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Chapter VI
They told him that they were pilgrims, and that they had lost their way. Then said the giant. You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me. So they were forced to go, because he was stronger than they. They also had but little to say, for they knew themselves in a fault.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.”
for the reason that
From this reading “So they were forced to go, because he was stronger than they.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They also had but little to say, for they knew themselves in a fault.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “They also had but little to say, for they knew themselves in a fault.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They told him that they were pilgrims, and that they had lost their way.”
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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 They also had but little to say, for they knew themselves in a fault.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.
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From this reading They also had but little to say, for they knew themselves in a fault.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They told him that they were pilgrims, and that they had lost their way.
for the reason that
From this reading So they were forced to go, because he was stronger than they.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They also had but little to say, for they knew themselves in a fault.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.
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From this reading They also had but little to say, for they knew themselves in a fault.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They also had but little to say, for they knew themselves in a fault.
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From this reading So they were forced to go, because he was stronger than they.
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From this reading Then said the giant.
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From this reading You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.
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From this reading You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They told him that they were pilgrims, and that they had lost their way.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they were forced to go, because he was stronger than they.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They told him that they were pilgrims, and that they had lost their way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.
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From this reading They also had but little to say, for they knew themselves in a fault.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They also had but little to say, for they knew themselves in a fault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They told him that they were pilgrims, and that they had lost their way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.
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From this reading You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.
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From this reading They told him that they were pilgrims, and that they had lost their way.
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From this reading Then said the giant.
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From this reading They also had but little to say, for they knew themselves in a fault.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they were forced to go, because he was stronger than they.
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From this reading So they were forced to go, because he was stronger than they.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So they were forced to go, because he was stronger than they.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They told him that they were pilgrims, and that they had lost their way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then said the giant.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They told him that they were pilgrims, and that they had lost their way.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They also had but little to say, for they knew themselves in a fault.
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From this reading Then said the giant.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They told him that they were pilgrims, and that they had lost their way.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So they were forced to go, because he was stronger than they.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They told him that they were pilgrims, and that they had lost their way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So they were forced to go, because he was stronger than they.
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From this reading They told him that they were pilgrims, and that they had lost their way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They told him that they were pilgrims, and that they had lost their way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have this night trespassed on me by trampling in and lying on my grounds, and therefore you must go along with me.
