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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
all
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From this reading "But it may be after all that he looketh but to his own safety, and desireth not to fall into disgrace with the king by harboring us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The priest of the parish at Oundle had Hugo and Humphrey up and off betimes the next morning, as he had said.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The priest of the parish at Oundle had Hugo and Humphrey up and off betimes the next morning, as he had said.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The priest of the parish at Oundle had Hugo and Humphrey up and off betimes the next morning, as he had said.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
betimes
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From this reading The priest of the parish at Oundle had Hugo and Humphrey up and off betimes the next morning, as he had said.
brief
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From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it may be after all that he looketh but to his own safety, and desireth not to fall into disgrace with the king by harboring us.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "But it may be after all that he looketh but to his own safety, and desireth not to fall into disgrace with the king by harboring us.
clothing
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From this reading "Perhaps he taketh thee for a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Hugo, with a meaning glance at the priest's habit in which the stalwart Humphrey was engulfed.
company
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From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
cub
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From this reading "And thee for the cub, dear lad," retorted Humphrey.
dear
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From this reading "And thee for the cub, dear lad," retorted Humphrey.
desireth
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From this reading "But it may be after all that he looketh but to his own safety, and desireth not to fall into disgrace with the king by harboring us.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading "But it may be after all that he looketh but to his own safety, and desireth not to fall into disgrace with the king by harboring us.
engulfed
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From this reading "Perhaps he taketh thee for a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Hugo, with a meaning glance at the priest's habit in which the stalwart Humphrey was engulfed.
fall
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From this reading "But it may be after all that he looketh but to his own safety, and desireth not to fall into disgrace with the king by harboring us.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Perhaps he taketh thee for a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Hugo, with a meaning glance at the priest's habit in which the stalwart Humphrey was engulfed.
glance
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From this reading "Perhaps he taketh thee for a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Hugo, with a meaning glance at the priest's habit in which the stalwart Humphrey was engulfed.
habit
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From this reading "Perhaps he taketh thee for a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Hugo, with a meaning glance at the priest's habit in which the stalwart Humphrey was engulfed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The priest of the parish at Oundle had Hugo and Humphrey up and off betimes the next morning, as he had said.
harboring
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From this reading "But it may be after all that he looketh but to his own safety, and desireth not to fall into disgrace with the king by harboring us.
hasty
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From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The priest of the parish at Oundle had Hugo and Humphrey up and off betimes the next morning, as he had said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "But it may be after all that he looketh but to his own safety, and desireth not to fall into disgrace with the king by harboring us.
Hugo
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From this reading The priest of the parish at Oundle had Hugo and Humphrey up and off betimes the next morning, as he had said.
Humphrey
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From this reading The priest of the parish at Oundle had Hugo and Humphrey up and off betimes the next morning, as he had said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Perhaps he taketh thee for a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Hugo, with a meaning glance at the priest's habit in which the stalwart Humphrey was engulfed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "But it may be after all that he looketh but to his own safety, and desireth not to fall into disgrace with the king by harboring us.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
jogged
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From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
king
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From this reading "But it may be after all that he looketh but to his own safety, and desireth not to fall into disgrace with the king by harboring us.
lad
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From this reading "And thee for the cub, dear lad," retorted Humphrey.
leave-taking
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From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
liketh
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From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
looketh
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From this reading "But it may be after all that he looketh but to his own safety, and desireth not to fall into disgrace with the king by harboring us.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "But it may be after all that he looketh but to his own safety, and desireth not to fall into disgrace with the king by harboring us.
meaning
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From this reading "Perhaps he taketh thee for a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Hugo, with a meaning glance at the priest's habit in which the stalwart Humphrey was engulfed.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The priest of the parish at Oundle had Hugo and Humphrey up and off betimes the next morning, as he had said.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The priest of the parish at Oundle had Hugo and Humphrey up and off betimes the next morning, as he had said.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
observed
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From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The priest of the parish at Oundle had Hugo and Humphrey up and off betimes the next morning, as he had said.
off
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From this reading The priest of the parish at Oundle had Hugo and Humphrey up and off betimes the next morning, as he had said.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
Oundle
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From this reading The priest of the parish at Oundle had Hugo and Humphrey up and off betimes the next morning, as he had said.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
own
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From this reading "But it may be after all that he looketh but to his own safety, and desireth not to fall into disgrace with the king by harboring us.
parish
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From this reading The priest of the parish at Oundle had Hugo and Humphrey up and off betimes the next morning, as he had said.
Perhaps
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From this reading "Perhaps he taketh thee for a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Hugo, with a meaning glance at the priest's habit in which the stalwart Humphrey was engulfed.
priest
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From this reading The priest of the parish at Oundle had Hugo and Humphrey up and off betimes the next morning, as he had said.
priest's
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From this reading "Perhaps he taketh thee for a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Hugo, with a meaning glance at the priest's habit in which the stalwart Humphrey was engulfed.
retorted
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From this reading "And thee for the cub, dear lad," retorted Humphrey.
safety
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From this reading "But it may be after all that he looketh but to his own safety, and desireth not to fall into disgrace with the king by harboring us.
said
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From this reading The priest of the parish at Oundle had Hugo and Humphrey up and off betimes the next morning, as he had said.
sheep's
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From this reading "Perhaps he taketh thee for a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Hugo, with a meaning glance at the priest's habit in which the stalwart Humphrey was engulfed.
stalwart
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From this reading "Perhaps he taketh thee for a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Hugo, with a meaning glance at the priest's habit in which the stalwart Humphrey was engulfed.
taketh
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From this reading "Perhaps he taketh thee for a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Hugo, with a meaning glance at the priest's habit in which the stalwart Humphrey was engulfed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But it may be after all that he looketh but to his own safety, and desireth not to fall into disgrace with the king by harboring us.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The priest of the parish at Oundle had Hugo and Humphrey up and off betimes the next morning, as he had said.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Perhaps he taketh thee for a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Hugo, with a meaning glance at the priest's habit in which the stalwart Humphrey was engulfed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But it may be after all that he looketh but to his own safety, and desireth not to fall into disgrace with the king by harboring us.
up
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From this reading The priest of the parish at Oundle had Hugo and Humphrey up and off betimes the next morning, as he had said.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But it may be after all that he looketh but to his own safety, and desireth not to fall into disgrace with the king by harboring us.
very
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From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Perhaps he taketh thee for a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Hugo, with a meaning glance at the priest's habit in which the stalwart Humphrey was engulfed.
well
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From this reading "It must be he liketh not our company over well," observed Humphrey, as they jogged on after a very brief and hasty leave-taking.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Perhaps he taketh thee for a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Hugo, with a meaning glance at the priest's habit in which the stalwart Humphrey was engulfed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Perhaps he taketh thee for a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Hugo, with a meaning glance at the priest's habit in which the stalwart Humphrey was engulfed.
wolf
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From this reading "Perhaps he taketh thee for a wolf in sheep's clothing," said Hugo, with a meaning glance at the priest's habit in which the stalwart Humphrey was engulfed.
