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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 And many a thegn who had before half believed in the guilt of Godwin as the murderer of Alfred, whispered in gasps to his neighbour:
Alfred
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From this reading And many a thegn who had before half believed in the guilt of Godwin as the murderer of Alfred, whispered in gasps to his neighbour:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And many a thegn who had before half believed in the guilt of Godwin as the murderer of Alfred, whispered in gasps to his neighbour:
bed-head
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From this reading Harold stood by the bed-head silent, and tears were shed and sobs were heard.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And many a thegn who had before half believed in the guilt of Godwin as the murderer of Alfred, whispered in gasps to his neighbour:
believed
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From this reading And many a thegn who had before half believed in the guilt of Godwin as the murderer of Alfred, whispered in gasps to his neighbour:
brain
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From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Harold stood by the bed-head silent, and tears were shed and sobs were heard.
camp
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From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
Cerdic
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From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading “There is no weregeld for manslaying on the head of him who smiles so in death on his old comrades in life!”
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
crowds
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From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
death
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From this reading “There is no weregeld for manslaying on the head of him who smiles so in death on his old comrades in life!”
doors
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From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
Earl's
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From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
filled
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From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “There is no weregeld for manslaying on the head of him who smiles so in death on his old comrades in life!”
gasps
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From this reading And many a thegn who had before half believed in the guilt of Godwin as the murderer of Alfred, whispered in gasps to his neighbour:
Godwin
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From this reading And many a thegn who had before half believed in the guilt of Godwin as the murderer of Alfred, whispered in gasps to his neighbour:
guilt
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From this reading And many a thegn who had before half believed in the guilt of Godwin as the murderer of Alfred, whispered in gasps to his neighbour:
Gurth
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From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And many a thegn who had before half believed in the guilt of Godwin as the murderer of Alfred, whispered in gasps to his neighbour:
hand
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From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
Harold
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From this reading Harold stood by the bed-head silent, and tears were shed and sobs were heard.
head
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From this reading “There is no weregeld for manslaying on the head of him who smiles so in death on his old comrades in life!”
health
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From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
heard
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From this reading Harold stood by the bed-head silent, and tears were shed and sobs were heard.
hero
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From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There is no weregeld for manslaying on the head of him who smiles so in death on his old comrades in life!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And many a thegn who had before half believed in the guilt of Godwin as the murderer of Alfred, whispered in gasps to his neighbour:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is no weregeld for manslaying on the head of him who smiles so in death on his old comrades in life!”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
led
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From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is no weregeld for manslaying on the head of him who smiles so in death on his old comrades in life!”
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
manslaying
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From this reading “There is no weregeld for manslaying on the head of him who smiles so in death on his old comrades in life!”
many
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From this reading And many a thegn who had before half believed in the guilt of Godwin as the murderer of Alfred, whispered in gasps to his neighbour:
multitude
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From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
murderer
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From this reading And many a thegn who had before half believed in the guilt of Godwin as the murderer of Alfred, whispered in gasps to his neighbour:
neighbour
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From this reading And many a thegn who had before half believed in the guilt of Godwin as the murderer of Alfred, whispered in gasps to his neighbour:
news
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From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “There is no weregeld for manslaying on the head of him who smiles so in death on his old comrades in life!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
old
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From this reading “There is no weregeld for manslaying on the head of him who smiles so in death on his old comrades in life!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
passages
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From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
pressed
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From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
race
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From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
restored
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From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
rose
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From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
Saxon
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From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
shed
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From this reading Harold stood by the bed-head silent, and tears were shed and sobs were heard.
silent
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From this reading Harold stood by the bed-head silent, and tears were shed and sobs were heard.
smiles
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From this reading “There is no weregeld for manslaying on the head of him who smiles so in death on his old comrades in life!”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “There is no weregeld for manslaying on the head of him who smiles so in death on his old comrades in life!”
sobs
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From this reading Harold stood by the bed-head silent, and tears were shed and sobs were heard.
stairs
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From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
strong
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From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
sun
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From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
tears
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From this reading Harold stood by the bed-head silent, and tears were shed and sobs were heard.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
thegn
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From this reading And many a thegn who had before half believed in the guilt of Godwin as the murderer of Alfred, whispered in gasps to his neighbour:
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
There
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From this reading “There is no weregeld for manslaying on the head of him who smiles so in death on his old comrades in life!”
throne
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From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
weregeld
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From this reading “There is no weregeld for manslaying on the head of him who smiles so in death on his old comrades in life!”
whispered
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From this reading And many a thegn who had before half believed in the guilt of Godwin as the murderer of Alfred, whispered in gasps to his neighbour:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
wise
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From this reading The doors stood open, and Gurth led in the multitude to look their last on the hero of council and camp, who had restored with strong hand and wise brain the race of Cerdic to the Saxon throne.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The sun rose, and the stairs and passages without were filled with the crowds that pressed to hear news of the Earl’s health.
