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Chapter V
A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head. --2nd Part of Henry VI. From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald. The hall was in all the confusion of approaching departure. I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
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From this reading “I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “--2nd Part of Henry VI.”
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From this reading --2nd Part of Henry VI.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.
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From this reading The hall was in all the confusion of approaching departure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
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From this reading The hall was in all the confusion of approaching departure.
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From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
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From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
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From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
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From this reading The hall was in all the confusion of approaching departure.
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From this reading A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.
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From this reading The hall was in all the confusion of approaching departure.
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From this reading A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.
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From this reading From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.
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From this reading A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.
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From this reading The hall was in all the confusion of approaching departure.
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From this reading From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.
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From this reading A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.
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From this reading --2nd Part of Henry VI.
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From this reading From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hall was in all the confusion of approaching departure.
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From this reading A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
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From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --2nd Part of Henry VI.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.
above and across; more than
From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
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From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --2nd Part of Henry VI.
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From this reading From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.
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From this reading From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.
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From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
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From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.
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From this reading A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Ellen, I hastened to the house of Sir Reginald.
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From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
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From this reading --2nd Part of Henry VI.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hall was in all the confusion of approaching departure.
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From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I sprang over the paraphernalia of books and boxes which obstructed my way, and bounded up the stairs.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A thousand crowns, or else lay down your head.
