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Chapter XI
The dust and swelter of the ride grew burdensome. Boye, the hound, ran beside his master with lolling tongue. "Never look so woebegone," laughed Rupert, leaning from saddle to pat the brute’s head. "We’re to have a glorious day, Boye, and you the luck of it." Kit had first realised at Oxford how deeply Boye was embroiled in this war of King and Parliament.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “Boye, the hound, ran beside his master with lolling tongue.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kit had first realised at Oxford how deeply Boye was embroiled in this war of King and Parliament.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"We’re to have a glorious day, Boye, and you the luck of it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never look so woebegone," laughed Rupert, leaning from saddle to pat the brute’s head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never look so woebegone," laughed Rupert, leaning from saddle to pat the brute’s head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Boye, the hound, ran beside his master with lolling tongue.”
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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 "We’re to have a glorious day, Boye, and you the luck of it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dust and swelter of the ride grew burdensome.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kit had first realised at Oxford how deeply Boye was embroiled in this war of King and Parliament.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Boye, the hound, ran beside his master with lolling tongue.
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From this reading Boye, the hound, ran beside his master with lolling tongue.
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From this reading "Never look so woebegone," laughed Rupert, leaning from saddle to pat the brute’s head.
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From this reading The dust and swelter of the ride grew burdensome.
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From this reading "We’re to have a glorious day, Boye, and you the luck of it."
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From this reading Kit had first realised at Oxford how deeply Boye was embroiled in this war of King and Parliament.
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From this reading The dust and swelter of the ride grew burdensome.
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From this reading Kit had first realised at Oxford how deeply Boye was embroiled in this war of King and Parliament.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kit had first realised at Oxford how deeply Boye was embroiled in this war of King and Parliament.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Never look so woebegone," laughed Rupert, leaning from saddle to pat the brute’s head.
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From this reading "We’re to have a glorious day, Boye, and you the luck of it."
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From this reading The dust and swelter of the ride grew burdensome.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kit had first realised at Oxford how deeply Boye was embroiled in this war of King and Parliament.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We’re to have a glorious day, Boye, and you the luck of it."
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From this reading "Never look so woebegone," laughed Rupert, leaning from saddle to pat the brute’s head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Boye, the hound, ran beside his master with lolling tongue.
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From this reading Boye, the hound, ran beside his master with lolling tongue.
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From this reading Kit had first realised at Oxford how deeply Boye was embroiled in this war of King and Parliament.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kit had first realised at Oxford how deeply Boye was embroiled in this war of King and Parliament.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We’re to have a glorious day, Boye, and you the luck of it."
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From this reading Kit had first realised at Oxford how deeply Boye was embroiled in this war of King and Parliament.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kit had first realised at Oxford how deeply Boye was embroiled in this war of King and Parliament.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never look so woebegone," laughed Rupert, leaning from saddle to pat the brute’s head.
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From this reading "Never look so woebegone," laughed Rupert, leaning from saddle to pat the brute’s head.
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From this reading Boye, the hound, ran beside his master with lolling tongue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never look so woebegone," laughed Rupert, leaning from saddle to pat the brute’s head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We’re to have a glorious day, Boye, and you the luck of it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Boye, the hound, ran beside his master with lolling tongue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never look so woebegone," laughed Rupert, leaning from saddle to pat the brute’s head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dust and swelter of the ride grew burdensome.
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From this reading Kit had first realised at Oxford how deeply Boye was embroiled in this war of King and Parliament.
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From this reading Kit had first realised at Oxford how deeply Boye was embroiled in this war of King and Parliament.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never look so woebegone," laughed Rupert, leaning from saddle to pat the brute’s head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Boye, the hound, ran beside his master with lolling tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kit had first realised at Oxford how deeply Boye was embroiled in this war of King and Parliament.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dust and swelter of the ride grew burdensome.
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From this reading "Never look so woebegone," laughed Rupert, leaning from saddle to pat the brute’s head.
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From this reading "Never look so woebegone," laughed Rupert, leaning from saddle to pat the brute’s head.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Never look so woebegone," laughed Rupert, leaning from saddle to pat the brute’s head.
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From this reading The dust and swelter of the ride grew burdensome.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dust and swelter of the ride grew burdensome.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Kit had first realised at Oxford how deeply Boye was embroiled in this war of King and Parliament.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Never look so woebegone," laughed Rupert, leaning from saddle to pat the brute’s head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Boye, the hound, ran beside his master with lolling tongue.
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From this reading Kit had first realised at Oxford how deeply Boye was embroiled in this war of King and Parliament.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kit had first realised at Oxford how deeply Boye was embroiled in this war of King and Parliament.
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From this reading "We’re to have a glorious day, Boye, and you the luck of it."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Boye, the hound, ran beside his master with lolling tongue.
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From this reading "Never look so woebegone," laughed Rupert, leaning from saddle to pat the brute’s head.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We’re to have a glorious day, Boye, and you the luck of it."
