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Chapter XVII
THE LAW AND A MAN'S DESIRE Drennan slept two hours that night. He awoke rested, refreshed, eager. He did not need sleep. He was Youth's own, tireless, stimulated with the golden elixir. Ygerne must not be before him at the trysting place; she must not wait for him a short instant.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Ygerne must not be before him at the trysting place; she must not wait for him a short instant.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Ygerne must not be before him at the trysting place; she must not wait for him a short instant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did not need sleep.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Ygerne must not be before him at the trysting place; she must not wait for him a short instant.”
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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 THE LAW AND A MAN'S DESIRE Drennan slept two hours that night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAW AND A MAN'S DESIRE Drennan slept two hours that night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ygerne must not be before him at the trysting place; she must not wait for him a short instant.
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From this reading He awoke rested, refreshed, eager.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ygerne must not be before him at the trysting place; she must not wait for him a short instant.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ygerne must not be before him at the trysting place; she must not wait for him a short instant.
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From this reading THE LAW AND A MAN'S DESIRE Drennan slept two hours that night.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not need sleep.
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From this reading THE LAW AND A MAN'S DESIRE Drennan slept two hours that night.
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From this reading He awoke rested, refreshed, eager.
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From this reading He was Youth's own, tireless, stimulated with the golden elixir.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ygerne must not be before him at the trysting place; she must not wait for him a short instant.
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From this reading He was Youth's own, tireless, stimulated with the golden elixir.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He awoke rested, refreshed, eager.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ygerne must not be before him at the trysting place; she must not wait for him a short instant.
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From this reading THE LAW AND A MAN'S DESIRE Drennan slept two hours that night.
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From this reading Ygerne must not be before him at the trysting place; she must not wait for him a short instant.
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From this reading THE LAW AND A MAN'S DESIRE Drennan slept two hours that night.
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From this reading THE LAW AND A MAN'S DESIRE Drennan slept two hours that night.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Ygerne must not be before him at the trysting place; she must not wait for him a short instant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not need sleep.
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From this reading THE LAW AND A MAN'S DESIRE Drennan slept two hours that night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not need sleep.
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From this reading He was Youth's own, tireless, stimulated with the golden elixir.
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From this reading Ygerne must not be before him at the trysting place; she must not wait for him a short instant.
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From this reading He awoke rested, refreshed, eager.
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From this reading He awoke rested, refreshed, eager.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ygerne must not be before him at the trysting place; she must not wait for him a short instant.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Ygerne must not be before him at the trysting place; she must not wait for him a short instant.
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From this reading He did not need sleep.
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From this reading THE LAW AND A MAN'S DESIRE Drennan slept two hours that night.
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From this reading He was Youth's own, tireless, stimulated with the golden elixir.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LAW AND A MAN'S DESIRE Drennan slept two hours that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAW AND A MAN'S DESIRE Drennan slept two hours that night.
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From this reading He was Youth's own, tireless, stimulated with the golden elixir.
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From this reading Ygerne must not be before him at the trysting place; she must not wait for him a short instant.
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From this reading THE LAW AND A MAN'S DESIRE Drennan slept two hours that night.
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From this reading Ygerne must not be before him at the trysting place; she must not wait for him a short instant.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was Youth's own, tireless, stimulated with the golden elixir.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was Youth's own, tireless, stimulated with the golden elixir.
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From this reading Ygerne must not be before him at the trysting place; she must not wait for him a short instant.
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From this reading He was Youth's own, tireless, stimulated with the golden elixir.
