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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 I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
assented
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From this reading To this proposal madam assented.
averse
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From this reading The Count of Nullepart, however, was greatly averse from it.
battlements
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From this reading I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
bear
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From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
came
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From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S RETURN THE dawn came, yet Sir Richard Pendragon came not.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
Count
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From this reading The Count of Nullepart, however, was greatly averse from it.
dawn
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From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S RETURN THE dawn came, yet Sir Richard Pendragon came not.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
friends
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From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Count of Nullepart, however, was greatly averse from it.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
greatly
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From this reading The Count of Nullepart, however, was greatly averse from it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The Count of Nullepart, however, was greatly averse from it.
hundred
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From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
like
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From this reading I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
madam
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From this reading To this proposal madam assented.
made
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From this reading I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
men
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From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
mistress
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From this reading I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
night
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From this reading I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S RETURN THE dawn came, yet Sir Richard Pendragon came not.
Nullepart
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From this reading The Count of Nullepart, however, was greatly averse from it.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S RETURN THE dawn came, yet Sir Richard Pendragon came not.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
out
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From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
Pendragon
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From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S RETURN THE dawn came, yet Sir Richard Pendragon came not.
PENDRAGON'S
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From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S RETURN THE dawn came, yet Sir Richard Pendragon came not.
permitted
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From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
plain
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From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
proposal
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From this reading I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
remaining
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From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
RETURN
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From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S RETURN THE dawn came, yet Sir Richard Pendragon came not.
RICHARD
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From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S RETURN THE dawn came, yet Sir Richard Pendragon came not.
sally
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From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
seek
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From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
SIR
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From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S RETURN THE dawn came, yet Sir Richard Pendragon came not.
spent
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From this reading I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
succour
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From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S RETURN THE dawn came, yet Sir Richard Pendragon came not.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
then
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From this reading I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this proposal madam assented.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
veritable
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From this reading I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
walking
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From this reading I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I then made a proposal to our mistress, who had spent the night like a veritable captain walking upon her battlements.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was that I should be permitted to sally out into the plain with the hundred men remaining in our hands, in order that I might seek for our good friends, and if they were in need of succour to bear it to them.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S RETURN THE dawn came, yet Sir Richard Pendragon came not.
