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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 Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am glad you are come, my lord,” said the King to Bonner, as the latter entered the cabinet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I am glad you are come, my lord,” said the King to Bonner, as the latter entered the cabinet.
ARRAS
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From this reading WHAT PHILIP HEARD WHILE CONCEALED BEHIND THE ARRAS.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I am glad you are come, my lord,” said the King to Bonner, as the latter entered the cabinet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Philip was seated at a table covered with dispatches, and near him stood Rodomont Bittern, with whom he was conversing.
audience
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From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
bearer
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From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
BEHINDprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading WHAT PHILIP HEARD WHILE CONCEALED BEHIND THE ARRAS.
Bishop
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From this reading Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
Bittern
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From this reading Philip was seated at a table covered with dispatches, and near him stood Rodomont Bittern, with whom he was conversing.
Bonner
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From this reading Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
cabinet
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From this reading Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
Cardinal
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From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am glad you are come, my lord,” said the King to Bonner, as the latter entered the cabinet.
communicating
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From this reading Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
CONCEALED
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From this reading WHAT PHILIP HEARD WHILE CONCEALED BEHIND THE ARRAS.
conversing
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From this reading Philip was seated at a table covered with dispatches, and near him stood Rodomont Bittern, with whom he was conversing.
covered
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From this reading Philip was seated at a table covered with dispatches, and near him stood Rodomont Bittern, with whom he was conversing.
day
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From this reading Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
dispatches
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From this reading Philip was seated at a table covered with dispatches, and near him stood Rodomont Bittern, with whom he was conversing.
Eminence
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From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
entered
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From this reading “I am glad you are come, my lord,” said the King to Bonner, as the latter entered the cabinet.
forenoon
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From this reading Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
gallery
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From this reading Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
glad
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From this reading “I am glad you are come, my lord,” said the King to Bonner, as the latter entered the cabinet.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Philip was seated at a table covered with dispatches, and near him stood Rodomont Bittern, with whom he was conversing.
HEARD
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From this reading WHAT PHILIP HEARD WHILE CONCEALED BEHIND THE ARRAS.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Philip was seated at a table covered with dispatches, and near him stood Rodomont Bittern, with whom he was conversing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am glad you are come, my lord,” said the King to Bonner, as the latter entered the cabinet.
importance
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From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
King
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From this reading Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
latter
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From this reading “I am glad you are come, my lord,” said the King to Bonner, as the latter entered the cabinet.
letter
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From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
lord
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From this reading “I am glad you are come, my lord,” said the King to Bonner, as the latter entered the cabinet.
Majesty
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From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
matter
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From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I am glad you are come, my lord,” said the King to Bonner, as the latter entered the cabinet.
near
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From this reading Philip was seated at a table covered with dispatches, and near him stood Rodomont Bittern, with whom he was conversing.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
Palace
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From this reading Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
PHILIP
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From this reading WHAT PHILIP HEARD WHILE CONCEALED BEHIND THE ARRAS.
repaired
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From this reading Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
Rodomont
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From this reading Philip was seated at a table covered with dispatches, and near him stood Rodomont Bittern, with whom he was conversing.
said
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From this reading “I am glad you are come, my lord,” said the King to Bonner, as the latter entered the cabinet.
seated
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From this reading Philip was seated at a table covered with dispatches, and near him stood Rodomont Bittern, with whom he was conversing.
solicits
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From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip was seated at a table covered with dispatches, and near him stood Rodomont Bittern, with whom he was conversing.
table
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From this reading Philip was seated at a table covered with dispatches, and near him stood Rodomont Bittern, with whom he was conversing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT PHILIP HEARD WHILE CONCEALED BEHIND THE ARRAS.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Philip was seated at a table covered with dispatches, and near him stood Rodomont Bittern, with whom he was conversing.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT PHILIP HEARD WHILE CONCEALED BEHIND THE ARRAS.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “This gentleman is the bearer of a letter from the Lord Cardinal to her Majesty, in which his Eminence solicits an audience of her on a matter of importance.
WHILEconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading WHAT PHILIP HEARD WHILE CONCEALED BEHIND THE ARRAS.
Whitehall
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From this reading Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Philip was seated at a table covered with dispatches, and near him stood Rodomont Bittern, with whom he was conversing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Next day in the forenoon, Bishop Bonner repaired to Whitehall Palace, and found the King in a cabinet communicating with the great gallery.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am glad you are come, my lord,” said the King to Bonner, as the latter entered the cabinet.
