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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 Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
all
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
angry
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From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
anon
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From this reading Still, pain. compelled him to pause at every third step, and ever and anon to lean upon the strong hip of his royal sister.
arm
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From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
arms
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
attitude
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From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
availed
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From this reading Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
back
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From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
bronzed
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
changed
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
Charles
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From this reading Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
cherished
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
Christendom
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
compassion
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From this reading Majesty, whose nature demands that people should look up to it, shuns the downward glance of compassion.
compelled
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From this reading Still, pain. compelled him to pause at every third step, and ever and anon to lean upon the strong hip of his royal sister.
demands
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From this reading Majesty, whose nature demands that people should look up to it, shuns the downward glance of compassion.
downward
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From this reading Majesty, whose nature demands that people should look up to it, shuns the downward glance of compassion.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
ecclesiastical
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
Emperor
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From this reading Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
entreaty
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From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, pain. compelled him to pause at every third step, and ever and anon to lean upon the strong hip of his royal sister.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Still, pain. compelled him to pause at every third step, and ever and anon to lean upon the strong hip of his royal sister.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
gladly
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From this reading Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
glance
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From this reading Majesty, whose nature demands that people should look up to it, shuns the downward glance of compassion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
halberdiers
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
hip
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From this reading Still, pain. compelled him to pause at every third step, and ever and anon to lean upon the strong hip of his royal sister.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
humble
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From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
imperial
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Majesty, whose nature demands that people should look up to it, shuns the downward glance of compassion.
lean
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From this reading Still, pain. compelled him to pause at every third step, and ever and anon to lean upon the strong hip of his royal sister.
litter
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From this reading Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Majesty, whose nature demands that people should look up to it, shuns the downward glance of compassion.
Luis
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From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
Majesty
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From this reading Majesty, whose nature demands that people should look up to it, shuns the downward glance of compassion.
nature
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From this reading Majesty, whose nature demands that people should look up to it, shuns the downward glance of compassion.
now
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Majesty, whose nature demands that people should look up to it, shuns the downward glance of compassion.
offer
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From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
own
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
pain
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From this reading Still, pain. compelled him to pause at every third step, and ever and anon to lean upon the strong hip of his royal sister.
pause
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From this reading Still, pain. compelled him to pause at every third step, and ever and anon to lean upon the strong hip of his royal sister.
people
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From this reading Majesty, whose nature demands that people should look up to it, shuns the downward glance of compassion.
pitiable
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From this reading Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
places
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
power
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
presenting
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From this reading Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
proud
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
query
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From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
Quijada
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From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
risk
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From this reading Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
royal
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From this reading Still, pain. compelled him to pause at every third step, and ever and anon to lean upon the strong hip of his royal sister.
sharp
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From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Majesty, whose nature demands that people should look up to it, shuns the downward glance of compassion.
shuns
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From this reading Majesty, whose nature demands that people should look up to it, shuns the downward glance of compassion.
sides
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
sinewy
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
sister
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From this reading Still, pain. compelled him to pause at every third step, and ever and anon to lean upon the strong hip of his royal sister.
sovereignty
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
spectacle
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From this reading Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
staircase
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, pain. compelled him to pause at every third step, and ever and anon to lean upon the strong hip of his royal sister.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, pain. compelled him to pause at every third step, and ever and anon to lean upon the strong hip of his royal sister.
strong
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From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
summoned
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From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
temporal
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Majesty, whose nature demands that people should look up to it, shuns the downward glance of compassion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Majesty, whose nature demands that people should look up to it, shuns the downward glance of compassion.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, pain. compelled him to pause at every third step, and ever and anon to lean upon the strong hip of his royal sister.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Majesty, whose nature demands that people should look up to it, shuns the downward glance of compassion.
uniting
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
up
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From this reading Majesty, whose nature demands that people should look up to it, shuns the downward glance of compassion.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Still, pain. compelled him to pause at every third step, and ever and anon to lean upon the strong hip of his royal sister.
ventured
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From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
walk
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From this reading Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
waved
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From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Majesty, whose nature demands that people should look up to it, shuns the downward glance of compassion.
willingly
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From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He, who had cherished the proud feeling of uniting in himself, his own imperial power, the temporal and ecclesiastical sovereignty over all Christendom, would now willingly have changed places with the bronzed, sinewy halberdiers who were presenting arms to him along the sides of the staircase.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet during this walk the Emperor Charles, even at the risk of presenting a pitiable spectacle, would gladly have availed himself of the litter.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yet he waved back Luis Quijada with an angry glance and the sharp query, "Who summoned you?" when, in an attitude of humble entreaty, he ventured to offer him the support of his strong arm.
