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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 It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
abhorrence
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From this reading However, there were many who refused to kneel, and who were only restrained by fear from giving utterance to their abhorrence of the ceremony.
accompanying
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From this reading The majority of the beholders being Romanists, they prostrated themselves devoutly as the host went by, while the priests accompanying the bishop sprinkled them with holy water.
all
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From this reading The precincts of the cathedral were crowded with spectators, as indeed were all the streets traversed by the _cortége_ on its way to Smithfield.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HALT AT NEWGATE.
beholders
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From this reading The majority of the beholders being Romanists, they prostrated themselves devoutly as the host went by, while the priests accompanying the bishop sprinkled them with holy water.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The majority of the beholders being Romanists, they prostrated themselves devoutly as the host went by, while the priests accompanying the bishop sprinkled them with holy water.
bishop
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From this reading The majority of the beholders being Romanists, they prostrated themselves devoutly as the host went by, while the priests accompanying the bishop sprinkled them with holy water.
Bonner
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From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The precincts of the cathedral were crowded with spectators, as indeed were all the streets traversed by the _cortége_ on its way to Smithfield.
cathedral
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From this reading The precincts of the cathedral were crowded with spectators, as indeed were all the streets traversed by the _cortége_ on its way to Smithfield.
ceremony
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From this reading However, there were many who refused to kneel, and who were only restrained by fear from giving utterance to their abhorrence of the ceremony.
cortége
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From this reading The precincts of the cathedral were crowded with spectators, as indeed were all the streets traversed by the _cortége_ on its way to Smithfield.
crowded
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From this reading The precincts of the cathedral were crowded with spectators, as indeed were all the streets traversed by the _cortége_ on its way to Smithfield.
day
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From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
devoutly
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From this reading The majority of the beholders being Romanists, they prostrated themselves devoutly as the host went by, while the priests accompanying the bishop sprinkled them with holy water.
fear
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From this reading However, there were many who refused to kneel, and who were only restrained by fear from giving utterance to their abhorrence of the ceremony.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading However, there were many who refused to kneel, and who were only restrained by fear from giving utterance to their abhorrence of the ceremony.
giving
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From this reading However, there were many who refused to kneel, and who were only restrained by fear from giving utterance to their abhorrence of the ceremony.
gratified
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From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
HALT
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From this reading THE HALT AT NEWGATE.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
heart
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From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
holy
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From this reading The majority of the beholders being Romanists, they prostrated themselves devoutly as the host went by, while the priests accompanying the bishop sprinkled them with holy water.
host
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From this reading The majority of the beholders being Romanists, they prostrated themselves devoutly as the host went by, while the priests accompanying the bishop sprinkled them with holy water.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, there were many who refused to kneel, and who were only restrained by fear from giving utterance to their abhorrence of the ceremony.
indeed
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From this reading The precincts of the cathedral were crowded with spectators, as indeed were all the streets traversed by the _cortége_ on its way to Smithfield.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The precincts of the cathedral were crowded with spectators, as indeed were all the streets traversed by the _cortége_ on its way to Smithfield.
kneel
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From this reading However, there were many who refused to kneel, and who were only restrained by fear from giving utterance to their abhorrence of the ceremony.
majority
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From this reading The majority of the beholders being Romanists, they prostrated themselves devoutly as the host went by, while the priests accompanying the bishop sprinkled them with holy water.
many
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From this reading However, there were many who refused to kneel, and who were only restrained by fear from giving utterance to their abhorrence of the ceremony.
marched
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From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
NEWGATE
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From this reading THE HALT AT NEWGATE.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The precincts of the cathedral were crowded with spectators, as indeed were all the streets traversed by the _cortége_ on its way to Smithfield.
only
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From this reading However, there were many who refused to kneel, and who were only restrained by fear from giving utterance to their abhorrence of the ceremony.
precincts
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From this reading The precincts of the cathedral were crowded with spectators, as indeed were all the streets traversed by the _cortége_ on its way to Smithfield.
pride
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From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
priests
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From this reading The majority of the beholders being Romanists, they prostrated themselves devoutly as the host went by, while the priests accompanying the bishop sprinkled them with holy water.
prostrated
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From this reading The majority of the beholders being Romanists, they prostrated themselves devoutly as the host went by, while the priests accompanying the bishop sprinkled them with holy water.
refused
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From this reading However, there were many who refused to kneel, and who were only restrained by fear from giving utterance to their abhorrence of the ceremony.
restrained
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From this reading However, there were many who refused to kneel, and who were only restrained by fear from giving utterance to their abhorrence of the ceremony.
Romanists
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From this reading The majority of the beholders being Romanists, they prostrated themselves devoutly as the host went by, while the priests accompanying the bishop sprinkled them with holy water.
Smithfield
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From this reading The precincts of the cathedral were crowded with spectators, as indeed were all the streets traversed by the _cortége_ on its way to Smithfield.
spectators
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From this reading The precincts of the cathedral were crowded with spectators, as indeed were all the streets traversed by the _cortége_ on its way to Smithfield.
sprinkled
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From this reading The majority of the beholders being Romanists, they prostrated themselves devoutly as the host went by, while the priests accompanying the bishop sprinkled them with holy water.
streets
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From this reading The precincts of the cathedral were crowded with spectators, as indeed were all the streets traversed by the _cortége_ on its way to Smithfield.
swelled
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From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HALT AT NEWGATE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading However, there were many who refused to kneel, and who were only restrained by fear from giving utterance to their abhorrence of the ceremony.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The majority of the beholders being Romanists, they prostrated themselves devoutly as the host went by, while the priests accompanying the bishop sprinkled them with holy water.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The majority of the beholders being Romanists, they prostrated themselves devoutly as the host went by, while the priests accompanying the bishop sprinkled them with holy water.
there
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From this reading However, there were many who refused to kneel, and who were only restrained by fear from giving utterance to their abhorrence of the ceremony.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The majority of the beholders being Romanists, they prostrated themselves devoutly as the host went by, while the priests accompanying the bishop sprinkled them with holy water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
traversed
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From this reading The precincts of the cathedral were crowded with spectators, as indeed were all the streets traversed by the _cortége_ on its way to Smithfield.
triumph
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From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
utterance
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From this reading However, there were many who refused to kneel, and who were only restrained by fear from giving utterance to their abhorrence of the ceremony.
vengeance
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From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
water
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From this reading The majority of the beholders being Romanists, they prostrated themselves devoutly as the host went by, while the priests accompanying the bishop sprinkled them with holy water.
way
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From this reading The precincts of the cathedral were crowded with spectators, as indeed were all the streets traversed by the _cortége_ on its way to Smithfield.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The majority of the beholders being Romanists, they prostrated themselves devoutly as the host went by, while the priests accompanying the bishop sprinkled them with holy water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The precincts of the cathedral were crowded with spectators, as indeed were all the streets traversed by the _cortége_ on its way to Smithfield.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The majority of the beholders being Romanists, they prostrated themselves devoutly as the host went by, while the priests accompanying the bishop sprinkled them with holy water.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading However, there were many who refused to kneel, and who were only restrained by fear from giving utterance to their abhorrence of the ceremony.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a day of triumph to Bonner, and his heart swelled with pride and gratified vengeance as he marched along.
