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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 We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
arm
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From this reading The single pleader for the lad sprang to stop the man’s arm, and the blow descended upon his own wrist.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
blow
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From this reading The single pleader for the lad sprang to stop the man’s arm, and the blow descended upon his own wrist.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
Canty
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From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
captive
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From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
Court
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From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
cudgel
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From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
delighted
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From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The single pleader for the lad sprang to stop the man’s arm, and the blow descended upon his own wrist.
dragging
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From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
freedom
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From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
fury
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From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
hardly
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From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
head
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From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
heard
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From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
heeded
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From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
heels
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From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
John
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From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
lad
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From this reading The single pleader for the lad sprang to stop the man’s arm, and the blow descended upon his own wrist.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
lost
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From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
man's
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From this reading The single pleader for the lad sprang to stop the man’s arm, and the blow descended upon his own wrist.
meddle
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From this reading Canty roared out-- “Thou’lt meddle, wilt thou?
mob
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From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
noisy
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From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
oaken
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From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
Offal
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From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
offered
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From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
out
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From this reading Canty roared out-- “Thou’lt meddle, wilt thou?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
own
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From this reading The single pleader for the lad sprang to stop the man’s arm, and the blow descended upon his own wrist.
patience
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From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
person
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From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
pleader
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From this reading The single pleader for the lad sprang to stop the man’s arm, and the blow descended upon his own wrist.
pleading
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From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
prince
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From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
Prince's
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From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
rage
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From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
raised
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From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
rightful
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From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
roarednounUS /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Canty roared out-- “Thou’lt meddle, wilt thou?
single
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From this reading The single pleader for the lad sprang to stop the man’s arm, and the blow descended upon his own wrist.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
sprang
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From this reading The single pleader for the lad sprang to stop the man’s arm, and the blow descended upon his own wrist.
stop
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From this reading The single pleader for the lad sprang to stop the man’s arm, and the blow descended upon his own wrist.
struggle
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From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
suffering
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From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
There
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From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Canty roared out-- “Thou’lt meddle, wilt thou?
Thou'lt
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From this reading Canty roared out-- “Thou’lt meddle, wilt thou?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
treatment
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From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
turmoil
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From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The single pleader for the lad sprang to stop the man’s arm, and the blow descended upon his own wrist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Prince continued to struggle for freedom, and to rage against the treatment he was suffering, until John Canty lost what little patience was left in him, and raised his oaken cudgel in a sudden fury over the Prince’s head.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading Canty roared out-- “Thou’lt meddle, wilt thou?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels.
word
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From this reading There was but one person in it who offered a pleading word for the captive, and he was not heeded; he was hardly even heard, so great was the turmoil.
wrist
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From this reading The single pleader for the lad sprang to stop the man’s arm, and the blow descended upon his own wrist.
