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Chapter XVIII
MONTFORT AND THE PERFECT. Simon, Count of Leicester and of Montfort-L'Amaury lies on a bed in great agony. Alyx of Montmorency, a woman barely thirty years old, is on her knees near her husband's couch. Lambert of Limoux introduces Karvel the Perfect to Alyx and withdraws, leaving him in the chamber. ALYX OF MONTMORENCY (crossing herself, addresses the physician in a feeble voice)--"You have been long in coming.
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “Simon, Count of Leicester and of Montfort-L'Amaury lies on a bed in great agony.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “ALYX OF MONTMORENCY (crossing herself, addresses the physician in a feeble voice)--"You have been long in coming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Simon, Count of Leicester and of Montfort-L'Amaury lies on a bed in great agony.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “ALYX OF MONTMORENCY (crossing herself, addresses the physician in a feeble voice)--"You have been long in coming.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “ALYX OF MONTMORENCY (crossing herself, addresses the physician in a feeble voice)--"You have been long in coming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ALYX OF MONTMORENCY (crossing herself, addresses the physician in a feeble voice)--"You have been long in coming.”
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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 Simon, Count of Leicester and of Montfort-L'Amaury lies on a bed in great agony.
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From this reading ALYX OF MONTMORENCY (crossing herself, addresses the physician in a feeble voice)--"You have been long in coming.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Simon, Count of Leicester and of Montfort-L'Amaury lies on a bed in great agony.
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From this reading Alyx of Montmorency, a woman barely thirty years old, is on her knees near her husband's couch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MONTFORT AND THE PERFECT.
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From this reading Alyx of Montmorency, a woman barely thirty years old, is on her knees near her husband's couch.
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From this reading Simon, Count of Leicester and of Montfort-L'Amaury lies on a bed in great agony.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ALYX OF MONTMORENCY (crossing herself, addresses the physician in a feeble voice)--"You have been long in coming.
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From this reading Lambert of Limoux introduces Karvel the Perfect to Alyx and withdraws, leaving him in the chamber.
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From this reading ALYX OF MONTMORENCY (crossing herself, addresses the physician in a feeble voice)--"You have been long in coming.
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From this reading Alyx of Montmorency, a woman barely thirty years old, is on her knees near her husband's couch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Simon, Count of Leicester and of Montfort-L'Amaury lies on a bed in great agony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALYX OF MONTMORENCY (crossing herself, addresses the physician in a feeble voice)--"You have been long in coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALYX OF MONTMORENCY (crossing herself, addresses the physician in a feeble voice)--"You have been long in coming.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Simon, Count of Leicester and of Montfort-L'Amaury lies on a bed in great agony.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ALYX OF MONTMORENCY (crossing herself, addresses the physician in a feeble voice)--"You have been long in coming.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alyx of Montmorency, a woman barely thirty years old, is on her knees near her husband's couch.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading ALYX OF MONTMORENCY (crossing herself, addresses the physician in a feeble voice)--"You have been long in coming.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lambert of Limoux introduces Karvel the Perfect to Alyx and withdraws, leaving him in the chamber.
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From this reading Alyx of Montmorency, a woman barely thirty years old, is on her knees near her husband's couch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Simon, Count of Leicester and of Montfort-L'Amaury lies on a bed in great agony.
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From this reading Lambert of Limoux introduces Karvel the Perfect to Alyx and withdraws, leaving him in the chamber.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alyx of Montmorency, a woman barely thirty years old, is on her knees near her husband's couch.
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From this reading Lambert of Limoux introduces Karvel the Perfect to Alyx and withdraws, leaving him in the chamber.
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From this reading Alyx of Montmorency, a woman barely thirty years old, is on her knees near her husband's couch.
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From this reading Lambert of Limoux introduces Karvel the Perfect to Alyx and withdraws, leaving him in the chamber.
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From this reading Lambert of Limoux introduces Karvel the Perfect to Alyx and withdraws, leaving him in the chamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Simon, Count of Leicester and of Montfort-L'Amaury lies on a bed in great agony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Simon, Count of Leicester and of Montfort-L'Amaury lies on a bed in great agony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lambert of Limoux introduces Karvel the Perfect to Alyx and withdraws, leaving him in the chamber.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALYX OF MONTMORENCY (crossing herself, addresses the physician in a feeble voice)--"You have been long in coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MONTFORT AND THE PERFECT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Simon, Count of Leicester and of Montfort-L'Amaury lies on a bed in great agony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alyx of Montmorency, a woman barely thirty years old, is on her knees near her husband's couch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alyx of Montmorency, a woman barely thirty years old, is on her knees near her husband's couch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Simon, Count of Leicester and of Montfort-L'Amaury lies on a bed in great agony.
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From this reading Alyx of Montmorency, a woman barely thirty years old, is on her knees near her husband's couch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Simon, Count of Leicester and of Montfort-L'Amaury lies on a bed in great agony.
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From this reading MONTFORT AND THE PERFECT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALYX OF MONTMORENCY (crossing herself, addresses the physician in a feeble voice)--"You have been long in coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Simon, Count of Leicester and of Montfort-L'Amaury lies on a bed in great agony.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MONTFORT AND THE PERFECT.
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From this reading Alyx of Montmorency, a woman barely thirty years old, is on her knees near her husband's couch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lambert of Limoux introduces Karvel the Perfect to Alyx and withdraws, leaving him in the chamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALYX OF MONTMORENCY (crossing herself, addresses the physician in a feeble voice)--"You have been long in coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lambert of Limoux introduces Karvel the Perfect to Alyx and withdraws, leaving him in the chamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alyx of Montmorency, a woman barely thirty years old, is on her knees near her husband's couch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alyx of Montmorency, a woman barely thirty years old, is on her knees near her husband's couch.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ALYX OF MONTMORENCY (crossing herself, addresses the physician in a feeble voice)--"You have been long in coming.
