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Chapter XVI
There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter. The wind rose and drove the ship, with Sir Galahad on board, between two rocks. But when the ship could not pass that way, the knight left it, and entered a smaller one that awaited him. In this ship was a table, and on the table, covered with a red cloth, was the Holy Grail. Reverently Sir Galahad sank on his knees.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The wind rose and drove the ship, with Sir Galahad on board, between two rocks.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But when the ship could not pass that way, the knight left it, and entered a smaller one that awaited him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But when the ship could not pass that way, the knight left it, and entered a smaller one that awaited him.”
a young woman who is not married
From this reading “There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But when the ship could not pass that way, the knight left it, and entered a smaller one that awaited him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind rose and drove the ship, with Sir Galahad on board, between two rocks.”
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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 There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
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From this reading But when the ship could not pass that way, the knight left it, and entered a smaller one that awaited him.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The wind rose and drove the ship, with Sir Galahad on board, between two rocks.
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From this reading The wind rose and drove the ship, with Sir Galahad on board, between two rocks.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when the ship could not pass that way, the knight left it, and entered a smaller one that awaited him.
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From this reading In this ship was a table, and on the table, covered with a red cloth, was the Holy Grail.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But when the ship could not pass that way, the knight left it, and entered a smaller one that awaited him.
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From this reading In this ship was a table, and on the table, covered with a red cloth, was the Holy Grail.
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From this reading The wind rose and drove the ship, with Sir Galahad on board, between two rocks.
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From this reading There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
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From this reading But when the ship could not pass that way, the knight left it, and entered a smaller one that awaited him.
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From this reading There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
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From this reading In this ship was a table, and on the table, covered with a red cloth, was the Holy Grail.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Reverently Sir Galahad sank on his knees.
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From this reading In this ship was a table, and on the table, covered with a red cloth, was the Holy Grail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this ship was a table, and on the table, covered with a red cloth, was the Holy Grail.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when the ship could not pass that way, the knight left it, and entered a smaller one that awaited him.
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From this reading Reverently Sir Galahad sank on his knees.
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From this reading But when the ship could not pass that way, the knight left it, and entered a smaller one that awaited him.
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From this reading There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when the ship could not pass that way, the knight left it, and entered a smaller one that awaited him.
a young woman who is not married
From this reading There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But when the ship could not pass that way, the knight left it, and entered a smaller one that awaited him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But when the ship could not pass that way, the knight left it, and entered a smaller one that awaited him.
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From this reading But when the ship could not pass that way, the knight left it, and entered a smaller one that awaited him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this ship was a table, and on the table, covered with a red cloth, was the Holy Grail.
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From this reading Reverently Sir Galahad sank on his knees.
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From this reading The wind rose and drove the ship, with Sir Galahad on board, between two rocks.
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From this reading The wind rose and drove the ship, with Sir Galahad on board, between two rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reverently Sir Galahad sank on his knees.
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From this reading There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when the ship could not pass that way, the knight left it, and entered a smaller one that awaited him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this ship was a table, and on the table, covered with a red cloth, was the Holy Grail.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But when the ship could not pass that way, the knight left it, and entered a smaller one that awaited him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
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From this reading There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this ship was a table, and on the table, covered with a red cloth, was the Holy Grail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind rose and drove the ship, with Sir Galahad on board, between two rocks.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this ship was a table, and on the table, covered with a red cloth, was the Holy Grail.
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From this reading But when the ship could not pass that way, the knight left it, and entered a smaller one that awaited him.
at the time that
From this reading There, on the shore, stood a maiden, and when she saw Sir Galahad, she led him to a ship and told him to enter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind rose and drove the ship, with Sir Galahad on board, between two rocks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wind rose and drove the ship, with Sir Galahad on board, between two rocks.
