adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Duke of Burgundy, we learned, was like a man mad when he heard of the Battle of the Hares.
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But Jean de Luxembourg told him that he must not venture his nobility among routiers like us, wherein he pleased the Duke, but spoke foolishly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
BattlenounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The Duke of Burgundy, we learned, was like a man mad when he heard of the Battle of the Hares.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For no man, be he duke or prince, can be of better blood than we of the House of Rothes, not to speak of Xaintrailles and many other gentlemen of our company.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading For no man, be he duke or prince, can be of better blood than we of the House of Rothes, not to speak of Xaintrailles and many other gentlemen of our company.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading For no man, be he duke or prince, can be of better blood than we of the House of Rothes, not to speak of Xaintrailles and many other gentlemen of our company.
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
BurgundynounUS /ˈbɜːrɡəndi/
a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines
From this reading The Duke of Burgundy, we learned, was like a man mad when he heard of the Battle of the Hares.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For no man, be he duke or prince, can be of better blood than we of the House of Rothes, not to speak of Xaintrailles and many other gentlemen of our company.
comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading For no man, be he duke or prince, can be of better blood than we of the House of Rothes, not to speak of Xaintrailles and many other gentlemen of our company.
Compiegne
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From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading But Jean de Luxembourg told him that he must not venture his nobility among routiers like us, wherein he pleased the Duke, but spoke foolishly.
DukenounUS /duːk/
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The Duke of Burgundy, we learned, was like a man mad when he heard of the Battle of the Hares.
foolishlyadverbUS /ˈfuːlɪʃli/
without good sense or judgment
From this reading But Jean de Luxembourg told him that he must not venture his nobility among routiers like us, wherein he pleased the Duke, but spoke foolishly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
freeingnounUS /ˈfriːɪŋ/
the act of liberating someone or something
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
gentlemennounUS /ˈdʒentəlmɪn/
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading For no man, be he duke or prince, can be of better blood than we of the House of Rothes, not to speak of Xaintrailles and many other gentlemen of our company.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
Guermigny
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From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
HaresnounUS /herz/
plural of “hare” — swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading The Duke of Burgundy, we learned, was like a man mad when he heard of the Battle of the Hares.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Duke of Burgundy, we learned, was like a man mad when he heard of the Battle of the Hares.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The Duke of Burgundy, we learned, was like a man mad when he heard of the Battle of the Hares.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
hostnounUS /hoʊst/
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
HousenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading For no man, be he duke or prince, can be of better blood than we of the House of Rothes, not to speak of Xaintrailles and many other gentlemen of our company.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
JeannounUS /dʒiːn/
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading But Jean de Luxembourg told him that he must not venture his nobility among routiers like us, wherein he pleased the Duke, but spoke foolishly.
leadverbUS /led/
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading The Duke of Burgundy, we learned, was like a man mad when he heard of the Battle of the Hares.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The Duke of Burgundy, we learned, was like a man mad when he heard of the Battle of the Hares.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
LuxembourgnounUS /ˈlʌksəmbɔːrɡ/
the capital and largest city of Luxembourg
From this reading But Jean de Luxembourg told him that he must not venture his nobility among routiers like us, wherein he pleased the Duke, but spoke foolishly.
madadjectiveUS /mæd/
roused to anger
From this reading The Duke of Burgundy, we learned, was like a man mad when he heard of the Battle of the Hares.
MaidnounUS /meɪd/
a female domestic
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Duke of Burgundy, we learned, was like a man mad when he heard of the Battle of the Hares.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading For no man, be he duke or prince, can be of better blood than we of the House of Rothes, not to speak of Xaintrailles and many other gentlemen of our company.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But Jean de Luxembourg told him that he must not venture his nobility among routiers like us, wherein he pleased the Duke, but spoke foolishly.
neareradverbUS /ˈnɪrər/
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
nobilitynounUS /noʊˈbɪləti/
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading But Jean de Luxembourg told him that he must not venture his nobility among routiers like us, wherein he pleased the Duke, but spoke foolishly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Jean de Luxembourg told him that he must not venture his nobility among routiers like us, wherein he pleased the Duke, but spoke foolishly.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For no man, be he duke or prince, can be of better blood than we of the House of Rothes, not to speak of Xaintrailles and many other gentlemen of our company.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading For no man, be he duke or prince, can be of better blood than we of the House of Rothes, not to speak of Xaintrailles and many other gentlemen of our company.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For no man, be he duke or prince, can be of better blood than we of the House of Rothes, not to speak of Xaintrailles and many other gentlemen of our company.
Peronne
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From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading But Jean de Luxembourg told him that he must not venture his nobility among routiers like us, wherein he pleased the Duke, but spoke foolishly.
princenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading For no man, be he duke or prince, can be of better blood than we of the House of Rothes, not to speak of Xaintrailles and many other gentlemen of our company.
Rothes
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From this reading For no man, be he duke or prince, can be of better blood than we of the House of Rothes, not to speak of Xaintrailles and many other gentlemen of our company.
Rouen
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From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
routiers
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From this reading But Jean de Luxembourg told him that he must not venture his nobility among routiers like us, wherein he pleased the Duke, but spoke foolishly.
safetynounUS /ˈseɪfti/
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
serveverbUS /sɜːrv/
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
siegenounUS /siːdʒ/
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading For no man, be he duke or prince, can be of better blood than we of the House of Rothes, not to speak of Xaintrailles and many other gentlemen of our company.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading But Jean de Luxembourg told him that he must not venture his nobility among routiers like us, wherein he pleased the Duke, but spoke foolishly.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But Jean de Luxembourg told him that he must not venture his nobility among routiers like us, wherein he pleased the Duke, but spoke foolishly.
twentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/
position 20 in a countable series of things
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
twenty-sixthadjective
coming next after the twenty-fifth in position
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Jean de Luxembourg told him that he must not venture his nobility among routiers like us, wherein he pleased the Duke, but spoke foolishly.
vengeancenounUS /ˈvendʒəns/
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
venturenounUS /ˈventʃər/
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading But Jean de Luxembourg told him that he must not venture his nobility among routiers like us, wherein he pleased the Duke, but spoke foolishly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading All this was well, but we were no nearer Rouen, and the freeing of the Maid, on this twentieth of November, than we had been when the siege of Compiegne broke up, on the twenty-sixth of October.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
wherein
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From this reading But Jean de Luxembourg told him that he must not venture his nobility among routiers like us, wherein he pleased the Duke, but spoke foolishly.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nothing would serve him that day but to lead all his host to Guermigny from Peronne, whence he would have got little comfort of vengeance, for we were in a place of safety.
Xaintrailles
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From this reading For no man, be he duke or prince, can be of better blood than we of the House of Rothes, not to speak of Xaintrailles and many other gentlemen of our company.
