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Chapter X
Palamon and Arcite found it easy to bring a hundred knights to Athens. So splendid were the preparations for the tournament that every one was eager to fight in it. Emelia alone was sad as the day of the fighting came nearer. Her maidens heard her say, "Oh that I might not wed at all! I love the free life of the woods.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Emelia alone was sad as the day of the fighting came nearer.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “So splendid were the preparations for the tournament that every one was eager to fight in it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Palamon and Arcite found it easy to bring a hundred knights to Athens.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “I love the free life of the woods.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I love the free life of the woods.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Her maidens heard her say, "Oh that I might not wed at all!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “So splendid were the preparations for the tournament that every one was eager to fight in it.”
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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 Palamon and Arcite found it easy to bring a hundred knights to Athens.
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From this reading Her maidens heard her say, "Oh that I might not wed at all!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Emelia alone was sad as the day of the fighting came nearer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Palamon and Arcite found it easy to bring a hundred knights to Athens.
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From this reading Palamon and Arcite found it easy to bring a hundred knights to Athens.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Emelia alone was sad as the day of the fighting came nearer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her maidens heard her say, "Oh that I might not wed at all!
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From this reading Palamon and Arcite found it easy to bring a hundred knights to Athens.
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From this reading Palamon and Arcite found it easy to bring a hundred knights to Athens.
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From this reading Emelia alone was sad as the day of the fighting came nearer.
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From this reading Emelia alone was sad as the day of the fighting came nearer.
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From this reading So splendid were the preparations for the tournament that every one was eager to fight in it.
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From this reading Palamon and Arcite found it easy to bring a hundred knights to Athens.
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From this reading Emelia alone was sad as the day of the fighting came nearer.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading So splendid were the preparations for the tournament that every one was eager to fight in it.
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From this reading So splendid were the preparations for the tournament that every one was eager to fight in it.
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From this reading Emelia alone was sad as the day of the fighting came nearer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So splendid were the preparations for the tournament that every one was eager to fight in it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Palamon and Arcite found it easy to bring a hundred knights to Athens.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading I love the free life of the woods.
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From this reading Her maidens heard her say, "Oh that I might not wed at all!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her maidens heard her say, "Oh that I might not wed at all!
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From this reading Palamon and Arcite found it easy to bring a hundred knights to Athens.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Her maidens heard her say, "Oh that I might not wed at all!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So splendid were the preparations for the tournament that every one was eager to fight in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Palamon and Arcite found it easy to bring a hundred knights to Athens.
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From this reading Palamon and Arcite found it easy to bring a hundred knights to Athens.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I love the free life of the woods.
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From this reading I love the free life of the woods.
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From this reading Her maidens heard her say, "Oh that I might not wed at all!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Her maidens heard her say, "Oh that I might not wed at all!
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From this reading Emelia alone was sad as the day of the fighting came nearer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her maidens heard her say, "Oh that I might not wed at all!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Emelia alone was sad as the day of the fighting came nearer.
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From this reading Her maidens heard her say, "Oh that I might not wed at all!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So splendid were the preparations for the tournament that every one was eager to fight in it.
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From this reading Palamon and Arcite found it easy to bring a hundred knights to Athens.
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From this reading So splendid were the preparations for the tournament that every one was eager to fight in it.
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From this reading Emelia alone was sad as the day of the fighting came nearer.
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From this reading Her maidens heard her say, "Oh that I might not wed at all!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So splendid were the preparations for the tournament that every one was eager to fight in it.
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From this reading So splendid were the preparations for the tournament that every one was eager to fight in it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So splendid were the preparations for the tournament that every one was eager to fight in it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So splendid were the preparations for the tournament that every one was eager to fight in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Palamon and Arcite found it easy to bring a hundred knights to Athens.
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From this reading So splendid were the preparations for the tournament that every one was eager to fight in it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So splendid were the preparations for the tournament that every one was eager to fight in it.
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From this reading Her maidens heard her say, "Oh that I might not wed at all!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So splendid were the preparations for the tournament that every one was eager to fight in it.
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From this reading I love the free life of the woods.
