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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 The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
armed
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From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
awful
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From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
barons
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From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
bell
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From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
bishop
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From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
book
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From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
bride
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From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
came
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From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
charm
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From this reading "And what was her dowry in gold or land, Or what was the charm, I pray, That a comely young gallant should woo the hand Of the ladye we see to-day?"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
comely
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From this reading "And what was her dowry in gold or land, Or what was the charm, I pray, That a comely young gallant should woo the hand Of the ladye we see to-day?"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
countree
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From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
court
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From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
dame
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From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
dauntless
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From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
degree
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From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
down
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From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
dowry
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From this reading "And what was her dowry in gold or land, Or what was the charm, I pray, That a comely young gallant should woo the hand Of the ladye we see to-day?"
dumb
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From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
face
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From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
far
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From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
father's
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From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
fright
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From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
gallant
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From this reading "And what was her dowry in gold or land, Or what was the charm, I pray, That a comely young gallant should woo the hand Of the ladye we see to-day?"
gold
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From this reading "And what was her dowry in gold or land, Or what was the charm, I pray, That a comely young gallant should woo the hand Of the ladye we see to-day?"
Grew
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From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
hand
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From this reading "And what was her dowry in gold or land, Or what was the charm, I pray, That a comely young gallant should woo the hand Of the ladye we see to-day?"
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And what was her dowry in gold or land, Or what was the charm, I pray, That a comely young gallant should woo the hand Of the ladye we see to-day?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
hopes
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From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And what was her dowry in gold or land, Or what was the charm, I pray, That a comely young gallant should woo the hand Of the ladye we see to-day?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
James's
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From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
King
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From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
kneel
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From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
knights
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From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
ladye
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From this reading "And what was her dowry in gold or land, Or what was the charm, I pray, That a comely young gallant should woo the hand Of the ladye we see to-day?"
land
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From this reading "And what was her dowry in gold or land, Or what was the charm, I pray, That a comely young gallant should woo the hand Of the ladye we see to-day?"
laughed
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From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
liegeman
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From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
lords
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From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
matesnounUS /mates/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
only
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From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "And what was her dowry in gold or land, Or what was the charm, I pray, That a comely young gallant should woo the hand Of the ladye we see to-day?"
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
own
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From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
parentage
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From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
pray
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From this reading "And what was her dowry in gold or land, Or what was the charm, I pray, That a comely young gallant should woo the hand Of the ladye we see to-day?"
race
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From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
Ronald
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From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
Saucy
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From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
saw
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From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
say
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From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
see
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From this reading "And what was her dowry in gold or land, Or what was the charm, I pray, That a comely young gallant should woo the hand Of the ladye we see to-day?"
Shook
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From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
side
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From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
spoke
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From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
sport
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From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
stone
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From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
StrucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
thunder-frown
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From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
to-day
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From this reading "And what was her dowry in gold or land, Or what was the charm, I pray, That a comely young gallant should woo the hand Of the ladye we see to-day?"
tone
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From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
trembling
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From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
turned
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From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
up
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From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
utter
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From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And what was her dowry in gold or land, Or what was the charm, I pray, That a comely young gallant should woo the hand Of the ladye we see to-day?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Lord Ronald, the knights of thy race and mine Should have mates in their own degree; What parentage, say, hath that bride of thine Who hath come from the far countree?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
white
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From this reading The bishop, though armed with his bell and book, Grew as white as if turned to stone; It was only our king who could face that look, But he spoke with a trembling tone.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lord Ronald stood up in King James's court, And his dame by his dauntless side; The barons who came in the hopes of sport Shook with fright when they saw the bride.
woo
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From this reading "And what was her dowry in gold or land, Or what was the charm, I pray, That a comely young gallant should woo the hand Of the ladye we see to-day?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
wouldstmodal verbUS /wʊdst/
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading And the lords would have laughed, but that awful dame Struck them dumb with her thunder-frown: "Saucy king, did I utter my father's name, Thou wouldst kneel as his liegeman down.
young
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From this reading "And what was her dowry in gold or land, Or what was the charm, I pray, That a comely young gallant should woo the hand Of the ladye we see to-day?"
