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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
Castle
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From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
Countess
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From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
disappointed
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From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
Earl's
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From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
faith
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From this reading THE KING-MAKER O where is faith?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
greeting
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From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
GRISELL
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From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
Ha
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From this reading “Ha, stout Will of Whitburn, well met!
heard
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From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
Henry
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE, _Henry VI._, _Part II_.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
hopes
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From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
II
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE, _Henry VI._, _Part II_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE KING-MAKER O where is faith?
KING-MAKER
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From this reading THE KING-MAKER O where is faith?
loyalty
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From this reading O where is loyalty?
met
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From this reading “Ha, stout Will of Whitburn, well met!
O
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From this reading THE KING-MAKER O where is faith?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
PartnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHAKESPEARE, _Henry VI._, _Part II_.
rode
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From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
Salisbury
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From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
seeing
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From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
SHAKESPEARE
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE, _Henry VI._, _Part II_.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
stout
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From this reading “Ha, stout Will of Whitburn, well met!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING-MAKER O where is faith?
VI
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE, _Henry VI._, _Part II_.
voice
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From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
well
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From this reading “Ha, stout Will of Whitburn, well met!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE KING-MAKER O where is faith?
Whitburn
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From this reading “Ha, stout Will of Whitburn, well met!
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Ha, stout Will of Whitburn, well met!
York
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From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.