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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 Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Have you here any balsam fit for a plaguey shot with an arquebuss, the like of which our poor peaceful house never looked to harbour?”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
any
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From this reading “Have you here any balsam fit for a plaguey shot with an arquebuss, the like of which our poor peaceful house never looked to harbour?”
arquebuss
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From this reading “Have you here any balsam fit for a plaguey shot with an arquebuss, the like of which our poor peaceful house never looked to harbour?”
balsam
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From this reading “Have you here any balsam fit for a plaguey shot with an arquebuss, the like of which our poor peaceful house never looked to harbour?”
Belted
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From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
Benedict
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From this reading A lay brother in the coarse, dark robe of St. Benedict was standing in the booth of the Green Serpent.
booth
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From this reading A lay brother in the coarse, dark robe of St. Benedict was standing in the booth of the Green Serpent.
brother
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From this reading A lay brother in the coarse, dark robe of St. Benedict was standing in the booth of the Green Serpent.
brow
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From this reading Groot knew him for Brother Christopher of Monks Wearmouth, and touched his brow in recognition.
Christopher
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From this reading Groot knew him for Brother Christopher of Monks Wearmouth, and touched his brow in recognition.
coarse
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From this reading A lay brother in the coarse, dark robe of St. Benedict was standing in the booth of the Green Serpent.
Dacre
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From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
dark
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From this reading A lay brother in the coarse, dark robe of St. Benedict was standing in the booth of the Green Serpent.
fit
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From this reading “Have you here any balsam fit for a plaguey shot with an arquebuss, the like of which our poor peaceful house never looked to harbour?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Groot knew him for Brother Christopher of Monks Wearmouth, and touched his brow in recognition.
Green
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From this reading A lay brother in the coarse, dark robe of St. Benedict was standing in the booth of the Green Serpent.
GROOT
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From this reading “MASTER GROOT, a word with you.”
harbour
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From this reading “Have you here any balsam fit for a plaguey shot with an arquebuss, the like of which our poor peaceful house never looked to harbour?”
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you here any balsam fit for a plaguey shot with an arquebuss, the like of which our poor peaceful house never looked to harbour?”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Groot knew him for Brother Christopher of Monks Wearmouth, and touched his brow in recognition.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Groot knew him for Brother Christopher of Monks Wearmouth, and touched his brow in recognition.
hot
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From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
house
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From this reading “Have you here any balsam fit for a plaguey shot with an arquebuss, the like of which our poor peaceful house never looked to harbour?”
Howard
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From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A lay brother in the coarse, dark robe of St. Benedict was standing in the booth of the Green Serpent.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
knew
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From this reading Groot knew him for Brother Christopher of Monks Wearmouth, and touched his brow in recognition.
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
Lay
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From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
like
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From this reading “Have you here any balsam fit for a plaguey shot with an arquebuss, the like of which our poor peaceful house never looked to harbour?”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you here any balsam fit for a plaguey shot with an arquebuss, the like of which our poor peaceful house never looked to harbour?”
Lord
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From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
many
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From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
marching
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From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
MASTER
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From this reading “MASTER GROOT, a word with you.”
Minstrel
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From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
Monks
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From this reading Groot knew him for Brother Christopher of Monks Wearmouth, and touched his brow in recognition.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you here any balsam fit for a plaguey shot with an arquebuss, the like of which our poor peaceful house never looked to harbour?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Have you here any balsam fit for a plaguey shot with an arquebuss, the like of which our poor peaceful house never looked to harbour?”
peaceful
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From this reading “Have you here any balsam fit for a plaguey shot with an arquebuss, the like of which our poor peaceful house never looked to harbour?”
plaguey
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From this reading “Have you here any balsam fit for a plaguey shot with an arquebuss, the like of which our poor peaceful house never looked to harbour?”
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you here any balsam fit for a plaguey shot with an arquebuss, the like of which our poor peaceful house never looked to harbour?”
recognition
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From this reading Groot knew him for Brother Christopher of Monks Wearmouth, and touched his brow in recognition.
robe
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From this reading A lay brother in the coarse, dark robe of St. Benedict was standing in the booth of the Green Serpent.
SCOTT
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From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
Serpent
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From this reading A lay brother in the coarse, dark robe of St. Benedict was standing in the booth of the Green Serpent.
shot
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From this reading “Have you here any balsam fit for a plaguey shot with an arquebuss, the like of which our poor peaceful house never looked to harbour?”
spear
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From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
St
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From this reading A lay brother in the coarse, dark robe of St. Benedict was standing in the booth of the Green Serpent.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A lay brother in the coarse, dark robe of St. Benedict was standing in the booth of the Green Serpent.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Have you here any balsam fit for a plaguey shot with an arquebuss, the like of which our poor peaceful house never looked to harbour?”
touched
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From this reading Groot knew him for Brother Christopher of Monks Wearmouth, and touched his brow in recognition.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A lay brother in the coarse, dark robe of St. Benedict was standing in the booth of the Green Serpent.
Wearmouth
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From this reading Groot knew him for Brother Christopher of Monks Wearmouth, and touched his brow in recognition.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Have you here any balsam fit for a plaguey shot with an arquebuss, the like of which our poor peaceful house never looked to harbour?”
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Belted Will Howard is marching here, And hot Lord Dacre with many a spear SCOTT, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
word
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From this reading “MASTER GROOT, a word with you.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “MASTER GROOT, a word with you.”
