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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 None of them was aware that, less than a mile behind, rode Sir Robert Grisewood and his two servants.
accompanied
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From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The players traveled that night as far as Reading, where they lay, and reached Southwark without misadventure in the course of the following afternoon, which was Sunday.
also
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From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Within an hour of Justice Pretyman’s visit, the Lord Chamberlain’s men were on their way to London.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
Anne
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From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
aware
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From this reading None of them was aware that, less than a mile behind, rode Sir Robert Grisewood and his two servants.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading None of them was aware that, less than a mile behind, rode Sir Robert Grisewood and his two servants.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
Chamberlain's
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From this reading Within an hour of Justice Pretyman’s visit, the Lord Chamberlain’s men were on their way to London.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The players traveled that night as far as Reading, where they lay, and reached Southwark without misadventure in the course of the following afternoon, which was Sunday.
disguised
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From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
falconer
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From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
far
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From this reading The players traveled that night as far as Reading, where they lay, and reached Southwark without misadventure in the course of the following afternoon, which was Sunday.
following
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From this reading The players traveled that night as far as Reading, where they lay, and reached Southwark without misadventure in the course of the following afternoon, which was Sunday.
Gervase
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From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
Grisewood
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From this reading None of them was aware that, less than a mile behind, rode Sir Robert Grisewood and his two servants.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
hour
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From this reading Within an hour of Justice Pretyman’s visit, the Lord Chamberlain’s men were on their way to London.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NO time was lost now in moving out of Oxford.
Italian
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From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
John
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From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
Justice
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From this reading Within an hour of Justice Pretyman’s visit, the Lord Chamberlain’s men were on their way to London.
lay
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From this reading The players traveled that night as far as Reading, where they lay, and reached Southwark without misadventure in the course of the following afternoon, which was Sunday.
less
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From this reading None of them was aware that, less than a mile behind, rode Sir Robert Grisewood and his two servants.
London
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From this reading Within an hour of Justice Pretyman’s visit, the Lord Chamberlain’s men were on their way to London.
Lord
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From this reading Within an hour of Justice Pretyman’s visit, the Lord Chamberlain’s men were on their way to London.
lost
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From this reading NO time was lost now in moving out of Oxford.
Markham
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From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
master
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From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
men
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From this reading Within an hour of Justice Pretyman’s visit, the Lord Chamberlain’s men were on their way to London.
mile
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From this reading None of them was aware that, less than a mile behind, rode Sir Robert Grisewood and his two servants.
misadventure
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From this reading The players traveled that night as far as Reading, where they lay, and reached Southwark without misadventure in the course of the following afternoon, which was Sunday.
moving
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From this reading NO time was lost now in moving out of Oxford.
music
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From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
night
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From this reading The players traveled that night as far as Reading, where they lay, and reached Southwark without misadventure in the course of the following afternoon, which was Sunday.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading NO time was lost now in moving out of Oxford.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None of them was aware that, less than a mile behind, rode Sir Robert Grisewood and his two servants.
now
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From this reading NO time was lost now in moving out of Oxford.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NO time was lost now in moving out of Oxford.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Within an hour of Justice Pretyman’s visit, the Lord Chamberlain’s men were on their way to London.
out
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From this reading NO time was lost now in moving out of Oxford.
Oxford
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From this reading NO time was lost now in moving out of Oxford.
players
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From this reading The players traveled that night as far as Reading, where they lay, and reached Southwark without misadventure in the course of the following afternoon, which was Sunday.
Pretyman's
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From this reading Within an hour of Justice Pretyman’s visit, the Lord Chamberlain’s men were on their way to London.
reached
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From this reading The players traveled that night as far as Reading, where they lay, and reached Southwark without misadventure in the course of the following afternoon, which was Sunday.
Reading
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From this reading The players traveled that night as far as Reading, where they lay, and reached Southwark without misadventure in the course of the following afternoon, which was Sunday.
Robert
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From this reading None of them was aware that, less than a mile behind, rode Sir Robert Grisewood and his two servants.
rode
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From this reading None of them was aware that, less than a mile behind, rode Sir Robert Grisewood and his two servants.
servants
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From this reading None of them was aware that, less than a mile behind, rode Sir Robert Grisewood and his two servants.
Sir
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From this reading None of them was aware that, less than a mile behind, rode Sir Robert Grisewood and his two servants.
son
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From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
Southwark
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From this reading The players traveled that night as far as Reading, where they lay, and reached Southwark without misadventure in the course of the following afternoon, which was Sunday.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
Sunday
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From this reading The players traveled that night as far as Reading, where they lay, and reached Southwark without misadventure in the course of the following afternoon, which was Sunday.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading None of them was aware that, less than a mile behind, rode Sir Robert Grisewood and his two servants.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading None of them was aware that, less than a mile behind, rode Sir Robert Grisewood and his two servants.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Within an hour of Justice Pretyman’s visit, the Lord Chamberlain’s men were on their way to London.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Within an hour of Justice Pretyman’s visit, the Lord Chamberlain’s men were on their way to London.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading None of them was aware that, less than a mile behind, rode Sir Robert Grisewood and his two servants.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NO time was lost now in moving out of Oxford.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Within an hour of Justice Pretyman’s visit, the Lord Chamberlain’s men were on their way to London.
traveled
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From this reading The players traveled that night as far as Reading, where they lay, and reached Southwark without misadventure in the course of the following afternoon, which was Sunday.
two
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From this reading None of them was aware that, less than a mile behind, rode Sir Robert Grisewood and his two servants.
visit
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From this reading Within an hour of Justice Pretyman’s visit, the Lord Chamberlain’s men were on their way to London.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NO time was lost now in moving out of Oxford.
way
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From this reading Within an hour of Justice Pretyman’s visit, the Lord Chamberlain’s men were on their way to London.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Within an hour of Justice Pretyman’s visit, the Lord Chamberlain’s men were on their way to London.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The players traveled that night as far as Reading, where they lay, and reached Southwark without misadventure in the course of the following afternoon, which was Sunday.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The players traveled that night as far as Reading, where they lay, and reached Southwark without misadventure in the course of the following afternoon, which was Sunday.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They were accompanied by Gervase and Anne, who were still disguised as the Italian music master and his son, and also by the falconer, John Markham.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within an hour of Justice Pretyman’s visit, the Lord Chamberlain’s men were on their way to London.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The players traveled that night as far as Reading, where they lay, and reached Southwark without misadventure in the course of the following afternoon, which was Sunday.
