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advantage
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
Anselm
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
Approach
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From this reading Approach the chamber, look upon his bed.
arises
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
axe
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From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
bears
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From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
bed
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From this reading Approach the chamber, look upon his bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Where is Front-de-Bœuf?” said the latter, who had superintended the defence of the fortress on the other side; “men say he hath been slain.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
besiegers
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
Bracy
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
breeze
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
brief
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
bull's
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From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
castle
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
chamber
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From this reading Approach the chamber, look upon his bed.
coolly
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From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
De
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
defence
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
dew
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
down
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From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
fatal
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From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
fence
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From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
followed
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
fortress
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From this reading “Where is Front-de-Bœuf?” said the latter, who had superintended the defence of the fortress on the other side; “men say he hath been slain.”
Front-de-Bœuf
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From this reading “Where is Front-de-Bœuf?” said the latter, who had superintended the defence of the fortress on the other side; “men say he hath been slain.”
ghost
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
gone
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From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Where is Front-de-Bœuf?” said the latter, who had superintended the defence of the fortress on the other side; “men say he hath been slain.”
hall
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Where is Front-de-Bœuf?” said the latter, who had superintended the defence of the fortress on the other side; “men say he hath been slain.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Where is Front-de-Bœuf?” said the latter, who had superintended the defence of the fortress on the other side; “men say he hath been slain.”
head
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From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
heaven
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
held
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Approach the chamber, look upon his bed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
interval
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
iron
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From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
lark
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
latter
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From this reading “Where is Front-de-Bœuf?” said the latter, who had superintended the defence of the fortress on the other side; “men say he hath been slain.”
lives
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From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Approach the chamber, look upon his bed.
means
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
men
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From this reading “Where is Front-de-Bœuf?” said the latter, who had superintended the defence of the fortress on the other side; “men say he hath been slain.”
men's
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
Mid
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
morning's
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
OLD
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Where is Front-de-Bœuf?” said the latter, who had superintended the defence of the fortress on the other side; “men say he hath been slain.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
other
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
otherwise
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
parts
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
passing
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
peaceful
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
plates
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From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
PLAY
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
preparing
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
pursue
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
quiet
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
said
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From this reading “Where is Front-de-Bœuf?” said the latter, who had superintended the defence of the fortress on the other side; “men say he hath been slain.”
say
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From this reading “Where is Front-de-Bœuf?” said the latter, who had superintended the defence of the fortress on the other side; “men say he hath been slain.”
side
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From this reading “Where is Front-de-Bœuf?” said the latter, who had superintended the defence of the fortress on the other side; “men say he hath been slain.”
sighs
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
sky
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
slain
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From this reading “Where is Front-de-Bœuf?” said the latter, who had superintended the defence of the fortress on the other side; “men say he hath been slain.”
softest
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
strengthen
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
success
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
superintended
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From this reading “Where is Front-de-Bœuf?” said the latter, who had superintended the defence of the fortress on the other side; “men say he hath been slain.”
sweetest
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
tears
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
Templar
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
ten
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From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Approach the chamber, look upon his bed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
together
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From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Approach the chamber, look upon his bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is Front-de-Bœuf?” said the latter, who had superintended the defence of the fortress on the other side; “men say he hath been slain.”
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading OLD PLAY During the interval of quiet which followed the first success of the besiegers, while the one party was preparing to pursue their advantage, and the other to strengthen their means of defence, the Templar and De Bracy held brief council together in the hall of the castle.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Where is Front-de-Bœuf?” said the latter, who had superintended the defence of the fortress on the other side; “men say he hath been slain.”
wing'd
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From this reading His is the passing of no peaceful ghost, Which, as the lark arises to the sky, ’Mid morning’s sweetest breeze and softest dew, Is wing’d to heaven by good men’s sighs and tears!— Anselm parts otherwise.
withal
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From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
yonder
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From this reading “He lives,” said the Templar, coolly, “lives as yet; but had he worn the bull’s head of which he bears the name, and ten plates of iron to fence it withal, he must have gone down before yonder fatal axe.
