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Chapter XIV
THE RED CRESCENT. On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure. Timar got tired of this groschen business, and suddenly cried, "I will give ten thousand gulden for the whole cargo." When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them. The official auctioneer accepted Timar's offer, and gave over the whole cargo to him as his property.
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later than; following
From this reading “When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Timar got tired of this groschen business, and suddenly cried, "I will give ten thousand gulden for the whole cargo."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The official auctioneer accepted Timar's offer, and gave over the whole cargo to him as his property.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Timar got tired of this groschen business, and suddenly cried, "I will give ten thousand gulden for the whole cargo."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.”
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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 On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
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From this reading The official auctioneer accepted Timar's offer, and gave over the whole cargo to him as his property.
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From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
later than; following
From this reading When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The official auctioneer accepted Timar's offer, and gave over the whole cargo to him as his property.
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From this reading The official auctioneer accepted Timar's offer, and gave over the whole cargo to him as his property.
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From this reading When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.
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From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
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From this reading When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.
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From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
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From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Timar got tired of this groschen business, and suddenly cried, "I will give ten thousand gulden for the whole cargo."
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From this reading Timar got tired of this groschen business, and suddenly cried, "I will give ten thousand gulden for the whole cargo."
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From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
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From this reading THE RED CRESCENT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Timar got tired of this groschen business, and suddenly cried, "I will give ten thousand gulden for the whole cargo."
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From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
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From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
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From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
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From this reading The official auctioneer accepted Timar's offer, and gave over the whole cargo to him as his property.
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From this reading Timar got tired of this groschen business, and suddenly cried, "I will give ten thousand gulden for the whole cargo."
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From this reading Timar got tired of this groschen business, and suddenly cried, "I will give ten thousand gulden for the whole cargo."
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From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
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From this reading Timar got tired of this groschen business, and suddenly cried, "I will give ten thousand gulden for the whole cargo."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.
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From this reading When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The official auctioneer accepted Timar's offer, and gave over the whole cargo to him as his property.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The official auctioneer accepted Timar's offer, and gave over the whole cargo to him as his property.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Timar got tired of this groschen business, and suddenly cried, "I will give ten thousand gulden for the whole cargo."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
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From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Timar got tired of this groschen business, and suddenly cried, "I will give ten thousand gulden for the whole cargo."
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From this reading The official auctioneer accepted Timar's offer, and gave over the whole cargo to him as his property.
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From this reading The official auctioneer accepted Timar's offer, and gave over the whole cargo to him as his property.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
above and across; more than
From this reading The official auctioneer accepted Timar's offer, and gave over the whole cargo to him as his property.
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From this reading The official auctioneer accepted Timar's offer, and gave over the whole cargo to him as his property.
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From this reading When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.
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From this reading THE RED CRESCENT.
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From this reading When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Timar got tired of this groschen business, and suddenly cried, "I will give ten thousand gulden for the whole cargo."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Timar got tired of this groschen business, and suddenly cried, "I will give ten thousand gulden for the whole cargo."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RED CRESCENT.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Timar got tired of this groschen business, and suddenly cried, "I will give ten thousand gulden for the whole cargo."
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From this reading Timar got tired of this groschen business, and suddenly cried, "I will give ten thousand gulden for the whole cargo."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The official auctioneer accepted Timar's offer, and gave over the whole cargo to him as his property.
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From this reading Timar got tired of this groschen business, and suddenly cried, "I will give ten thousand gulden for the whole cargo."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.
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From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
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From this reading When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.
at the time that
From this reading When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.
which person or people
From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
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From this reading Timar got tired of this groschen business, and suddenly cried, "I will give ten thousand gulden for the whole cargo."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Timar got tired of this groschen business, and suddenly cried, "I will give ten thousand gulden for the whole cargo."
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the following day, Timar did actually bid for the sunken grain in company with brokers and millers, who made trifling bids, a few groschen a measure.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When the bidders heard this they ran away, and it would have been in vain to run after them.
