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1338
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From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
14
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From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The oldest form of regular dramatic representation in England was the Miracle Plays, improperly called Mysteries, after the French.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MIRACLE PLAYS AND OTHER POEMS OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.
Anglo-Saxons
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From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The word _Miracle_, in their case, means anything recorded in Scripture.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
called
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From this reading The oldest form of regular dramatic representation in England was the Miracle Plays, improperly called Mysteries, after the French.
case
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From this reading The word _Miracle_, in their case, means anything recorded in Scripture.
centuries
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From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
CENTURY
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From this reading THE MIRACLE PLAYS AND OTHER POEMS OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.
country
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From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
dramatic
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From this reading The oldest form of regular dramatic representation in England was the Miracle Plays, improperly called Mysteries, after the French.
endeavour
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From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
England
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From this reading The oldest form of regular dramatic representation in England was the Miracle Plays, improperly called Mysteries, after the French.
English
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From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
few
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From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
fifteenth
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From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
foolish
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From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
form
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From this reading The oldest form of regular dramatic representation in England was the Miracle Plays, improperly called Mysteries, after the French.
FOURTEENTH
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From this reading THE MIRACLE PLAYS AND OTHER POEMS OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.
French
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From this reading The oldest form of regular dramatic representation in England was the Miracle Plays, improperly called Mysteries, after the French.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
improperly
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From this reading The oldest form of regular dramatic representation in England was the Miracle Plays, improperly called Mysteries, after the French.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The oldest form of regular dramatic representation in England was the Miracle Plays, improperly called Mysteries, after the French.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
introduced
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From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
knowledge
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From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
large
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From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
means
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From this reading The word _Miracle_, in their case, means anything recorded in Scripture.
MIRACLE
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From this reading THE MIRACLE PLAYS AND OTHER POEMS OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.
Mysteries
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From this reading The oldest form of regular dramatic representation in England was the Miracle Plays, improperly called Mysteries, after the French.
Norman
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From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
Normans
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From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
obtained
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From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MIRACLE PLAYS AND OTHER POEMS OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.
oldest
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From this reading The oldest form of regular dramatic representation in England was the Miracle Plays, improperly called Mysteries, after the French.
OTHER
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From this reading THE MIRACLE PLAYS AND OTHER POEMS OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.
owed
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From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
people
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From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
permission
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From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
PLAYS
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From this reading THE MIRACLE PLAYS AND OTHER POEMS OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.
POEMS
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From this reading THE MIRACLE PLAYS AND OTHER POEMS OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.
Pope
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From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
portion
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From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
possessed
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From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
prayers
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From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
printing
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From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
recorded
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From this reading The word _Miracle_, in their case, means anything recorded in Scripture.
regular
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From this reading The oldest form of regular dramatic representation in England was the Miracle Plays, improperly called Mysteries, after the French.
religious
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From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
represent
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From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
representation
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From this reading The oldest form of regular dramatic representation in England was the Miracle Plays, improperly called Mysteries, after the French.
represented
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From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
Scripture
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From this reading The word _Miracle_, in their case, means anything recorded in Scripture.
sermons
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From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MIRACLE PLAYS AND OTHER POEMS OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The word _Miracle_, in their case, means anything recorded in Scripture.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
uninvented
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From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
unknown
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From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
very
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From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The oldest form of regular dramatic representation in England was the Miracle Plays, improperly called Mysteries, after the French.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To these plays the people of England, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, owed a very large portion of what religious knowledge they possessed, for the prayers were in an unknown tongue, the sermons were very few, and printing was uninvented.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
word
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From this reading The word _Miracle_, in their case, means anything recorded in Scripture.
year
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From this reading The plays themselves, introduced into the country by the Normans, were, in the foolish endeavour to make Normans of Anglo-Saxons, represented in Norman French[14] until the year 1338, when permission was obtained from the Pope to represent them in English.
