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75
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From this reading His diadem, with the three zimmes shaped into a triple trefoil [75] on his brow, his sceptre in his right hand.
76
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading King Edward sate, not on his throne, but on a chair of state, in the presence-chamber of his palace of Westminster.
abbots
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From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that chamber met the thegns and proceres of his realm; but not they alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
assembled
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From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
badge
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
band
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
broad
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
brow
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From this reading His diadem, with the three zimmes shaped into a triple trefoil [75] on his brow, his sceptre in his right hand.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading King Edward sate, not on his throne, but on a chair of state, in the presence-chamber of his palace of Westminster.
chair
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From this reading King Edward sate, not on his throne, but on a chair of state, in the presence-chamber of his palace of Westminster.
chamber
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From this reading In that chamber met the thegns and proceres of his realm; but not they alone.
composed
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From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
counts
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From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
cross
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
degree
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From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
diadem
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From this reading His diadem, with the three zimmes shaped into a triple trefoil [75] on his brow, his sceptre in his right hand.
Edward
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From this reading King Edward sate, not on his throne, but on a chair of state, in the presence-chamber of his palace of Westminster.
embroidered
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
England
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
feet
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
flowed
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
fold
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
gathered
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
George
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
gold
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
hand
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From this reading His diadem, with the three zimmes shaped into a triple trefoil [75] on his brow, his sceptre in his right hand.
high
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From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading King Edward sate, not on his throne, but on a chair of state, in the presence-chamber of his palace of Westminster.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading King Edward sate, not on his throne, but on a chair of state, in the presence-chamber of his palace of Westminster.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His diadem, with the three zimmes shaped into a triple trefoil [75] on his brow, his sceptre in his right hand.
King
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From this reading King Edward sate, not on his throne, but on a chair of state, in the presence-chamber of his palace of Westminster.
kings
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
knee
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
knights
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From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
met
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From this reading In that chamber met the thegns and proceres of his realm; but not they alone.
national
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From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
Normans
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From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading King Edward sate, not on his throne, but on a chair of state, in the presence-chamber of his palace of Westminster.
now
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading King Edward sate, not on his throne, but on a chair of state, in the presence-chamber of his palace of Westminster.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading King Edward sate, not on his throne, but on a chair of state, in the presence-chamber of his palace of Westminster.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
palace
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From this reading King Edward sate, not on his throne, but on a chair of state, in the presence-chamber of his palace of Westminster.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
prelates
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From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
presence-chamber
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From this reading King Edward sate, not on his throne, but on a chair of state, in the presence-chamber of his palace of Westminster.
proceres
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From this reading In that chamber met the thegns and proceres of his realm; but not they alone.
realm
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From this reading In that chamber met the thegns and proceres of his realm; but not they alone.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His diadem, with the three zimmes shaped into a triple trefoil [75] on his brow, his sceptre in his right hand.
robe
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
round
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
royal
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
sate
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From this reading King Edward sate, not on his throne, but on a chair of state, in the presence-chamber of his palace of Westminster.
sceptre
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From this reading His diadem, with the three zimmes shaped into a triple trefoil [75] on his brow, his sceptre in his right hand.
shaped
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From this reading His diadem, with the three zimmes shaped into a triple trefoil [75] on his brow, his sceptre in his right hand.
simple
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
St
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
state
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From this reading King Edward sate, not on his throne, but on a chair of state, in the presence-chamber of his palace of Westminster.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that chamber met the thegns and proceres of his realm; but not they alone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading King Edward sate, not on his throne, but on a chair of state, in the presence-chamber of his palace of Westminster.
thegns
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From this reading In that chamber met the thegns and proceres of his realm; but not they alone.
there
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From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In that chamber met the thegns and proceres of his realm; but not they alone.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
three
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From this reading His diadem, with the three zimmes shaped into a triple trefoil [75] on his brow, his sceptre in his right hand.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
throne
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From this reading King Edward sate, not on his throne, but on a chair of state, in the presence-chamber of his palace of Westminster.
tight
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
trefoil
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From this reading His diadem, with the three zimmes shaped into a triple trefoil [75] on his brow, his sceptre in his right hand.
triple
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From this reading His diadem, with the three zimmes shaped into a triple trefoil [75] on his brow, his sceptre in his right hand.
war
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From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
wear
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From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
Westminster
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From this reading King Edward sate, not on his throne, but on a chair of state, in the presence-chamber of his palace of Westminster.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading His royal robe, tight to the throat, with a broad band of gold, flowed to his feet; and at the fold gathered round the left knee, where now the kings of England wear the badge of St. George, was embroidered a simple cross [76].
Witan
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From this reading No national Witan there assembled, but a council of war, composed at least one third part of Normans--counts, knights, prelates, and abbots of high degree.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His diadem, with the three zimmes shaped into a triple trefoil [75] on his brow, his sceptre in his right hand.
zimmes
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From this reading His diadem, with the three zimmes shaped into a triple trefoil [75] on his brow, his sceptre in his right hand.
