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what does the underlined parts mean?... he began to shout loudly, whether anyone listened or not, that the dragon was coming, that it would feast on Emory’s heart, that the dragon was coming ...Emory would have grown stronger, and faster, and surer of foot, and deadlier.For so it had been throughout his people’s memory, that a dragon and a damsel made a king.

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jaleh... he began to shout loudly, whether anyone listened or not, that the dragon was coming, that it would feast on Emory’s heart, that the dragon was coming ...

I'm pretty sure that is literal. The dragon would bite that organ out of his chest and chew and swallow it. Dragons can be dangerous and not very nice.

jalehEmory would have grown stronger, and faster, and surer of foot, and deadlier.

"Sure of foot" is an old-fashioned way of saying that he was nimble as he walked or ran, that he kept his balance well. Today you might hear "surefooted". The author might be using it figuratively to mean that he had social aplomb.

jalehFor so it had been throughout his people’s memory, that a dragon and a damsel made a king.

This is something the author made up in the context of her fiction. You are supposed to know from reading the story what dragon and which damsel and how they do that.

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