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And now I found out what it was to be a famous swordsman. All that day the inn seemed to hum with my name. I could not step down a corridor without seeing flocks of servants taking wing. They fled tumultuously. A silly maid coming from a chamber with a bucket saw me and shrieked.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could not step down a corridor without seeing flocks of servants taking wing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now I found out what it was to be a famous swordsman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All that day the inn seemed to hum with my name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could not step down a corridor without seeing flocks of servants taking wing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All that day the inn seemed to hum with my name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could not step down a corridor without seeing flocks of servants taking wing.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I could not step down a corridor without seeing flocks of servants taking wing.”
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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 And now I found out what it was to be a famous swordsman.
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From this reading All that day the inn seemed to hum with my name.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now I found out what it was to be a famous swordsman.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And now I found out what it was to be a famous swordsman.
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From this reading A silly maid coming from a chamber with a bucket saw me and shrieked.
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From this reading A silly maid coming from a chamber with a bucket saw me and shrieked.
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From this reading A silly maid coming from a chamber with a bucket saw me and shrieked.
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From this reading I could not step down a corridor without seeing flocks of servants taking wing.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not step down a corridor without seeing flocks of servants taking wing.
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From this reading All that day the inn seemed to hum with my name.
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From this reading I could not step down a corridor without seeing flocks of servants taking wing.
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From this reading And now I found out what it was to be a famous swordsman.
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From this reading They fled tumultuously.
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From this reading I could not step down a corridor without seeing flocks of servants taking wing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now I found out what it was to be a famous swordsman.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A silly maid coming from a chamber with a bucket saw me and shrieked.
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From this reading All that day the inn seemed to hum with my name.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And now I found out what it was to be a famous swordsman.
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From this reading All that day the inn seemed to hum with my name.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And now I found out what it was to be a famous swordsman.
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From this reading A silly maid coming from a chamber with a bucket saw me and shrieked.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A silly maid coming from a chamber with a bucket saw me and shrieked.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All that day the inn seemed to hum with my name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that day the inn seemed to hum with my name.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not step down a corridor without seeing flocks of servants taking wing.
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From this reading And now I found out what it was to be a famous swordsman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could not step down a corridor without seeing flocks of servants taking wing.
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From this reading And now I found out what it was to be a famous swordsman.
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From this reading A silly maid coming from a chamber with a bucket saw me and shrieked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could not step down a corridor without seeing flocks of servants taking wing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that day the inn seemed to hum with my name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could not step down a corridor without seeing flocks of servants taking wing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A silly maid coming from a chamber with a bucket saw me and shrieked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A silly maid coming from a chamber with a bucket saw me and shrieked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not step down a corridor without seeing flocks of servants taking wing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now I found out what it was to be a famous swordsman.
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From this reading I could not step down a corridor without seeing flocks of servants taking wing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that day the inn seemed to hum with my name.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All that day the inn seemed to hum with my name.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They fled tumultuously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now I found out what it was to be a famous swordsman.
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From this reading They fled tumultuously.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now I found out what it was to be a famous swordsman.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And now I found out what it was to be a famous swordsman.
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From this reading I could not step down a corridor without seeing flocks of servants taking wing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All that day the inn seemed to hum with my name.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I could not step down a corridor without seeing flocks of servants taking wing.
