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noun phrase + prepositional phrase
their shelter / in war |
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| with his bolster under his head |
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Definition
prepositional phrase + prepositional phrase
with his bolster / under his head |
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| the people who reared him |
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noun phrase
read as one phrase |
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| weaving a victory on his war loom |
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Definition
verb + noun + prepositional phrase
weaving a victory / on his war loom |
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| come through in triumph and gladness |
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verb + adverb + prepositional phrase
came through / in triumph and gladness |
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| Then his rage boiled over |
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Definition
full sentence
read as one |
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| his talon was raised to attack Beowulf |
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Definition
full sentence
noun + verb phrase + infinitive phrase
his talon was raised / to attack Beowulf |
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Term
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Definition
noun + prepositional phrase
read as one phrase |
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Term
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Definition
second half of a compound sentence
conjunction + subject + verb
short enough to read as one phrase |
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prepositional phrase
read as one |
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Term
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Definition
adjective + infinitive phrase
read as one |
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Term
| an extraordinary wail arose |
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Definition
adjective + noun + verb
read as one |
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Term
| Beowulf's warriors looked to defend their lord's life. |
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Definition
full sentence
subject + verb + infinitive + noun phrase
Beowulf's warriors / looked to defend / their lord's life. |
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Term
| with their ancestral blades |
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Definition
prepositional phrase
read as one |
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Term
| seeking to cut straight to the soul |
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Definition
verb + infinitive + adverb + prepositional phrase
seeking to cut / straight to the soul |
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Term
| and now the timbers trembled and sang |
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Definition
conjunction + adverb + noun + verb + conjunction + verb
read as one |
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Term
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Definition
prepositional phrase
read as one |
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Term
| the dearest wishes of the Danes |
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Definition
noun phrase + prepositional phrase
the dearest wishes / of the Danes |
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Term
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Definition
noun phrase
possessive pronoun + adjective + noun
read as one |
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Term
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Definition
noun + prepositional phrase
his boast / to the Danes |
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Term
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Definition
two prepositional phrases
with his death / upon him |
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Term
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Definition
noun + prepositional phrase
a troop / on horseback
read as one |
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