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Chapter XV
Pausanias and the Eretrian halted on the shore. "Now speak," said the Spartan Regent. "Where is the danger?" "Before thee," answered Gongylus, and his hand pointed to the ocean. "I see the fleet of the Greeks in the harbour--I see the flag of my galley above the forest of their masts.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “"I see the fleet of the Greeks in the harbour--I see the flag of my galley above the forest of their masts.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Before thee," answered Gongylus, and his hand pointed to the ocean.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"Before thee," answered Gongylus, and his hand pointed to the ocean.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Before thee," answered Gongylus, and his hand pointed to the ocean.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now speak," said the Spartan Regent.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Before thee," answered Gongylus, and his hand pointed to the ocean.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading "I see the fleet of the Greeks in the harbour--I see the flag of my galley above the forest of their masts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pausanias and the Eretrian halted on the shore.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Before thee," answered Gongylus, and his hand pointed to the ocean.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Before thee," answered Gongylus, and his hand pointed to the ocean.
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From this reading "Where is the danger?"
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From this reading Pausanias and the Eretrian halted on the shore.
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From this reading "I see the fleet of the Greeks in the harbour--I see the flag of my galley above the forest of their masts.
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From this reading "I see the fleet of the Greeks in the harbour--I see the flag of my galley above the forest of their masts.
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From this reading "I see the fleet of the Greeks in the harbour--I see the flag of my galley above the forest of their masts.
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From this reading "I see the fleet of the Greeks in the harbour--I see the flag of my galley above the forest of their masts.
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From this reading "Before thee," answered Gongylus, and his hand pointed to the ocean.
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From this reading "I see the fleet of the Greeks in the harbour--I see the flag of my galley above the forest of their masts.
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From this reading Pausanias and the Eretrian halted on the shore.
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From this reading "Before thee," answered Gongylus, and his hand pointed to the ocean.
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From this reading "I see the fleet of the Greeks in the harbour--I see the flag of my galley above the forest of their masts.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Before thee," answered Gongylus, and his hand pointed to the ocean.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see the fleet of the Greeks in the harbour--I see the flag of my galley above the forest of their masts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I see the fleet of the Greeks in the harbour--I see the flag of my galley above the forest of their masts.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is the danger?"
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From this reading "I see the fleet of the Greeks in the harbour--I see the flag of my galley above the forest of their masts.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I see the fleet of the Greeks in the harbour--I see the flag of my galley above the forest of their masts.
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From this reading "Now speak," said the Spartan Regent.
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From this reading "Before thee," answered Gongylus, and his hand pointed to the ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I see the fleet of the Greeks in the harbour--I see the flag of my galley above the forest of their masts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pausanias and the Eretrian halted on the shore.
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From this reading Pausanias and the Eretrian halted on the shore.
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From this reading "Before thee," answered Gongylus, and his hand pointed to the ocean.
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From this reading "Now speak," said the Spartan Regent.
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From this reading "Now speak," said the Spartan Regent.
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From this reading "I see the fleet of the Greeks in the harbour--I see the flag of my galley above the forest of their masts.
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From this reading Pausanias and the Eretrian halted on the shore.
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From this reading "Now speak," said the Spartan Regent.
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From this reading "Now speak," said the Spartan Regent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pausanias and the Eretrian halted on the shore.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Before thee," answered Gongylus, and his hand pointed to the ocean.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "I see the fleet of the Greeks in the harbour--I see the flag of my galley above the forest of their masts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Before thee," answered Gongylus, and his hand pointed to the ocean.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is the danger?"
