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Chapter III
Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner. And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also. "Hold! hold, sir!" cried Master Peter, "for mercy's sake, hold! These are not real Moors. You will ruin me if you destroy my show."
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hold! hold, sir!" cried Master Peter, "for mercy's sake, hold!”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These are not real Moors.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.”
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From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These are not real Moors.
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From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
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From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
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From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hold! hold, sir!" cried Master Peter, "for mercy's sake, hold!
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From this reading You will ruin me if you destroy my show."
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From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
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From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
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From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
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From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
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From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
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From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Hold! hold, sir!" cried Master Peter, "for mercy's sake, hold!
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From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
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From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
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From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
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From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
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From this reading "Hold! hold, sir!" cried Master Peter, "for mercy's sake, hold!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You will ruin me if you destroy my show."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
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From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You will ruin me if you destroy my show."
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From this reading "Hold! hold, sir!" cried Master Peter, "for mercy's sake, hold!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You will ruin me if you destroy my show."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
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From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These are not real Moors.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You will ruin me if you destroy my show."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hold! hold, sir!" cried Master Peter, "for mercy's sake, hold!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hold! hold, sir!" cried Master Peter, "for mercy's sake, hold!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These are not real Moors.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will ruin me if you destroy my show."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, drawing his sword, with one spring he fell with fury on the Moors, hacking some in pieces, beheading others, and sending the rest flying into every corner.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And had not Master Peter ducked and squatted down on the ground behind part of the show, Don Quixote would certainly have chopped off his head also.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will ruin me if you destroy my show."
