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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 It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
abstaining
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From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
active
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From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
Aldyth
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From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
all
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From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
allegiance
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From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
assured
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From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was in Oxford, at a convent, with her young daughter by the Welch King; she prayed him to visit her.
awhile
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From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
beauty
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From this reading The royal widow had laid by the signs of mourning; she was dressed with the usual stately and loose-robed splendour of Saxon matrons, and all the proud beauty of her youth was restored to her cheek.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was in Oxford, at a convent, with her young daughter by the Welch King; she prayed him to visit her.
cheek
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From this reading The royal widow had laid by the signs of mourning; she was dressed with the usual stately and loose-robed splendour of Saxon matrons, and all the proud beauty of her youth was restored to her cheek.
convent
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From this reading She was in Oxford, at a convent, with her young daughter by the Welch King; she prayed him to visit her.
daughter
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From this reading She was in Oxford, at a convent, with her young daughter by the Welch King; she prayed him to visit her.
day
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From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
delivered
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From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
dressed
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From this reading The royal widow had laid by the signs of mourning; she was dressed with the usual stately and loose-robed splendour of Saxon matrons, and all the proud beauty of her youth was restored to her cheek.
Earl
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From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
escape
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From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
feverish
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From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The royal widow had laid by the signs of mourning; she was dressed with the usual stately and loose-robed splendour of Saxon matrons, and all the proud beauty of her youth was restored to her cheek.
Harold
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From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
haunt
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From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went to Aldyth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was in Oxford, at a convent, with her young daughter by the Welch King; she prayed him to visit her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was in Oxford, at a convent, with her young daughter by the Welch King; she prayed him to visit her.
intrigues
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From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
King
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From this reading She was in Oxford, at a convent, with her young daughter by the Welch King; she prayed him to visit her.
Lady
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From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
laid
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From this reading The royal widow had laid by the signs of mourning; she was dressed with the usual stately and loose-robed splendour of Saxon matrons, and all the proud beauty of her youth was restored to her cheek.
loose-robed
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From this reading The royal widow had laid by the signs of mourning; she was dressed with the usual stately and loose-robed splendour of Saxon matrons, and all the proud beauty of her youth was restored to her cheek.
matrons
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From this reading The royal widow had laid by the signs of mourning; she was dressed with the usual stately and loose-robed splendour of Saxon matrons, and all the proud beauty of her youth was restored to her cheek.
message
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From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
minds
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From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
mourning
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From this reading The royal widow had laid by the signs of mourning; she was dressed with the usual stately and loose-robed splendour of Saxon matrons, and all the proud beauty of her youth was restored to her cheek.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
Oxford
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From this reading She was in Oxford, at a convent, with her young daughter by the Welch King; she prayed him to visit her.
prayed
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From this reading She was in Oxford, at a convent, with her young daughter by the Welch King; she prayed him to visit her.
proud
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From this reading The royal widow had laid by the signs of mourning; she was dressed with the usual stately and loose-robed splendour of Saxon matrons, and all the proud beauty of her youth was restored to her cheek.
repose
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From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
restless
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From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
restored
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From this reading The royal widow had laid by the signs of mourning; she was dressed with the usual stately and loose-robed splendour of Saxon matrons, and all the proud beauty of her youth was restored to her cheek.
royal
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From this reading The royal widow had laid by the signs of mourning; she was dressed with the usual stately and loose-robed splendour of Saxon matrons, and all the proud beauty of her youth was restored to her cheek.
Saxon
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From this reading The royal widow had laid by the signs of mourning; she was dressed with the usual stately and loose-robed splendour of Saxon matrons, and all the proud beauty of her youth was restored to her cheek.
second
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From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in Oxford, at a convent, with her young daughter by the Welch King; she prayed him to visit her.
signs
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From this reading The royal widow had laid by the signs of mourning; she was dressed with the usual stately and loose-robed splendour of Saxon matrons, and all the proud beauty of her youth was restored to her cheek.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading The royal widow had laid by the signs of mourning; she was dressed with the usual stately and loose-robed splendour of Saxon matrons, and all the proud beauty of her youth was restored to her cheek.
stately
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From this reading The royal widow had laid by the signs of mourning; she was dressed with the usual stately and loose-robed splendour of Saxon matrons, and all the proud beauty of her youth was restored to her cheek.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
thegns
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From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
thoughts
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From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
unwilling
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From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
up
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From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
usual
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From this reading The royal widow had laid by the signs of mourning; she was dressed with the usual stately and loose-robed splendour of Saxon matrons, and all the proud beauty of her youth was restored to her cheek.
visit
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From this reading She was in Oxford, at a convent, with her young daughter by the Welch King; she prayed him to visit her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
Welch
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From this reading She was in Oxford, at a convent, with her young daughter by the Welch King; she prayed him to visit her.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to Aldyth.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the second day after that which assured him the allegiance of the thegns, that a message was brought to Harold from the Lady Aldyth.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The Earl, whose active mind, abstaining from the intrigues around him, was delivered up to the thoughts, restless and feverish, which haunt the repose of all active minds, was not unwilling to escape awhile from himself.
widow
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From this reading The royal widow had laid by the signs of mourning; she was dressed with the usual stately and loose-robed splendour of Saxon matrons, and all the proud beauty of her youth was restored to her cheek.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was in Oxford, at a convent, with her young daughter by the Welch King; she prayed him to visit her.
young
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From this reading She was in Oxford, at a convent, with her young daughter by the Welch King; she prayed him to visit her.
youth
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From this reading The royal widow had laid by the signs of mourning; she was dressed with the usual stately and loose-robed splendour of Saxon matrons, and all the proud beauty of her youth was restored to her cheek.
