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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 Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
aid
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From this reading The troops that come hitherward are those which Edwin my brother brings to our aid."
alarm
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From this reading Morcar's words were carried into the host by his captains and warbodes, and the shout changed from alarm into joy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
Anglo
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From this reading Around Northampton lay the forces of Morcar, the choice of the Anglo- Dane men of Northumbria.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My men are fools to look that way for a foe; yonder lies Mercia, behind it the hills of Wales.
arms
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From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around Northampton lay the forces of Morcar, the choice of the Anglo- Dane men of Northumbria.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "My men are fools to look that way for a foe; yonder lies Mercia, behind it the hills of Wales.
brings
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From this reading The troops that come hitherward are those which Edwin my brother brings to our aid."
brother
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From this reading The troops that come hitherward are those which Edwin my brother brings to our aid."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Morcar's words were carried into the host by his captains and warbodes, and the shout changed from alarm into joy.
came
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From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
captains
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From this reading Morcar's words were carried into the host by his captains and warbodes, and the shout changed from alarm into joy.
carried
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From this reading Morcar's words were carried into the host by his captains and warbodes, and the shout changed from alarm into joy.
changed
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From this reading Morcar's words were carried into the host by his captains and warbodes, and the shout changed from alarm into joy.
choice
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From this reading Around Northampton lay the forces of Morcar, the choice of the Anglo- Dane men of Northumbria.
clad
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From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The troops that come hitherward are those which Edwin my brother brings to our aid."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
Dane
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From this reading Around Northampton lay the forces of Morcar, the choice of the Anglo- Dane men of Northumbria.
Earl
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From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
Edwin
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From this reading The troops that come hitherward are those which Edwin my brother brings to our aid."
encampment
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From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
foe
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From this reading "My men are fools to look that way for a foe; yonder lies Mercia, behind it the hills of Wales.
fools
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From this reading "My men are fools to look that way for a foe; yonder lies Mercia, behind it the hills of Wales.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My men are fools to look that way for a foe; yonder lies Mercia, behind it the hills of Wales.
forces
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From this reading Around Northampton lay the forces of Morcar, the choice of the Anglo- Dane men of Northumbria.
forth
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From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
helmet
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From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
hills
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From this reading "My men are fools to look that way for a foe; yonder lies Mercia, behind it the hills of Wales.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
hitherward
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From this reading The troops that come hitherward are those which Edwin my brother brings to our aid."
host
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From this reading Morcar's words were carried into the host by his captains and warbodes, and the shout changed from alarm into joy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Morcar's words were carried into the host by his captains and warbodes, and the shout changed from alarm into joy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My men are fools to look that way for a foe; yonder lies Mercia, behind it the hills of Wales.
joy
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From this reading Morcar's words were carried into the host by his captains and warbodes, and the shout changed from alarm into joy.
lay
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From this reading Around Northampton lay the forces of Morcar, the choice of the Anglo- Dane men of Northumbria.
lies
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From this reading "My men are fools to look that way for a foe; yonder lies Mercia, behind it the hills of Wales.
link
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From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My men are fools to look that way for a foe; yonder lies Mercia, behind it the hills of Wales.
mail
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From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
men
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From this reading Around Northampton lay the forces of Morcar, the choice of the Anglo- Dane men of Northumbria.
Mercia
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From this reading "My men are fools to look that way for a foe; yonder lies Mercia, behind it the hills of Wales.
Morcar
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From this reading Around Northampton lay the forces of Morcar, the choice of the Anglo- Dane men of Northumbria.
Morcar's
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From this reading Morcar's words were carried into the host by his captains and warbodes, and the shout changed from alarm into joy.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My men are fools to look that way for a foe; yonder lies Mercia, behind it the hills of Wales.
Northampton
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From this reading Around Northampton lay the forces of Morcar, the choice of the Anglo- Dane men of Northumbria.
Northumbria
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From this reading Around Northampton lay the forces of Morcar, the choice of the Anglo- Dane men of Northumbria.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Around Northampton lay the forces of Morcar, the choice of the Anglo- Dane men of Northumbria.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The troops that come hitherward are those which Edwin my brother brings to our aid."
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
shout
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From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My men are fools to look that way for a foe; yonder lies Mercia, behind it the hills of Wales.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Around Northampton lay the forces of Morcar, the choice of the Anglo- Dane men of Northumbria.
there
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From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The troops that come hitherward are those which Edwin my brother brings to our aid."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
troops
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From this reading The troops that come hitherward are those which Edwin my brother brings to our aid."
Wales
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From this reading "My men are fools to look that way for a foe; yonder lies Mercia, behind it the hills of Wales.
warbodes
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From this reading Morcar's words were carried into the host by his captains and warbodes, and the shout changed from alarm into joy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
way
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From this reading "My men are fools to look that way for a foe; yonder lies Mercia, behind it the hills of Wales.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Morcar's words were carried into the host by his captains and warbodes, and the shout changed from alarm into joy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The troops that come hitherward are those which Edwin my brother brings to our aid."
words
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From this reading Morcar's words were carried into the host by his captains and warbodes, and the shout changed from alarm into joy.
yonder
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From this reading "My men are fools to look that way for a foe; yonder lies Mercia, behind it the hills of Wales.
young
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From this reading Suddenly there was a shout as to arms from the encampment; and Morcar, the young Earl, clad in his link mail, save his helmet, came forth, and cried:
