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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 All at once a thought flashed across the mind of the monk; had they not once before exchanged garments--the Dioscuri?
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading All at once a thought flashed across the mind of the monk; had they not once before exchanged garments--the Dioscuri?
Adalgoth
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From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
Aligern
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From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
All
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From this reading All at once a thought flashed across the mind of the monk; had they not once before exchanged garments--the Dioscuri?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
approaching
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From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes, it is they," he cried as he returned; "Persian horsemen are riding up from both sides of the wood!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, it is they," he cried as he returned; "Persian horsemen are riding up from both sides of the wood!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once a thought flashed across the mind of the monk; had they not once before exchanged garments--the Dioscuri?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All at once a thought flashed across the mind of the monk; had they not once before exchanged garments--the Dioscuri?
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Yes, it is they," he cried as he returned; "Persian horsemen are riding up from both sides of the wood!"
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, it is they," he cried as he returned; "Persian horsemen are riding up from both sides of the wood!"
Dioscuri
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From this reading All at once a thought flashed across the mind of the monk; had they not once before exchanged garments--the Dioscuri?
directed
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From this reading Had he not once before drawn the murderous steel directed at Totila's heart upon himself?
drawn
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From this reading Had he not once before drawn the murderous steel directed at Totila's heart upon himself?
edge
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From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All at once a thought flashed across the mind of the monk; had they not once before exchanged garments--the Dioscuri?
flashed
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From this reading All at once a thought flashed across the mind of the monk; had they not once before exchanged garments--the Dioscuri?
followed
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From this reading He thought they were followed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Yes, it is they," he cried as he returned; "Persian horsemen are riding up from both sides of the wood!"
garments
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From this reading All at once a thought flashed across the mind of the monk; had they not once before exchanged garments--the Dioscuri?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All at once a thought flashed across the mind of the monk; had they not once before exchanged garments--the Dioscuri?
hastened
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From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he not once before drawn the murderous steel directed at Totila's heart upon himself?
head
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From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
heard
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From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
heart
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From this reading Had he not once before drawn the murderous steel directed at Totila's heart upon himself?
held
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From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Had he not once before drawn the murderous steel directed at Totila's heart upon himself?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
horsemen
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From this reading "Yes, it is they," he cried as he returned; "Persian horsemen are riding up from both sides of the wood!"
horses
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From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, it is they," he cried as he returned; "Persian horsemen are riding up from both sides of the wood!"
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
King's
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From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
knees
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From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All at once a thought flashed across the mind of the monk; had they not once before exchanged garments--the Dioscuri?
monk
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From this reading All at once a thought flashed across the mind of the monk; had they not once before exchanged garments--the Dioscuri?
murderous
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From this reading Had he not once before drawn the murderous steel directed at Totila's heart upon himself?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All at once a thought flashed across the mind of the monk; had they not once before exchanged garments--the Dioscuri?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All at once a thought flashed across the mind of the monk; had they not once before exchanged garments--the Dioscuri?
once
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From this reading All at once a thought flashed across the mind of the monk; had they not once before exchanged garments--the Dioscuri?
Persian
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From this reading "Yes, it is they," he cried as he returned; "Persian horsemen are riding up from both sides of the wood!"
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, it is they," he cried as he returned; "Persian horsemen are riding up from both sides of the wood!"
riding
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From this reading "Yes, it is they," he cried as he returned; "Persian horsemen are riding up from both sides of the wood!"
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
sides
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From this reading "Yes, it is they," he cried as he returned; "Persian horsemen are riding up from both sides of the wood!"
steel
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From this reading Had he not once before drawn the murderous steel directed at Totila's heart upon himself?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All at once a thought flashed across the mind of the monk; had they not once before exchanged garments--the Dioscuri?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All at once a thought flashed across the mind of the monk; had they not once before exchanged garments--the Dioscuri?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All at once a thought flashed across the mind of the monk; had they not once before exchanged garments--the Dioscuri?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
Totila's
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From this reading Had he not once before drawn the murderous steel directed at Totila's heart upon himself?
up
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From this reading "Yes, it is they," he cried as he returned; "Persian horsemen are riding up from both sides of the wood!"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Had he not once before drawn the murderous steel directed at Totila's heart upon himself?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He thought they were followed.
wood
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From this reading It seemed to him that he heard horses approaching, and Aligern--Adalgoth held the King's head upon his knees--had hastened to the edge of the wood to look.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, it is they," he cried as he returned; "Persian horsemen are riding up from both sides of the wood!"
