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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 And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
alighted
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From this reading And the noise of the horse scared the hawk away, and a raven alighted upon the bird.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
appeared
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
arose
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From this reading And in the morning he arose; and when he went forth, behold, a shower of snow had fallen the night before, and a hawk had killed a wild fowl in front of the cell.
Arthur
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From this reading Now Arthur and his household were in search of Peredur.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
away
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From this reading And the noise of the horse scared the hawk away, and a raven alighted upon the bird.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And in the morning he arose; and when he went forth, behold, a shower of snow had fallen the night before, and a hawk had killed a wild fowl in front of the cell.
behold
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From this reading And in the morning he arose; and when he went forth, behold, a shower of snow had fallen the night before, and a hawk had killed a wild fowl in front of the cell.
best
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
bird
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From this reading And the noise of the horse scared the hawk away, and a raven alighted upon the bird.
blacker
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
blackness
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
came
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From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
cheeks
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
compared
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
entered
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From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
evening
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From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
fallen
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From this reading And in the morning he arose; and when he went forth, behold, a shower of snow had fallen the night before, and a hawk had killed a wild fowl in front of the cell.
forth
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From this reading And in the morning he arose; and when he went forth, behold, a shower of snow had fallen the night before, and a hawk had killed a wild fowl in front of the cell.
fowl
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From this reading And in the morning he arose; and when he went forth, behold, a shower of snow had fallen the night before, and a hawk had killed a wild fowl in front of the cell.
front
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From this reading And in the morning he arose; and when he went forth, behold, a shower of snow had fallen the night before, and a hawk had killed a wild fowl in front of the cell.
gladly
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From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And in the morning he arose; and when he went forth, behold, a shower of snow had fallen the night before, and a hawk had killed a wild fowl in front of the cell.
hair
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
hawk
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From this reading And in the morning he arose; and when he went forth, behold, a shower of snow had fallen the night before, and a hawk had killed a wild fowl in front of the cell.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
head
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From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
hermit
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From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
hermit's
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From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now Arthur and his household were in search of Peredur.
horse
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From this reading And the noise of the horse scared the hawk away, and a raven alighted upon the bird.
household
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From this reading Now Arthur and his household were in search of Peredur.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
jet
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
killed
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From this reading And in the morning he arose; and when he went forth, behold, a shower of snow had fallen the night before, and a hawk had killed a wild fowl in front of the cell.
lady
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
loved
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
morning
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From this reading And in the morning he arose; and when he went forth, behold, a shower of snow had fallen the night before, and a hawk had killed a wild fowl in front of the cell.
night
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From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
noise
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From this reading And the noise of the horse scared the hawk away, and a raven alighted upon the bird.
Now
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From this reading Now Arthur and his household were in search of Peredur.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
Peredur
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
raven
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From this reading And the noise of the horse scared the hawk away, and a raven alighted upon the bird.
red
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
redder
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
redness
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
scared
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From this reading And the noise of the horse scared the hawk away, and a raven alighted upon the bird.
search
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From this reading Now Arthur and his household were in search of Peredur.
shower
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From this reading And in the morning he arose; and when he went forth, behold, a shower of snow had fallen the night before, and a hawk had killed a wild fowl in front of the cell.
skin
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
snow
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From this reading And in the morning he arose; and when he went forth, behold, a shower of snow had fallen the night before, and a hawk had killed a wild fowl in front of the cell.
spent
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From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
spots
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
there
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From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
two
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And the noise of the horse scared the hawk away, and a raven alighted upon the bird.
valley
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From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
welcomed
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From this reading And in the evening he entered a valley, and at the head of the valley he came to a hermit's cell, and the hermit welcomed him gladly; and there he spent the night.
went
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From this reading And in the morning he arose; and when he went forth, behold, a shower of snow had fallen the night before, and a hawk had killed a wild fowl in front of the cell.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And in the morning he arose; and when he went forth, behold, a shower of snow had fallen the night before, and a hawk had killed a wild fowl in front of the cell.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
whiteness
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
whiter
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From this reading And Peredur stood, and compared the blackness of the raven and the whiteness of the snow and the redness of the blood, to the hair of the lady that best he loved which was blacker than jet, and to her skin which was whiter than the snow, and to the two red spots upon her cheeks which were redder than the blood upon the snow appeared to be.
wild
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From this reading And in the morning he arose; and when he went forth, behold, a shower of snow had fallen the night before, and a hawk had killed a wild fowl in front of the cell.
