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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 They entered the chamber, and in a moment each heart had sought its mate; in the mixed assembly each only conscious of the other.
Abbey
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From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
all
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From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Haco alone remained with that portion of the army quartered in and around the palace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
army
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From this reading Haco alone remained with that portion of the army quartered in and around the palace.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Haco alone remained with that portion of the army quartered in and around the palace.
array
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From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
assembly
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From this reading They entered the chamber, and in a moment each heart had sought its mate; in the mixed assembly each only conscious of the other.
bosom
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From this reading There, Gurth bowed his noble head over the weeping face of the young bride that for the last time nestled to his bosom.
bowed
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From this reading There, Gurth bowed his noble head over the weeping face of the young bride that for the last time nestled to his bosom.
bride
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From this reading There, Gurth bowed his noble head over the weeping face of the young bride that for the last time nestled to his bosom.
brothers
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From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
chamber
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From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
chiefs
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From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
city
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From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
commanded
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From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
completing
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From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
conscious
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From this reading They entered the chamber, and in a moment each heart had sought its mate; in the mixed assembly each only conscious of the other.
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
decision
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From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
dispersed
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From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They entered the chamber, and in a moment each heart had sought its mate; in the mixed assembly each only conscious of the other.
entered
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From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
face
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From this reading There, Gurth bowed his noble head over the weeping face of the young bride that for the last time nestled to his bosom.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
Gurth
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From this reading There, Gurth bowed his noble head over the weeping face of the young bride that for the last time nestled to his bosom.
Haco
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From this reading Haco alone remained with that portion of the army quartered in and around the palace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
Harold
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From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
head
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From this reading There, Gurth bowed his noble head over the weeping face of the young bride that for the last time nestled to his bosom.
heart
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From this reading They entered the chamber, and in a moment each heart had sought its mate; in the mixed assembly each only conscious of the other.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
interview
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From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
King
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From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
kinsmen
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From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, Gurth bowed his noble head over the weeping face of the young bride that for the last time nestled to his bosom.
lodged
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From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
march
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From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
martial
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From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
mate
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From this reading They entered the chamber, and in a moment each heart had sought its mate; in the mixed assembly each only conscious of the other.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading They entered the chamber, and in a moment each heart had sought its mate; in the mixed assembly each only conscious of the other.
moment
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From this reading They entered the chamber, and in a moment each heart had sought its mate; in the mixed assembly each only conscious of the other.
morrow's
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From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
nestled
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From this reading There, Gurth bowed his noble head over the weeping face of the young bride that for the last time nestled to his bosom.
night
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From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
noble
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From this reading There, Gurth bowed his noble head over the weeping face of the young bride that for the last time nestled to his bosom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
only
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From this reading They entered the chamber, and in a moment each heart had sought its mate; in the mixed assembly each only conscious of the other.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
other
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From this reading They entered the chamber, and in a moment each heart had sought its mate; in the mixed assembly each only conscious of the other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There, Gurth bowed his noble head over the weeping face of the young bride that for the last time nestled to his bosom.
palace
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From this reading Haco alone remained with that portion of the army quartered in and around the palace.
parting
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From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
pass
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From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
portion
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From this reading Haco alone remained with that portion of the army quartered in and around the palace.
preparations
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From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
quartered
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From this reading Haco alone remained with that portion of the army quartered in and around the palace.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Haco alone remained with that portion of the army quartered in and around the palace.
resolved
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From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
sought
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From this reading They entered the chamber, and in a moment each heart had sought its mate; in the mixed assembly each only conscious of the other.
suburbs
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From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
There
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From this reading There, Gurth bowed his noble head over the weeping face of the young bride that for the last time nestled to his bosom.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, Gurth bowed his noble head over the weeping face of the young bride that for the last time nestled to his bosom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
troops
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From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
truth
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From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
waited
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From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
Waltham
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From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
weeping
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From this reading There, Gurth bowed his noble head over the weeping face of the young bride that for the last time nestled to his bosom.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The King had resolved, after completing all his martial preparations, to pass the night in the Abbey of Waltham; and his brothers lodged, with the troops they commanded, in the city or its suburbs.
women
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From this reading The chiefs dispersed to array their troops for the morrow's march; but Harold and his kinsmen entered the chamber where the women waited the decision of the council, for that, in truth, was to them the parting interview.
young
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From this reading There, Gurth bowed his noble head over the weeping face of the young bride that for the last time nestled to his bosom.
