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Chapter XV
'With perfect ease and security,' rejoined Calpurnius. 'At the outlet, Isaac shall be in waiting with the fleetest dromedaries of the royal stables.' 'We are satisfied,' said Longinus; 'let it be as you say. The gods prosper the pious service!' So ended the conversation.
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used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “'We are satisfied,' said Longinus; 'let it be as you say.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'With perfect ease and security,' rejoined Calpurnius.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “'At the outlet, Isaac shall be in waiting with the fleetest dromedaries of the royal stables.'”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'At the outlet, Isaac shall be in waiting with the fleetest dromedaries of the royal stables.'”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'With perfect ease and security,' rejoined Calpurnius.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'We are satisfied,' said Longinus; 'let it be as you say.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'We are satisfied,' said Longinus; 'let it be as you say.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'At the outlet, Isaac shall be in waiting with the fleetest dromedaries of the royal stables.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'At the outlet, Isaac shall be in waiting with the fleetest dromedaries of the royal stables.'
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From this reading 'With perfect ease and security,' rejoined Calpurnius.
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From this reading So ended the conversation.
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From this reading 'At the outlet, Isaac shall be in waiting with the fleetest dromedaries of the royal stables.'
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From this reading 'With perfect ease and security,' rejoined Calpurnius.
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From this reading So ended the conversation.
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From this reading 'At the outlet, Isaac shall be in waiting with the fleetest dromedaries of the royal stables.'
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From this reading The gods prosper the pious service!'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'At the outlet, Isaac shall be in waiting with the fleetest dromedaries of the royal stables.'
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From this reading 'At the outlet, Isaac shall be in waiting with the fleetest dromedaries of the royal stables.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'We are satisfied,' said Longinus; 'let it be as you say.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'We are satisfied,' said Longinus; 'let it be as you say.
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From this reading 'We are satisfied,' said Longinus; 'let it be as you say.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'At the outlet, Isaac shall be in waiting with the fleetest dromedaries of the royal stables.'
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From this reading 'At the outlet, Isaac shall be in waiting with the fleetest dromedaries of the royal stables.'
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From this reading 'With perfect ease and security,' rejoined Calpurnius.
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From this reading The gods prosper the pious service!'
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From this reading The gods prosper the pious service!'
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'With perfect ease and security,' rejoined Calpurnius.
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From this reading 'At the outlet, Isaac shall be in waiting with the fleetest dromedaries of the royal stables.'
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From this reading 'We are satisfied,' said Longinus; 'let it be as you say.
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From this reading 'We are satisfied,' said Longinus; 'let it be as you say.
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From this reading 'We are satisfied,' said Longinus; 'let it be as you say.
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From this reading 'With perfect ease and security,' rejoined Calpurnius.
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From this reading The gods prosper the pious service!'
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'At the outlet, Isaac shall be in waiting with the fleetest dromedaries of the royal stables.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So ended the conversation.
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From this reading 'At the outlet, Isaac shall be in waiting with the fleetest dromedaries of the royal stables.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'At the outlet, Isaac shall be in waiting with the fleetest dromedaries of the royal stables.'
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From this reading 'At the outlet, Isaac shall be in waiting with the fleetest dromedaries of the royal stables.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'We are satisfied,' said Longinus; 'let it be as you say.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'With perfect ease and security,' rejoined Calpurnius.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'We are satisfied,' said Longinus; 'let it be as you say.
