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Chapter XXI
"_Friar_ Can you forgive? _Elmore_. As I would be forgiven." LOVELL. On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.”
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading “On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “As I would be forgiven."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I would be forgiven."
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From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As I would be forgiven."
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From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "_Friar_ Can you forgive?
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From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
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From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
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From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
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From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
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From this reading _Elmore_.
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From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
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From this reading "_Friar_ Can you forgive?
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From this reading As I would be forgiven."
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From this reading "_Friar_ Can you forgive?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I would be forgiven."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
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From this reading LOVELL.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
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From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
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From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
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From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
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From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
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From this reading On the morning following the defeat of Maxwell and Vernon, it became necessary to make some disposition of the prisoners, so that the conquerors could attend to their daily duties.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As I would be forgiven."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_Friar_ Can you forgive?
