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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 But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
abating
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From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
accord
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From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
all
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From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
ask
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From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
Bavarian
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From this reading “Do you hear, you Bavarian dog?” the infuriated soldier cried in his ear as he brandished his sword.
brandished
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From this reading “Do you hear, you Bavarian dog?” the infuriated soldier cried in his ear as he brandished his sword.
brief
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From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
CASTILIAN
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From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
companion
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From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
complexion
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From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you hear, you Bavarian dog?” the infuriated soldier cried in his ear as he brandished his sword.
curious
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From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
cut
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From this reading “I say I will cut off your head!”
Dickon
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From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you hear, you Bavarian dog?” the infuriated soldier cried in his ear as he brandished his sword.
dog
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From this reading “Do you hear, you Bavarian dog?” the infuriated soldier cried in his ear as he brandished his sword.
ear
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From this reading “Do you hear, you Bavarian dog?” the infuriated soldier cried in his ear as he brandished his sword.
English
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From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
Englishman
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From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
excellency
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From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
expected
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From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
feet
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From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
hand
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From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
head
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From this reading “I say I will cut off your head!”
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you hear, you Bavarian dog?” the infuriated soldier cried in his ear as he brandished his sword.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
humility
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From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I say I will cut off your head!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do you hear, you Bavarian dog?” the infuriated soldier cried in his ear as he brandished his sword.
infuriated
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From this reading “Do you hear, you Bavarian dog?” the infuriated soldier cried in his ear as he brandished his sword.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
just
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From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
kind
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From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
knew
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From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
KNOWING
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From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
less
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From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
more
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From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
off
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From this reading “I say I will cut off your head!”
once
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From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
PASSAGES
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From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
prayers
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From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
prowess
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From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
render
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From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
ruffler
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From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
said
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From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
say
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From this reading “I say I will cut off your head!”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
softness
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From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
soldier
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From this reading “Do you hear, you Bavarian dog?” the infuriated soldier cried in his ear as he brandished his sword.
space
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From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
speech
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From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
spring
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From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
stirring
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From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
surprise
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From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
surprising
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From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
sword
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From this reading “Do you hear, you Bavarian dog?” the infuriated soldier cried in his ear as he brandished his sword.
temper
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From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
then
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From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
tone
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From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I say I will cut off your head!”
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading OF OUR FIRST PASSAGES WITH THE CASTILIAN KNOWING the temper of our companion towards all of this complexion, we expected no less of him than that he would spring to his feet at once and have at this ruffler.
yawned
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From this reading The Englishman yawned a little, and then said in a tone of such humility as to render it surprising, “May I ask your excellency to accord English Dickon a brief space for his prayers?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But, to our surprise, he remained just as he was, not stirring a hand, yet abating his speech into a curious kind of softness, which seemed to me, who knew his prowess, to render him the more formidable.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you hear, you Bavarian dog?” the infuriated soldier cried in his ear as he brandished his sword.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I say I will cut off your head!”
