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Chapter V
OLD AGE Prince Ghedimin was dining that day with his wife. Both he and the Princess studiously avoided mention of the affair which so abruptly ended the hunt. Yet it was unlikely that the news of it should not have spread throughout the city. The police alone appeared ignorant of it, the shot stag remaining on the spot where it fell. Was it the intention to remove it at nightfall, when no one could see who took it away?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The police alone appeared ignorant of it, the shot stag remaining on the spot where it fell.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Was it the intention to remove it at nightfall, when no one could see who took it away?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yet it was unlikely that the news of it should not have spread throughout the city.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The police alone appeared ignorant of it, the shot stag remaining on the spot where it fell.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Was it the intention to remove it at nightfall, when no one could see who took it away?”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “Both he and the Princess studiously avoided mention of the affair which so abruptly ended the hunt.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “Yet it was unlikely that the news of it should not have spread throughout the city.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was it the intention to remove it at nightfall, when no one could see who took it away?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet it was unlikely that the news of it should not have spread throughout the city.”
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From this reading Both he and the Princess studiously avoided mention of the affair which so abruptly ended the hunt.
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From this reading Both he and the Princess studiously avoided mention of the affair which so abruptly ended the hunt.
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From this reading OLD AGE Prince Ghedimin was dining that day with his wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The police alone appeared ignorant of it, the shot stag remaining on the spot where it fell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both he and the Princess studiously avoided mention of the affair which so abruptly ended the hunt.
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From this reading The police alone appeared ignorant of it, the shot stag remaining on the spot where it fell.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Was it the intention to remove it at nightfall, when no one could see who took it away?
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From this reading Both he and the Princess studiously avoided mention of the affair which so abruptly ended the hunt.
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From this reading Was it the intention to remove it at nightfall, when no one could see who took it away?
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both he and the Princess studiously avoided mention of the affair which so abruptly ended the hunt.
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From this reading Yet it was unlikely that the news of it should not have spread throughout the city.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Was it the intention to remove it at nightfall, when no one could see who took it away?
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From this reading OLD AGE Prince Ghedimin was dining that day with his wife.
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From this reading OLD AGE Prince Ghedimin was dining that day with his wife.
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From this reading Both he and the Princess studiously avoided mention of the affair which so abruptly ended the hunt.
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From this reading The police alone appeared ignorant of it, the shot stag remaining on the spot where it fell.
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From this reading OLD AGE Prince Ghedimin was dining that day with his wife.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet it was unlikely that the news of it should not have spread throughout the city.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both he and the Princess studiously avoided mention of the affair which so abruptly ended the hunt.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OLD AGE Prince Ghedimin was dining that day with his wife.
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From this reading Both he and the Princess studiously avoided mention of the affair which so abruptly ended the hunt.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The police alone appeared ignorant of it, the shot stag remaining on the spot where it fell.
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From this reading Was it the intention to remove it at nightfall, when no one could see who took it away?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet it was unlikely that the news of it should not have spread throughout the city.
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From this reading Both he and the Princess studiously avoided mention of the affair which so abruptly ended the hunt.
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From this reading Yet it was unlikely that the news of it should not have spread throughout the city.
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From this reading Was it the intention to remove it at nightfall, when no one could see who took it away?
not any; not one
From this reading Was it the intention to remove it at nightfall, when no one could see who took it away?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet it was unlikely that the news of it should not have spread throughout the city.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both he and the Princess studiously avoided mention of the affair which so abruptly ended the hunt.
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From this reading OLD AGE Prince Ghedimin was dining that day with his wife.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The police alone appeared ignorant of it, the shot stag remaining on the spot where it fell.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Was it the intention to remove it at nightfall, when no one could see who took it away?
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From this reading The police alone appeared ignorant of it, the shot stag remaining on the spot where it fell.
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From this reading OLD AGE Prince Ghedimin was dining that day with his wife.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Both he and the Princess studiously avoided mention of the affair which so abruptly ended the hunt.
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From this reading The police alone appeared ignorant of it, the shot stag remaining on the spot where it fell.
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From this reading Was it the intention to remove it at nightfall, when no one could see who took it away?
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From this reading Was it the intention to remove it at nightfall, when no one could see who took it away?
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From this reading The police alone appeared ignorant of it, the shot stag remaining on the spot where it fell.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Yet it was unlikely that the news of it should not have spread throughout the city.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Both he and the Princess studiously avoided mention of the affair which so abruptly ended the hunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The police alone appeared ignorant of it, the shot stag remaining on the spot where it fell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet it was unlikely that the news of it should not have spread throughout the city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The police alone appeared ignorant of it, the shot stag remaining on the spot where it fell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both he and the Princess studiously avoided mention of the affair which so abruptly ended the hunt.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OLD AGE Prince Ghedimin was dining that day with his wife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both he and the Princess studiously avoided mention of the affair which so abruptly ended the hunt.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Yet it was unlikely that the news of it should not have spread throughout the city.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was it the intention to remove it at nightfall, when no one could see who took it away?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was it the intention to remove it at nightfall, when no one could see who took it away?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet it was unlikely that the news of it should not have spread throughout the city.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OLD AGE Prince Ghedimin was dining that day with his wife.
at the time that
From this reading Was it the intention to remove it at nightfall, when no one could see who took it away?
in or at the place that
From this reading The police alone appeared ignorant of it, the shot stag remaining on the spot where it fell.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Both he and the Princess studiously avoided mention of the affair which so abruptly ended the hunt.
which person or people
From this reading Was it the intention to remove it at nightfall, when no one could see who took it away?
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From this reading OLD AGE Prince Ghedimin was dining that day with his wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading OLD AGE Prince Ghedimin was dining that day with his wife.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it was unlikely that the news of it should not have spread throughout the city.
