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Grisly Grisell
Grisly Grisell

Chapter VIII

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THE KING-MAKER O where is faith?
O where is loyalty?
SHAKESPEARE, _Henry VI._, _Part II_.
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, stout Will of Whitburn, well met!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Grisly Grisell

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE KING-MAKER O where is faith?
Line 2
O where is loyalty?
Line 3
SHAKESPEARE, _Henry VI._, _Part II_.
Line 4
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.
Line 5
“Ha, stout Will of Whitburn, well met!

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /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.”

Hearty adjective US /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.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

Seeing noun US /seeing/

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.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Ha, stout Will of Whitburn, well met!”

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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.