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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 On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
ambry
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From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT PASSED BETWEEN OSBERT AND CONSTANCE IN THE SACRISTY.
arms
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From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading WHAT PASSED BETWEEN OSBERT AND CONSTANCE IN THE SACRISTY.
bitterness
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From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
CONSTANCE
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From this reading WHAT PASSED BETWEEN OSBERT AND CONSTANCE IN THE SACRISTY.
departure
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From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
disengaging
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From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
exclaimed
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From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
forgot
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From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
heart
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From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
Heaven
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From this reading Heaven seems never weary of persecuting us.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
immediately
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From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT PASSED BETWEEN OSBERT AND CONSTANCE IN THE SACRISTY.
INSURRECTION
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From this reading THE INSURRECTION.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
King's
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From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
lovers
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From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
mistress
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From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
narrated
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From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heaven seems never weary of persecuting us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
OSBERT
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From this reading WHAT PASSED BETWEEN OSBERT AND CONSTANCE IN THE SACRISTY.
other's
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From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
partially
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From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
PASSEDnounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT PASSED BETWEEN OSBERT AND CONSTANCE IN THE SACRISTY.
perilous
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From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
persecuting
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From this reading Heaven seems never weary of persecuting us.
placed
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From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
position
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From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
previously
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From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
released
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From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
rushing
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From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
SACRISTY
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From this reading WHAT PASSED BETWEEN OSBERT AND CONSTANCE IN THE SACRISTY.
seems
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From this reading Heaven seems never weary of persecuting us.
severely
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From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
space
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From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
suffer
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From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INSURRECTION.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
thus
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From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
unhappy
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From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Heaven seems never weary of persecuting us.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
weary
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From this reading Heaven seems never weary of persecuting us.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT PASSED BETWEEN OSBERT AND CONSTANCE IN THE SACRISTY.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the King’s departure from the sacristy, as previously narrated, Constance immediately released Osbert from the ambry, and the unhappy lovers, rushing into each other’s arms, forgot for a short space the perilous position in which they were placed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last, Osbert, partially disengaging himself from the mistress of his heart, exclaimed with bitterness,— “What have we done that we should suffer thus severely?
