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Chapter XXI
The author permitted to see the grand academy of Lagado. The academy largely described. The arts wherein the professors employ themselves. This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use. I was received very kindly by the warden, and went for many days to the academy.
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “The author permitted to see the grand academy of Lagado.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “The arts wherein the professors employ themselves.”
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading “I was received very kindly by the warden, and went for many days to the academy.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was received very kindly by the warden, and went for many days to the academy.”
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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 This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading The author permitted to see the grand academy of Lagado.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
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From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
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From this reading The arts wherein the professors employ themselves.
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From this reading The author permitted to see the grand academy of Lagado.
the two together, not just one
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
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From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was received very kindly by the warden, and went for many days to the academy.
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From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
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From this reading I was received very kindly by the warden, and went for many days to the academy.
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From this reading The academy largely described.
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From this reading The arts wherein the professors employ themselves.
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From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was received very kindly by the warden, and went for many days to the academy.
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From this reading The author permitted to see the grand academy of Lagado.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was received very kindly by the warden, and went for many days to the academy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
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From this reading I was received very kindly by the warden, and went for many days to the academy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The author permitted to see the grand academy of Lagado.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The academy largely described.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was received very kindly by the warden, and went for many days to the academy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The author permitted to see the grand academy of Lagado.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The author permitted to see the grand academy of Lagado.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The arts wherein the professors employ themselves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was received very kindly by the warden, and went for many days to the academy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The author permitted to see the grand academy of Lagado.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The author permitted to see the grand academy of Lagado.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The arts wherein the professors employ themselves.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The author permitted to see the grand academy of Lagado.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was received very kindly by the warden, and went for many days to the academy.
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading I was received very kindly by the warden, and went for many days to the academy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was received very kindly by the warden, and went for many days to the academy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The arts wherein the professors employ themselves.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This academy is not an entire single building, but a continuation of several houses on both sides of a street, which growing waste, was purchased and applied to that use.
