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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 At the same hour a chamberlain was ushering Hosea into the audience chamber.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same hour a chamberlain was ushering Hosea into the audience chamber.
attendance
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
audience
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From this reading At the same hour a chamberlain was ushering Hosea into the audience chamber.
awaiting
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From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
chamber
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From this reading At the same hour a chamberlain was ushering Hosea into the audience chamber.
chamberlain
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From this reading At the same hour a chamberlain was ushering Hosea into the audience chamber.
close
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
commonly
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
courtier
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From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
crouched
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From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
death
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
deepest
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
face
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From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
fled
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
floor
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From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long.
fro
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From this reading Sentries paced to and fro with lowered weapons, lost in melancholy thoughts.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
gay
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
Hebrew's
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From this reading Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
hiding
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From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
Hosea
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From this reading At the same hour a chamberlain was ushering Hosea into the audience chamber.
hour
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From this reading At the same hour a chamberlain was ushering Hosea into the audience chamber.
hours
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From this reading Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long.
hushed
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At the same hour a chamberlain was ushering Hosea into the audience chamber.
kept
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From this reading Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long.
king
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From this reading Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long.
leaned
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From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
leave
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long.
lost
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From this reading Sentries paced to and fro with lowered weapons, lost in melancholy thoughts.
lowered
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From this reading Sentries paced to and fro with lowered weapons, lost in melancholy thoughts.
many
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
melancholy
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From this reading Sentries paced to and fro with lowered weapons, lost in melancholy thoughts.
men
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
mourning
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
multitude
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
noisy
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long.
official
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From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
only
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
paced
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From this reading Sentries paced to and fro with lowered weapons, lost in melancholy thoughts.
palace
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
patience
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From this reading Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long.
period
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
pestilence
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
pillar
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From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
presence
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From this reading Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long.
priest
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From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
quitting
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
rooms
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
royal
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same hour a chamberlain was ushering Hosea into the audience chamber.
Sentries
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From this reading Sentries paced to and fro with lowered weapons, lost in melancholy thoughts.
slaves
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
solitary
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From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
some
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From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
spacious
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
stillness
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
subjects
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From this reading Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long.
summoned
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From this reading Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long.
tenanted
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the same hour a chamberlain was ushering Hosea into the audience chamber.
there
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From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
thoughts
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From this reading Sentries paced to and fro with lowered weapons, lost in melancholy thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long.
tried
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From this reading Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long.
ushering
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From this reading At the same hour a chamberlain was ushering Hosea into the audience chamber.
Usually
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From this reading Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long.
waiting
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From this reading Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long.
warders
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the same hour a chamberlain was ushering Hosea into the audience chamber.
weapons
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From this reading Sentries paced to and fro with lowered weapons, lost in melancholy thoughts.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Usually subjects summoned to the presence of the king were kept waiting for hours, but the Hebrew's patience was not tried long.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Here and there a solitary priest, official, or courtier leaned against a pillar or crouched on the floor, hiding his face in his hands, while awaiting some order.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sentries paced to and fro with lowered weapons, lost in melancholy thoughts.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
women
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From this reading During this period of the deepest mourning the spacious rooms of the palace, commonly tenanted by a gay and noisy multitude, were hushed to the stillness of death; for not only the slaves and warders, but many men and women in close attendance on the royal couple had fled from the pestilence, quitting the palace without leave.
