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1651
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From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
3rd
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From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before night the king's fate would probably be decided.
BEHELD
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From this reading WHAT CHARLES BEHELD FROM THE SUMMIT OF THE CATHEDRAL TOWER.
bloodshed
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From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
breaking
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From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
Brightly
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From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the gladdening influence of the sunshine that gilded its towers, spires, and pinnacles could not dispel the gloom hanging over the devoted city.
CATHEDRAL
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From this reading WHAT CHARLES BEHELD FROM THE SUMMIT OF THE CATHEDRAL TOWER.
CHARLES
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From this reading WHAT CHARLES BEHELD FROM THE SUMMIT OF THE CATHEDRAL TOWER.
city
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From this reading But the gladdening influence of the sunshine that gilded its towers, spires, and pinnacles could not dispel the gloom hanging over the devoted city.
close
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From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
contest
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From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
couches
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From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But the gladdening influence of the sunshine that gilded its towers, spires, and pinnacles could not dispel the gloom hanging over the devoted city.
dawned
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From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
day
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From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
decided
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From this reading Before night the king's fate would probably be decided.
destined
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From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
devoted
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From this reading But the gladdening influence of the sunshine that gilded its towers, spires, and pinnacles could not dispel the gloom hanging over the devoted city.
dispel
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From this reading But the gladdening influence of the sunshine that gilded its towers, spires, and pinnacles could not dispel the gloom hanging over the devoted city.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
fatal
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From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
fate
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From this reading Before night the king's fate would probably be decided.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHAT CHARLES BEHELD FROM THE SUMMIT OF THE CATHEDRAL TOWER.
gilded
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From this reading But the gladdening influence of the sunshine that gilded its towers, spires, and pinnacles could not dispel the gloom hanging over the devoted city.
gladdening
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From this reading But the gladdening influence of the sunshine that gilded its towers, spires, and pinnacles could not dispel the gloom hanging over the devoted city.
gloom
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From this reading But the gladdening influence of the sunshine that gilded its towers, spires, and pinnacles could not dispel the gloom hanging over the devoted city.
hand
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From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
hanging
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From this reading But the gladdening influence of the sunshine that gilded its towers, spires, and pinnacles could not dispel the gloom hanging over the devoted city.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
influence
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From this reading But the gladdening influence of the sunshine that gilded its towers, spires, and pinnacles could not dispel the gloom hanging over the devoted city.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But the gladdening influence of the sunshine that gilded its towers, spires, and pinnacles could not dispel the gloom hanging over the devoted city.
just
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From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
king's
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From this reading Before night the king's fate would probably be decided.
Men
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From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
necessity
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From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
night
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From this reading Before night the king's fate would probably be decided.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the gladdening influence of the sunshine that gilded its towers, spires, and pinnacles could not dispel the gloom hanging over the devoted city.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT CHARLES BEHELD FROM THE SUMMIT OF THE CATHEDRAL TOWER.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
oppressed
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From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But the gladdening influence of the sunshine that gilded its towers, spires, and pinnacles could not dispel the gloom hanging over the devoted city.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
peace
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From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
pinnacles
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From this reading But the gladdening influence of the sunshine that gilded its towers, spires, and pinnacles could not dispel the gloom hanging over the devoted city.
probably
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From this reading Before night the king's fate would probably be decided.
rather
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From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
rejoicing
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From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
restless
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From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
sense
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From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
September
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From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
spires
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From this reading But the gladdening influence of the sunshine that gilded its towers, spires, and pinnacles could not dispel the gloom hanging over the devoted city.
sprang
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From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
strife
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From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
SUMMIT
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From this reading WHAT CHARLES BEHELD FROM THE SUMMIT OF THE CATHEDRAL TOWER.
sunshine
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From this reading But the gladdening influence of the sunshine that gilded its towers, spires, and pinnacles could not dispel the gloom hanging over the devoted city.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the gladdening influence of the sunshine that gilded its towers, spires, and pinnacles could not dispel the gloom hanging over the devoted city.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT CHARLES BEHELD FROM THE SUMMIT OF THE CATHEDRAL TOWER.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
TOWER
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From this reading WHAT CHARLES BEHELD FROM THE SUMMIT OF THE CATHEDRAL TOWER.
towers
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From this reading But the gladdening influence of the sunshine that gilded its towers, spires, and pinnacles could not dispel the gloom hanging over the devoted city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Brightly dawned the fatal 3rd of September, 1651, as if the day just breaking were destined to be one of peace and rejoicing rather than of strife and bloodshed.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT CHARLES BEHELD FROM THE SUMMIT OF THE CATHEDRAL TOWER.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Men sprang from their restless couches oppressed with the sense that the dreadful contest in which they must of necessity take part was close at hand.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Before night the king's fate would probably be decided.
