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Chapter XIII
SONG ON THE BUTCHERY OF CHASSENEUIL. Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town! Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets. The men in arms are on the ramparts; Women and children weep in the houses. The women and children weep in the houses, The Crusaders have sighted the town.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town!”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town!
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From this reading The men in arms are on the ramparts; Women and children weep in the houses.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town!
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
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From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
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From this reading SONG ON THE BUTCHERY OF CHASSENEUIL.
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From this reading Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town!
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From this reading SONG ON THE BUTCHERY OF CHASSENEUIL.
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From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town!
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From this reading Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
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From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
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From this reading The men in arms are on the ramparts; Women and children weep in the houses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The men in arms are on the ramparts; Women and children weep in the houses.
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From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SONG ON THE BUTCHERY OF CHASSENEUIL.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SONG ON THE BUTCHERY OF CHASSENEUIL.
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From this reading The men in arms are on the ramparts; Women and children weep in the houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The women and children weep in the houses, The Crusaders have sighted the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SONG ON THE BUTCHERY OF CHASSENEUIL.
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From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SONG ON THE BUTCHERY OF CHASSENEUIL.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men in arms are on the ramparts; Women and children weep in the houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
