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Chapter V
"But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?" "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred." "But that means a battle!" "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops. With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
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for the reason that
From this reading “"A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.”
during the time that
From this reading “"Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."”
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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 "But that means a battle!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
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From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
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From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
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From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
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From this reading "But that means a battle!"
for the reason that
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
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From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
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From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
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From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
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From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
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From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
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From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
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From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
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From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
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From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
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From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
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From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
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From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
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From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
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From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
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From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
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From this reading "But that means a battle!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
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From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
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From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But that means a battle!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
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From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
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From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
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From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
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From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
during the time that
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
