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Chapter XXXIV
Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor. Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule. When they entered the city, it was still as the grave. The citizens had fled home. 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.”
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading “'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.”
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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 Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.
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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.
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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.
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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.
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From this reading The citizens had fled home.
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From this reading When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'
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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.
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From this reading 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'
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From this reading 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'
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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.
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From this reading When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.
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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.
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From this reading The citizens had fled home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.
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From this reading When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.
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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.
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From this reading The citizens had fled home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.
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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.
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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.
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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.
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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.
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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'
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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'
at the time that
From this reading When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.
