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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 Malfalconnet mounted his noble stallion, and Count Lanoi, the equerry, gave his companion a good horse and furnished two mounted torch-bearers.
abbey
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From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
always
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From this reading Several horses always stood saddled for the service of the court.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Malfalconnet mounted his noble stallion, and Count Lanoi, the equerry, gave his companion a good horse and furnished two mounted torch-bearers.
any
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From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
Barbara's
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From this reading Barbara's voice reached Wolf from a considerable distance.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
Cock
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From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
companion
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From this reading Malfalconnet mounted his noble stallion, and Count Lanoi, the equerry, gave his companion a good horse and furnished two mounted torch-bearers.
considerable
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From this reading Barbara's voice reached Wolf from a considerable distance.
Count
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From this reading Malfalconnet mounted his noble stallion, and Count Lanoi, the equerry, gave his companion a good horse and furnished two mounted torch-bearers.
court
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From this reading Several horses always stood saddled for the service of the court.
Dcchbetten
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From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
distance
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From this reading Barbara's voice reached Wolf from a considerable distance.
Emperor's
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From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
end
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From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
envoys
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From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
equerry
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From this reading Malfalconnet mounted his noble stallion, and Count Lanoi, the equerry, gave his companion a good horse and furnished two mounted torch-bearers.
excursionists
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From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
far
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From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Several horses always stood saddled for the service of the court.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Barbara's voice reached Wolf from a considerable distance.
furnished
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From this reading Malfalconnet mounted his noble stallion, and Count Lanoi, the equerry, gave his companion a good horse and furnished two mounted torch-bearers.
gave
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From this reading Malfalconnet mounted his noble stallion, and Count Lanoi, the equerry, gave his companion a good horse and furnished two mounted torch-bearers.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Malfalconnet mounted his noble stallion, and Count Lanoi, the equerry, gave his companion a good horse and furnished two mounted torch-bearers.
guards
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From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
halfway
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From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
Hartschwert
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From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Malfalconnet mounted his noble stallion, and Count Lanoi, the equerry, gave his companion a good horse and furnished two mounted torch-bearers.
horse
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From this reading Malfalconnet mounted his noble stallion, and Count Lanoi, the equerry, gave his companion a good horse and furnished two mounted torch-bearers.
horses
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From this reading Several horses always stood saddled for the service of the court.
just
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From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
Lanoi
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From this reading Malfalconnet mounted his noble stallion, and Count Lanoi, the equerry, gave his companion a good horse and furnished two mounted torch-bearers.
Malfalconnet
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From this reading Malfalconnet mounted his noble stallion, and Count Lanoi, the equerry, gave his companion a good horse and furnished two mounted torch-bearers.
met
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From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
mounted
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From this reading Malfalconnet mounted his noble stallion, and Count Lanoi, the equerry, gave his companion a good horse and furnished two mounted torch-bearers.
noble
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From this reading Malfalconnet mounted his noble stallion, and Count Lanoi, the equerry, gave his companion a good horse and furnished two mounted torch-bearers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
Prufening
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From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
Ratisbon
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From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
reached
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From this reading Barbara's voice reached Wolf from a considerable distance.
Red
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From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
returning
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From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
ride
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From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
riders
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From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
saddled
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From this reading Several horses always stood saddled for the service of the court.
service
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From this reading Several horses always stood saddled for the service of the court.
Several
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From this reading Several horses always stood saddled for the service of the court.
stallion
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From this reading Malfalconnet mounted his noble stallion, and Count Lanoi, the equerry, gave his companion a good horse and furnished two mounted torch-bearers.
stationed
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From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several horses always stood saddled for the service of the court.
Street
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From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
torch-bearers
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From this reading Malfalconnet mounted his noble stallion, and Count Lanoi, the equerry, gave his companion a good horse and furnished two mounted torch-bearers.
two
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From this reading Malfalconnet mounted his noble stallion, and Count Lanoi, the equerry, gave his companion a good horse and furnished two mounted torch-bearers.
village
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From this reading But the Emperor's envoys had not far to ride; halfway between the abbey of Prufening and Ratisbon, just outside the village of Dcchbetten, they met the returning excursionists.
voice
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From this reading Barbara's voice reached Wolf from a considerable distance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
Wolf
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From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had asked the guards who were stationed at the end of Red Cock Street whether any riders had passed them.
