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Chapter IV
Wherein are described the house and the mistress of the house. It was a house unlike all other houses. Banished beyond the walls of the city, it had to defend itself as best it could. A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation. But the drawbridge was now drawn up and the portcullis let down.
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on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Banished beyond the walls of the city, it had to defend itself as best it could.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Banished beyond the walls of the city, it had to defend itself as best it could.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Banished beyond the walls of the city, it had to defend itself as best it could.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “But the drawbridge was now drawn up and the portcullis let down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.”
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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 It was a house unlike all other houses.
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From this reading It was a house unlike all other houses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wherein are described the house and the mistress of the house.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Wherein are described the house and the mistress of the house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Banished beyond the walls of the city, it had to defend itself as best it could.
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From this reading Banished beyond the walls of the city, it had to defend itself as best it could.
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From this reading Banished beyond the walls of the city, it had to defend itself as best it could.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Banished beyond the walls of the city, it had to defend itself as best it could.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the drawbridge was now drawn up and the portcullis let down.
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From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
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From this reading Banished beyond the walls of the city, it had to defend itself as best it could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Banished beyond the walls of the city, it had to defend itself as best it could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
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From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
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From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Banished beyond the walls of the city, it had to defend itself as best it could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wherein are described the house and the mistress of the house.
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From this reading But the drawbridge was now drawn up and the portcullis let down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
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From this reading But the drawbridge was now drawn up and the portcullis let down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
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From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Banished beyond the walls of the city, it had to defend itself as best it could.
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From this reading Wherein are described the house and the mistress of the house.
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From this reading It was a house unlike all other houses.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a house unlike all other houses.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Banished beyond the walls of the city, it had to defend itself as best it could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But the drawbridge was now drawn up and the portcullis let down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wherein are described the house and the mistress of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the drawbridge was now drawn up and the portcullis let down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wherein are described the house and the mistress of the house.
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From this reading It was a house unlike all other houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the drawbridge was now drawn up and the portcullis let down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wherein are described the house and the mistress of the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Banished beyond the walls of the city, it had to defend itself as best it could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a house unlike all other houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Banished beyond the walls of the city, it had to defend itself as best it could.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a house unlike all other houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wherein are described the house and the mistress of the house.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A deep moat filled with stagnant water and covered with green slime completely surrounded it, and the drawbridge which crossed the moat led up to a fortified palisade which formed a second line of circumvallation.
