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Chapter XX
Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat. Henry IV. Part II. We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety. The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Part II.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
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From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
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From this reading The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
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From this reading The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat.
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From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat.
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From this reading The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
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From this reading The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
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From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
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From this reading Henry IV.
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From this reading Part II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
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From this reading Henry IV.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
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From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
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From this reading The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
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From this reading Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat.
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From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
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From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
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From this reading Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Part II.
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From this reading The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
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From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
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From this reading Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
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From this reading Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat.
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From this reading The assurances of Lord Evandale had not succeeded in quelling the apprehensions of Edith.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
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From this reading Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
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From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
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From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We must now return to the tower of Tillietudlem, which the march of the Life-Guards, on the morning of this eventful day, had left to silence and anxiety.
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From this reading Why, then, say an old man can do somewhat.
