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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 A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS if to lend color to Shakespeare’s fears, he was soon to hear disquieting news.
assembled
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From this reading Finding himself in the course of the morning in the tavern parlor, he overheard the conversation of those assembled there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
Banbury
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From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
bearer
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From this reading “They do say that Mr. Heriot himself has had his throat cut by his own nephew,” said the bearer of the news.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “They do say that Mr. Heriot himself has had his throat cut by his own nephew,” said the bearer of the news.
color
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From this reading AS if to lend color to Shakespeare’s fears, he was soon to hear disquieting news.
committed
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From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
concerning
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From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
conversation
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From this reading Finding himself in the course of the morning in the tavern parlor, he overheard the conversation of those assembled there.
corner
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From this reading “What’s that you say?” sharply interposed a man who sat in the corner drinking his morning flagon.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finding himself in the course of the morning in the tavern parlor, he overheard the conversation of those assembled there.
cut
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From this reading “They do say that Mr. Heriot himself has had his throat cut by his own nephew,” said the bearer of the news.
disquieting
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From this reading AS if to lend color to Shakespeare’s fears, he was soon to hear disquieting news.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “They do say that Mr. Heriot himself has had his throat cut by his own nephew,” said the bearer of the news.
drinking
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From this reading “What’s that you say?” sharply interposed a man who sat in the corner drinking his morning flagon.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
fears
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From this reading AS if to lend color to Shakespeare’s fears, he was soon to hear disquieting news.
Finding
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From this reading Finding himself in the course of the morning in the tavern parlor, he overheard the conversation of those assembled there.
flagon
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From this reading “What’s that you say?” sharply interposed a man who sat in the corner drinking his morning flagon.
full
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From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
Grange
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From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “They do say that Mr. Heriot himself has had his throat cut by his own nephew,” said the bearer of the news.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AS if to lend color to Shakespeare’s fears, he was soon to hear disquieting news.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AS if to lend color to Shakespeare’s fears, he was soon to hear disquieting news.
Heriot
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From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Finding himself in the course of the morning in the tavern parlor, he overheard the conversation of those assembled there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “They do say that Mr. Heriot himself has had his throat cut by his own nephew,” said the bearer of the news.
house
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From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading AS if to lend color to Shakespeare’s fears, he was soon to hear disquieting news.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Finding himself in the course of the morning in the tavern parlor, he overheard the conversation of those assembled there.
information
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From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
interposed
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From this reading “What’s that you say?” sharply interposed a man who sat in the corner drinking his morning flagon.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
lend
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From this reading AS if to lend color to Shakespeare’s fears, he was soon to hear disquieting news.
man
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From this reading “What’s that you say?” sharply interposed a man who sat in the corner drinking his morning flagon.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finding himself in the course of the morning in the tavern parlor, he overheard the conversation of those assembled there.
Mr
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From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
murder
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From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
nephew
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From this reading “They do say that Mr. Heriot himself has had his throat cut by his own nephew,” said the bearer of the news.
news
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From this reading AS if to lend color to Shakespeare’s fears, he was soon to hear disquieting news.
night
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From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Finding himself in the course of the morning in the tavern parlor, he overheard the conversation of those assembled there.
overheardnounUS /ˈoverheard/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Finding himself in the course of the morning in the tavern parlor, he overheard the conversation of those assembled there.
own
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From this reading “They do say that Mr. Heriot himself has had his throat cut by his own nephew,” said the bearer of the news.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Finding himself in the course of the morning in the tavern parlor, he overheard the conversation of those assembled there.
Road
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From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
said
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From this reading “They do say that Mr. Heriot himself has had his throat cut by his own nephew,” said the bearer of the news.
sat
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From this reading “What’s that you say?” sharply interposed a man who sat in the corner drinking his morning flagon.
say
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From this reading “They do say that Mr. Heriot himself has had his throat cut by his own nephew,” said the bearer of the news.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
Shakespeare's
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From this reading AS if to lend color to Shakespeare’s fears, he was soon to hear disquieting news.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What’s that you say?” sharply interposed a man who sat in the corner drinking his morning flagon.
Simon
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From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
soon
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From this reading AS if to lend color to Shakespeare’s fears, he was soon to hear disquieting news.
sturdy
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From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
tavern
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From this reading Finding himself in the course of the morning in the tavern parlor, he overheard the conversation of those assembled there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Finding himself in the course of the morning in the tavern parlor, he overheard the conversation of those assembled there.
there
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From this reading Finding himself in the course of the morning in the tavern parlor, he overheard the conversation of those assembled there.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They do say that Mr. Heriot himself has had his throat cut by his own nephew,” said the bearer of the news.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Finding himself in the course of the morning in the tavern parlor, he overheard the conversation of those assembled there.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “They do say that Mr. Heriot himself has had his throat cut by his own nephew,” said the bearer of the news.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AS if to lend color to Shakespeare’s fears, he was soon to hear disquieting news.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AS if to lend color to Shakespeare’s fears, he was soon to hear disquieting news.
What's
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From this reading “What’s that you say?” sharply interposed a man who sat in the corner drinking his morning flagon.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “What’s that you say?” sharply interposed a man who sat in the corner drinking his morning flagon.
yeoman
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From this reading A sturdy yeoman, it seemed, was full of information concerning a murder that had been committed during the night at the Grange, the house of Mr. Simon Heriot, along the Banbury Road.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What’s that you say?” sharply interposed a man who sat in the corner drinking his morning flagon.
