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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 This morning, she was in a harsh and vengeful mood.
afraid
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From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
all-powerful
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From this reading THE Queen was taking counsel already with the Lord Treasurer, Cecil, her all-wise and all-powerful minister.
all-wise
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From this reading THE Queen was taking counsel already with the Lord Treasurer, Cecil, her all-wise and all-powerful minister.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE Queen was taking counsel already with the Lord Treasurer, Cecil, her all-wise and all-powerful minister.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE Queen was taking counsel already with the Lord Treasurer, Cecil, her all-wise and all-powerful minister.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The young man, Gervase Heriot, had been proved guilty upon that which was held to be good and sufficient evidence, of a plot against her life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The young man, Gervase Heriot, had been proved guilty upon that which was held to be good and sufficient evidence, of a plot against her life.
Cecil
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From this reading THE Queen was taking counsel already with the Lord Treasurer, Cecil, her all-wise and all-powerful minister.
counsel
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From this reading THE Queen was taking counsel already with the Lord Treasurer, Cecil, her all-wise and all-powerful minister.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
effect
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From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
evidence
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From this reading The young man, Gervase Heriot, had been proved guilty upon that which was held to be good and sufficient evidence, of a plot against her life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
Gervase
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From this reading The young man, Gervase Heriot, had been proved guilty upon that which was held to be good and sufficient evidence, of a plot against her life.
give
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From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man, Gervase Heriot, had been proved guilty upon that which was held to be good and sufficient evidence, of a plot against her life.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
guilty
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From this reading The young man, Gervase Heriot, had been proved guilty upon that which was held to be good and sufficient evidence, of a plot against her life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
hardening
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From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
harsh
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From this reading This morning, she was in a harsh and vengeful mood.
held
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From this reading The young man, Gervase Heriot, had been proved guilty upon that which was held to be good and sufficient evidence, of a plot against her life.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE Queen was taking counsel already with the Lord Treasurer, Cecil, her all-wise and all-powerful minister.
Heriot
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From this reading The young man, Gervase Heriot, had been proved guilty upon that which was held to be good and sufficient evidence, of a plot against her life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This morning, she was in a harsh and vengeful mood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
known
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From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
like
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From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
Lord
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From this reading THE Queen was taking counsel already with the Lord Treasurer, Cecil, her all-wise and all-powerful minister.
man
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From this reading The young man, Gervase Heriot, had been proved guilty upon that which was held to be good and sufficient evidence, of a plot against her life.
Many
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From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
minister
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From this reading THE Queen was taking counsel already with the Lord Treasurer, Cecil, her all-wise and all-powerful minister.
mood
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From this reading This morning, she was in a harsh and vengeful mood.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This morning, she was in a harsh and vengeful mood.
naturally
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From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
occurred
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From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
others
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From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
person
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From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
play
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From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
plot
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From this reading The young man, Gervase Heriot, had been proved guilty upon that which was held to be good and sufficient evidence, of a plot against her life.
plots
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From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
proved
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From this reading The young man, Gervase Heriot, had been proved guilty upon that which was held to be good and sufficient evidence, of a plot against her life.
Queen
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From this reading THE Queen was taking counsel already with the Lord Treasurer, Cecil, her all-wise and all-powerful minister.
race
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From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
reverence
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From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
ruthless
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From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
security
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From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This morning, she was in a harsh and vengeful mood.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
sufficient
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From this reading The young man, Gervase Heriot, had been proved guilty upon that which was held to be good and sufficient evidence, of a plot against her life.
taking
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From this reading THE Queen was taking counsel already with the Lord Treasurer, Cecil, her all-wise and all-powerful minister.
temper
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From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE Queen was taking counsel already with the Lord Treasurer, Cecil, her all-wise and all-powerful minister.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning, she was in a harsh and vengeful mood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
Treasurer
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From this reading THE Queen was taking counsel already with the Lord Treasurer, Cecil, her all-wise and all-powerful minister.
troubled
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From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The young man, Gervase Heriot, had been proved guilty upon that which was held to be good and sufficient evidence, of a plot against her life.
vengeful
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From this reading This morning, she was in a harsh and vengeful mood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE Queen was taking counsel already with the Lord Treasurer, Cecil, her all-wise and all-powerful minister.
well-being
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From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And each one, as it occurred, had the effect of hardening that naturally ruthless temper to which, like others of her race, she was never afraid to give free play.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Many were the plots she had known in the course of a troubled life against the security of that person for whose well-being she had so great a reverence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE Queen was taking counsel already with the Lord Treasurer, Cecil, her all-wise and all-powerful minister.
young
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From this reading The young man, Gervase Heriot, had been proved guilty upon that which was held to be good and sufficient evidence, of a plot against her life.
