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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 Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
Adalgoth
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
all
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From this reading For her the place had lost all its terrors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
arrived
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
authority
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From this reading Slowly but surely, her reluctant soul was influenced by the grave authority of the sacred precincts.
become
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From this reading She had become used to it, not only physically but morally.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had become used to it, not only physically but morally.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
cloister
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
complexion
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From this reading The King met her in the cloister garden, and it seemed to him that her complexion was much paler, her step slower, than usual.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
conversation
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
Earl
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For her the place had lost all its terrors.
founded
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
garden
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From this reading The King met her in the cloister garden, and it seemed to him that her complexion was much paler, her step slower, than usual.
grave
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From this reading Slowly but surely, her reluctant soul was influenced by the grave authority of the sacred precincts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For her the place had lost all its terrors.
height
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For her the place had lost all its terrors.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The King met her in the cloister garden, and it seemed to him that her complexion was much paler, her step slower, than usual.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
influenced
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From this reading Slowly but surely, her reluctant soul was influenced by the grave authority of the sacred precincts.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had become used to it, not only physically but morally.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For her the place had lost all its terrors.
King
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
lost
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From this reading For her the place had lost all its terrors.
met
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From this reading The King met her in the cloister garden, and it seemed to him that her complexion was much paler, her step slower, than usual.
morally
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From this reading She had become used to it, not only physically but morally.
much
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From this reading The King met her in the cloister garden, and it seemed to him that her complexion was much paler, her step slower, than usual.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had become used to it, not only physically but morally.
numerous
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
only
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From this reading She had become used to it, not only physically but morally.
paler
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From this reading The King met her in the cloister garden, and it seemed to him that her complexion was much paler, her step slower, than usual.
physically
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From this reading She had become used to it, not only physically but morally.
place
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From this reading For her the place had lost all its terrors.
precincts
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From this reading Slowly but surely, her reluctant soul was influenced by the grave authority of the sacred precincts.
precipitous
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
reluctant
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From this reading Slowly but surely, her reluctant soul was influenced by the grave authority of the sacred precincts.
reside
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
sacred
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From this reading Slowly but surely, her reluctant soul was influenced by the grave authority of the sacred precincts.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The King met her in the cloister garden, and it seemed to him that her complexion was much paler, her step slower, than usual.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had become used to it, not only physically but morally.
slower
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From this reading The King met her in the cloister garden, and it seemed to him that her complexion was much paler, her step slower, than usual.
Slowly
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From this reading Slowly but surely, her reluctant soul was influenced by the grave authority of the sacred precincts.
small
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
Soon
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
soul
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From this reading Slowly but surely, her reluctant soul was influenced by the grave authority of the sacred precincts.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The King met her in the cloister garden, and it seemed to him that her complexion was much paler, her step slower, than usual.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
suite
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
surely
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From this reading Slowly but surely, her reluctant soul was influenced by the grave authority of the sacred precincts.
Taginae
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
Teja
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
terrors
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From this reading For her the place had lost all its terrors.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The King met her in the cloister garden, and it seemed to him that her complexion was much paler, her step slower, than usual.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The King met her in the cloister garden, and it seemed to him that her complexion was much paler, her step slower, than usual.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
thickly-wooded
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
town
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
used
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From this reading She had become used to it, not only physically but morally.
usual
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From this reading The King met her in the cloister garden, and it seemed to him that her complexion was much paler, her step slower, than usual.
Valeria
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
Valerius
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From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Slowly but surely, her reluctant soul was influenced by the grave authority of the sacred precincts.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Soon after this conversation, the King, Earl Teja, Adalgoth, and a numerous suite, arrived at the small town of Taginae, above which, on a precipitous and thickly-wooded height, stood the cloister founded by Valerius, in which Valeria still continued to reside.
