confined.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The author’s love of his country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
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From this reading The learning of that country very imperfect and confined.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.
