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Chapter IV
THE HARP OF MERLIN. Sybille seemed to be in a trance. "The legend," she said, "that I shall tell you is called _The Harp of Merlin_;" and she proceeded to recite in a rythmic cadence: "'My poor grandmother, Oh, I wish to attend The feast that the King doth give.' 'No, Alain, to this feast shall you not go: Last night you wept in your dream.'
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an old form of “does”
From this reading “"'My poor grandmother, Oh, I wish to attend The feast that the King doth give.'”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “'No, Alain, to this feast shall you not go: Last night you wept in your dream.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'No, Alain, to this feast shall you not go: Last night you wept in your dream.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'My poor grandmother, Oh, I wish to attend The feast that the King doth give.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sybille seemed to be in a trance.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"The legend," she said, "that I shall tell you is called _The Harp of Merlin_;" and she proceeded to recite in a rythmic cadence:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The legend," she said, "that I shall tell you is called _The Harp of Merlin_;" and she proceeded to recite in a rythmic cadence:”
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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 Sybille seemed to be in a trance.
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From this reading 'No, Alain, to this feast shall you not go: Last night you wept in your dream.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The legend," she said, "that I shall tell you is called _The Harp of Merlin_;" and she proceeded to recite in a rythmic cadence:
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From this reading "'My poor grandmother, Oh, I wish to attend The feast that the King doth give.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sybille seemed to be in a trance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The legend," she said, "that I shall tell you is called _The Harp of Merlin_;" and she proceeded to recite in a rythmic cadence:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The legend," she said, "that I shall tell you is called _The Harp of Merlin_;" and she proceeded to recite in a rythmic cadence:
an old form of “does”
From this reading "'My poor grandmother, Oh, I wish to attend The feast that the King doth give.'
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading 'No, Alain, to this feast shall you not go: Last night you wept in your dream.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My poor grandmother, Oh, I wish to attend The feast that the King doth give.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My poor grandmother, Oh, I wish to attend The feast that the King doth give.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'No, Alain, to this feast shall you not go: Last night you wept in your dream.'
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From this reading "'My poor grandmother, Oh, I wish to attend The feast that the King doth give.'
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From this reading THE HARP OF MERLIN.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The legend," she said, "that I shall tell you is called _The Harp of Merlin_;" and she proceeded to recite in a rythmic cadence:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sybille seemed to be in a trance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The legend," she said, "that I shall tell you is called _The Harp of Merlin_;" and she proceeded to recite in a rythmic cadence:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My poor grandmother, Oh, I wish to attend The feast that the King doth give.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'No, Alain, to this feast shall you not go: Last night you wept in your dream.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The legend," she said, "that I shall tell you is called _The Harp of Merlin_;" and she proceeded to recite in a rythmic cadence:
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From this reading THE HARP OF MERLIN.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'My poor grandmother, Oh, I wish to attend The feast that the King doth give.'
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From this reading 'No, Alain, to this feast shall you not go: Last night you wept in your dream.'
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, Alain, to this feast shall you not go: Last night you wept in your dream.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'No, Alain, to this feast shall you not go: Last night you wept in your dream.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HARP OF MERLIN.
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From this reading "'My poor grandmother, Oh, I wish to attend The feast that the King doth give.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'My poor grandmother, Oh, I wish to attend The feast that the King doth give.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The legend," she said, "that I shall tell you is called _The Harp of Merlin_;" and she proceeded to recite in a rythmic cadence:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The legend," she said, "that I shall tell you is called _The Harp of Merlin_;" and she proceeded to recite in a rythmic cadence:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The legend," she said, "that I shall tell you is called _The Harp of Merlin_;" and she proceeded to recite in a rythmic cadence:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The legend," she said, "that I shall tell you is called _The Harp of Merlin_;" and she proceeded to recite in a rythmic cadence:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sybille seemed to be in a trance.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "The legend," she said, "that I shall tell you is called _The Harp of Merlin_;" and she proceeded to recite in a rythmic cadence:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The legend," she said, "that I shall tell you is called _The Harp of Merlin_;" and she proceeded to recite in a rythmic cadence:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sybille seemed to be in a trance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The legend," she said, "that I shall tell you is called _The Harp of Merlin_;" and she proceeded to recite in a rythmic cadence:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The legend," she said, "that I shall tell you is called _The Harp of Merlin_;" and she proceeded to recite in a rythmic cadence:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HARP OF MERLIN.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'No, Alain, to this feast shall you not go: Last night you wept in your dream.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sybille seemed to be in a trance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sybille seemed to be in a trance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'No, Alain, to this feast shall you not go: Last night you wept in your dream.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'My poor grandmother, Oh, I wish to attend The feast that the King doth give.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The legend," she said, "that I shall tell you is called _The Harp of Merlin_;" and she proceeded to recite in a rythmic cadence:
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'No, Alain, to this feast shall you not go: Last night you wept in your dream.'
