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Chapter XL
It was some three years after this that weaponed men came down into the Dale. It was told to Osberne, and he took his sword and went to meet them. He came across them as they fared slowly down the bent, looking weary and fordone. He looked at them, and he saw that there was nothing for it but that the chiefest of them, and there were but three, was the Knight of Longshaw. So he ran up to him, and cast his arms about him, and kissed him, and asked him what ailed.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “So he ran up to him, and cast his arms about him, and kissed him, and asked him what ailed.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “He came across them as they fared slowly down the bent, looking weary and fordone.”
later than; following
From this reading “It was some three years after this that weaponed men came down into the Dale.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So he ran up to him, and cast his arms about him, and kissed him, and asked him what ailed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at them, and he saw that there was nothing for it but that the chiefest of them, and there were but three, was the Knight of Longshaw.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “He looked at them, and he saw that there was nothing for it but that the chiefest of them, and there were but three, was the Knight of Longshaw.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was told to Osberne, and he took his sword and went to meet them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was told to Osberne, and he took his sword and went to meet them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was told to Osberne, and he took his sword and went to meet them.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So he ran up to him, and cast his arms about him, and kissed him, and asked him what ailed.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He came across them as they fared slowly down the bent, looking weary and fordone.
later than; following
From this reading It was some three years after this that weaponed men came down into the Dale.
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From this reading So he ran up to him, and cast his arms about him, and kissed him, and asked him what ailed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was told to Osberne, and he took his sword and went to meet them.
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From this reading So he ran up to him, and cast his arms about him, and kissed him, and asked him what ailed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He came across them as they fared slowly down the bent, looking weary and fordone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he ran up to him, and cast his arms about him, and kissed him, and asked him what ailed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at them, and he saw that there was nothing for it but that the chiefest of them, and there were but three, was the Knight of Longshaw.
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From this reading He came across them as they fared slowly down the bent, looking weary and fordone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He looked at them, and he saw that there was nothing for it but that the chiefest of them, and there were but three, was the Knight of Longshaw.
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From this reading It was some three years after this that weaponed men came down into the Dale.
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From this reading So he ran up to him, and cast his arms about him, and kissed him, and asked him what ailed.
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From this reading He looked at them, and he saw that there was nothing for it but that the chiefest of them, and there were but three, was the Knight of Longshaw.
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From this reading It was some three years after this that weaponed men came down into the Dale.
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From this reading It was some three years after this that weaponed men came down into the Dale.
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From this reading He came across them as they fared slowly down the bent, looking weary and fordone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He looked at them, and he saw that there was nothing for it but that the chiefest of them, and there were but three, was the Knight of Longshaw.
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From this reading He came across them as they fared slowly down the bent, looking weary and fordone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was told to Osberne, and he took his sword and went to meet them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So he ran up to him, and cast his arms about him, and kissed him, and asked him what ailed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was told to Osberne, and he took his sword and went to meet them.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was some three years after this that weaponed men came down into the Dale.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some three years after this that weaponed men came down into the Dale.
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From this reading So he ran up to him, and cast his arms about him, and kissed him, and asked him what ailed.
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From this reading He looked at them, and he saw that there was nothing for it but that the chiefest of them, and there were but three, was the Knight of Longshaw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at them, and he saw that there was nothing for it but that the chiefest of them, and there were but three, was the Knight of Longshaw.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at them, and he saw that there was nothing for it but that the chiefest of them, and there were but three, was the Knight of Longshaw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came across them as they fared slowly down the bent, looking weary and fordone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was told to Osberne, and he took his sword and went to meet them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some three years after this that weaponed men came down into the Dale.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He looked at them, and he saw that there was nothing for it but that the chiefest of them, and there were but three, was the Knight of Longshaw.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He looked at them, and he saw that there was nothing for it but that the chiefest of them, and there were but three, was the Knight of Longshaw.
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From this reading It was told to Osberne, and he took his sword and went to meet them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he ran up to him, and cast his arms about him, and kissed him, and asked him what ailed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at them, and he saw that there was nothing for it but that the chiefest of them, and there were but three, was the Knight of Longshaw.
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From this reading He came across them as they fared slowly down the bent, looking weary and fordone.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he ran up to him, and cast his arms about him, and kissed him, and asked him what ailed.
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From this reading It was some three years after this that weaponed men came down into the Dale.
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From this reading It was told to Osberne, and he took his sword and went to meet them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was some three years after this that weaponed men came down into the Dale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was some three years after this that weaponed men came down into the Dale.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was told to Osberne, and he took his sword and went to meet them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at them, and he saw that there was nothing for it but that the chiefest of them, and there were but three, was the Knight of Longshaw.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came across them as they fared slowly down the bent, looking weary and fordone.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was some three years after this that weaponed men came down into the Dale.
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From this reading It was some three years after this that weaponed men came down into the Dale.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was told to Osberne, and he took his sword and went to meet them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was told to Osberne, and he took his sword and went to meet them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was told to Osberne, and he took his sword and went to meet them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he ran up to him, and cast his arms about him, and kissed him, and asked him what ailed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some three years after this that weaponed men came down into the Dale.
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From this reading It was some three years after this that weaponed men came down into the Dale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came across them as they fared slowly down the bent, looking weary and fordone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was told to Osberne, and he took his sword and went to meet them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He looked at them, and he saw that there was nothing for it but that the chiefest of them, and there were but three, was the Knight of Longshaw.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So he ran up to him, and cast his arms about him, and kissed him, and asked him what ailed.
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From this reading It was some three years after this that weaponed men came down into the Dale.
