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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 The tallest bore the ensign of the kingdom; the lesser, the king's own private banner as a knight.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A breastwork encircled the booth, enclosing a space about seventy yards in diameter, with a fosse, and stakes so planted as to repel assailants.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
apart
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From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
armed
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From this reading There was but one gateway, opposite the general camp, and this was guarded by soldiers fully armed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The tallest bore the ensign of the kingdom; the lesser, the king's own private banner as a knight.
assailants
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From this reading A breastwork encircled the booth, enclosing a space about seventy yards in diameter, with a fosse, and stakes so planted as to repel assailants.
banner
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From this reading The tallest bore the ensign of the kingdom; the lesser, the king's own private banner as a knight.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Two standards stood beside it; one much higher than the other.
booth
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From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
bore
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From this reading The tallest bore the ensign of the kingdom; the lesser, the king's own private banner as a knight.
breastwork
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From this reading A breastwork encircled the booth, enclosing a space about seventy yards in diameter, with a fosse, and stakes so planted as to repel assailants.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was but one gateway, opposite the general camp, and this was guarded by soldiers fully armed.
camp
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From this reading There was but one gateway, opposite the general camp, and this was guarded by soldiers fully armed.
curtains
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From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
diameter
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From this reading A breastwork encircled the booth, enclosing a space about seventy yards in diameter, with a fosse, and stakes so planted as to repel assailants.
doorway
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From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
encircled
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From this reading A breastwork encircled the booth, enclosing a space about seventy yards in diameter, with a fosse, and stakes so planted as to repel assailants.
enclosing
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From this reading A breastwork encircled the booth, enclosing a space about seventy yards in diameter, with a fosse, and stakes so planted as to repel assailants.
ensign
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From this reading The tallest bore the ensign of the kingdom; the lesser, the king's own private banner as a knight.
fosse
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From this reading A breastwork encircled the booth, enclosing a space about seventy yards in diameter, with a fosse, and stakes so planted as to repel assailants.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
fully
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From this reading There was but one gateway, opposite the general camp, and this was guarded by soldiers fully armed.
gateway
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From this reading There was but one gateway, opposite the general camp, and this was guarded by soldiers fully armed.
general
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From this reading There was but one gateway, opposite the general camp, and this was guarded by soldiers fully armed.
guarded
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From this reading There was but one gateway, opposite the general camp, and this was guarded by soldiers fully armed.
higher
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From this reading Two standards stood beside it; one much higher than the other.
hung
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From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A breastwork encircled the booth, enclosing a space about seventy yards in diameter, with a fosse, and stakes so planted as to repel assailants.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
KING'S
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From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
kingdom
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From this reading The tallest bore the ensign of the kingdom; the lesser, the king's own private banner as a knight.
knight
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From this reading The tallest bore the ensign of the kingdom; the lesser, the king's own private banner as a knight.
larger
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From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
lesser
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From this reading The tallest bore the ensign of the kingdom; the lesser, the king's own private banner as a knight.
LEVY
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From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
much
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From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tallest bore the ensign of the kingdom; the lesser, the king's own private banner as a knight.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two standards stood beside it; one much higher than the other.
opposite
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From this reading There was but one gateway, opposite the general camp, and this was guarded by soldiers fully armed.
other
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From this reading Two standards stood beside it; one much higher than the other.
own
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From this reading The tallest bore the ensign of the kingdom; the lesser, the king's own private banner as a knight.
planted
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From this reading A breastwork encircled the booth, enclosing a space about seventy yards in diameter, with a fosse, and stakes so planted as to repel assailants.
private
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From this reading The tallest bore the ensign of the kingdom; the lesser, the king's own private banner as a knight.
properly
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From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
purple
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From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
repel
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From this reading A breastwork encircled the booth, enclosing a space about seventy yards in diameter, with a fosse, and stakes so planted as to repel assailants.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
seventy
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From this reading A breastwork encircled the booth, enclosing a space about seventy yards in diameter, with a fosse, and stakes so planted as to repel assailants.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A breastwork encircled the booth, enclosing a space about seventy yards in diameter, with a fosse, and stakes so planted as to repel assailants.
soldiers
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From this reading There was but one gateway, opposite the general camp, and this was guarded by soldiers fully armed.
space
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From this reading A breastwork encircled the booth, enclosing a space about seventy yards in diameter, with a fosse, and stakes so planted as to repel assailants.
stakes
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From this reading A breastwork encircled the booth, enclosing a space about seventy yards in diameter, with a fosse, and stakes so planted as to repel assailants.
standards
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From this reading Two standards stood beside it; one much higher than the other.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
straw
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From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
tallest
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From this reading The tallest bore the ensign of the kingdom; the lesser, the king's own private banner as a knight.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Two standards stood beside it; one much higher than the other.
thatched
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From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
There
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From this reading There was but one gateway, opposite the general camp, and this was guarded by soldiers fully armed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was but one gateway, opposite the general camp, and this was guarded by soldiers fully armed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A breastwork encircled the booth, enclosing a space about seventy yards in diameter, with a fosse, and stakes so planted as to repel assailants.
Two
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From this reading Two standards stood beside it; one much higher than the other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
wide
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From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE KING'S LEVY The king's booth stood apart from the rest; it was not much larger, but properly thatched with straw, and the wide doorway hung with purple curtains.
yards
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From this reading A breastwork encircled the booth, enclosing a space about seventy yards in diameter, with a fosse, and stakes so planted as to repel assailants.
