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Chapter XIII
"Pshaw!" said Modigisel's neighbor, a bold-looking, elderly nobleman with a haughty, aristocratic bearing. "We need not fear. We Gundings are of scarcely less ancient nobility. I do not bow my head to the Asdings. Least of all before this dissembler."
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “We Gundings are of scarcely less ancient nobility.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Least of all before this dissembler."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Least of all before this dissembler."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We need not fear.”
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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 "Pshaw!" said Modigisel's neighbor, a bold-looking, elderly nobleman with a haughty, aristocratic bearing.
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From this reading Least of all before this dissembler."
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading We Gundings are of scarcely less ancient nobility.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We Gundings are of scarcely less ancient nobility.
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From this reading "Pshaw!" said Modigisel's neighbor, a bold-looking, elderly nobleman with a haughty, aristocratic bearing.
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From this reading I do not bow my head to the Asdings.
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From this reading "Pshaw!" said Modigisel's neighbor, a bold-looking, elderly nobleman with a haughty, aristocratic bearing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Least of all before this dissembler."
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From this reading "Pshaw!" said Modigisel's neighbor, a bold-looking, elderly nobleman with a haughty, aristocratic bearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not bow my head to the Asdings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Least of all before this dissembler."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not bow my head to the Asdings.
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From this reading "Pshaw!" said Modigisel's neighbor, a bold-looking, elderly nobleman with a haughty, aristocratic bearing.
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From this reading "We need not fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We Gundings are of scarcely less ancient nobility.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pshaw!" said Modigisel's neighbor, a bold-looking, elderly nobleman with a haughty, aristocratic bearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not bow my head to the Asdings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not bow my head to the Asdings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Least of all before this dissembler."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We Gundings are of scarcely less ancient nobility.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pshaw!" said Modigisel's neighbor, a bold-looking, elderly nobleman with a haughty, aristocratic bearing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I do not bow my head to the Asdings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We need not fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pshaw!" said Modigisel's neighbor, a bold-looking, elderly nobleman with a haughty, aristocratic bearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We Gundings are of scarcely less ancient nobility.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pshaw!" said Modigisel's neighbor, a bold-looking, elderly nobleman with a haughty, aristocratic bearing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We need not fear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We Gundings are of scarcely less ancient nobility.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pshaw!" said Modigisel's neighbor, a bold-looking, elderly nobleman with a haughty, aristocratic bearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pshaw!" said Modigisel's neighbor, a bold-looking, elderly nobleman with a haughty, aristocratic bearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We Gundings are of scarcely less ancient nobility.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I do not bow my head to the Asdings.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Least of all before this dissembler."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not bow my head to the Asdings.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We need not fear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Pshaw!" said Modigisel's neighbor, a bold-looking, elderly nobleman with a haughty, aristocratic bearing.
