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able
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From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
all
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From this reading The report of this miracle induced all their countrymen to surrender their cities, and consent to pay tribute to the Emperor.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
appear
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
baptized
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From this reading And now God and St. James, hearkening to his petition, the walls utterly fell to the ground of themselves; but Charles spared the lives of the Saracens that consented to be baptized; the rest he put to the edge of the sword.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And now God and St. James, hearkening to his petition, the walls utterly fell to the ground of themselves; but Charles spared the lives of the Saracens that consented to be baptized; the rest he put to the edge of the sword.
besieged
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From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
blessed
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
Charles
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From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
Christ
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
cities
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From this reading The report of this miracle induced all their countrymen to surrender their cities, and consent to pay tribute to the Emperor.
city
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From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
consent
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From this reading The report of this miracle induced all their countrymen to surrender their cities, and consent to pay tribute to the Emperor.
consented
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From this reading And now God and St. James, hearkening to his petition, the walls utterly fell to the ground of themselves; but Charles spared the lives of the Saracens that consented to be baptized; the rest he put to the edge of the sword.
countrymen
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From this reading The report of this miracle induced all their countrymen to surrender their cities, and consent to pay tribute to the Emperor.
deliver
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
edge
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From this reading And now God and St. James, hearkening to his petition, the walls utterly fell to the ground of themselves; but Charles spared the lives of the Saracens that consented to be baptized; the rest he put to the edge of the sword.
Emperor
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From this reading The report of this miracle induced all their countrymen to surrender their cities, and consent to pay tribute to the Emperor.
faith
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
fell
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From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
fight
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
glory's
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
God
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
ground
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From this reading And now God and St. James, hearkening to his petition, the walls utterly fell to the ground of themselves; but Charles spared the lives of the Saracens that consented to be baptized; the rest he put to the edge of the sword.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
hearkening
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From this reading And now God and St. James, hearkening to his petition, the walls utterly fell to the ground of themselves; but Charles spared the lives of the Saracens that consented to be baptized; the rest he put to the edge of the sword.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And now God and St. James, hearkening to his petition, the walls utterly fell to the ground of themselves; but Charles spared the lives of the Saracens that consented to be baptized; the rest he put to the edge of the sword.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
indeed
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
induced
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From this reading The report of this miracle induced all their countrymen to surrender their cities, and consent to pay tribute to the Emperor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
invested
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From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
invincible
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From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
James
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
Jesus
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
land
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From this reading Thus was the whole land soon subdued.
lives
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From this reading And now God and St. James, hearkening to his petition, the walls utterly fell to the ground of themselves; but Charles spared the lives of the Saracens that consented to be baptized; the rest he put to the edge of the sword.
Lord
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
made
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
miracle
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From this reading The report of this miracle induced all their countrymen to surrender their cities, and consent to pay tribute to the Emperor.
months
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From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
now
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From this reading And now God and St. James, hearkening to his petition, the walls utterly fell to the ground of themselves; but Charles spared the lives of the Saracens that consented to be baptized; the rest he put to the edge of the sword.
O
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
Pagans
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
Pampeluna
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From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
pay
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From this reading The report of this miracle induced all their countrymen to surrender their cities, and consent to pay tribute to the Emperor.
petition
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From this reading And now God and St. James, hearkening to his petition, the walls utterly fell to the ground of themselves; but Charles spared the lives of the Saracens that consented to be baptized; the rest he put to the edge of the sword.
prayer
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
put
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From this reading And now God and St. James, hearkening to his petition, the walls utterly fell to the ground of themselves; but Charles spared the lives of the Saracens that consented to be baptized; the rest he put to the edge of the sword.
report
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From this reading The report of this miracle induced all their countrymen to surrender their cities, and consent to pay tribute to the Emperor.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now God and St. James, hearkening to his petition, the walls utterly fell to the ground of themselves; but Charles spared the lives of the Saracens that consented to be baptized; the rest he put to the edge of the sword.
sake
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
Saracens
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From this reading And now God and St. James, hearkening to his petition, the walls utterly fell to the ground of themselves; but Charles spared the lives of the Saracens that consented to be baptized; the rest he put to the edge of the sword.
soon
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From this reading Thus was the whole land soon subdued.
spared
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From this reading And now God and St. James, hearkening to his petition, the walls utterly fell to the ground of themselves; but Charles spared the lives of the Saracens that consented to be baptized; the rest he put to the edge of the sword.
St
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
subdued
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From this reading Thus was the whole land soon subdued.
surrender
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From this reading The report of this miracle induced all their countrymen to surrender their cities, and consent to pay tribute to the Emperor.
sword
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From this reading And now God and St. James, hearkening to his petition, the walls utterly fell to the ground of themselves; but Charles spared the lives of the Saracens that consented to be baptized; the rest he put to the edge of the sword.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The report of this miracle induced all their countrymen to surrender their cities, and consent to pay tribute to the Emperor.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
then
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From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
three
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From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
Thus
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From this reading Thus was the whole land soon subdued.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
tribute
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From this reading The report of this miracle induced all their countrymen to surrender their cities, and consent to pay tribute to the Emperor.
utterly
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From this reading And now God and St. James, hearkening to his petition, the walls utterly fell to the ground of themselves; but Charles spared the lives of the Saracens that consented to be baptized; the rest he put to the edge of the sword.
Walls
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From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Of the Walls of Pampeluna, that fell of themselves._ The first city Charles besieged was Pampeluna; he invested it three months, but was not able to take it, through the invincible strength of the walls.
whole
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From this reading Thus was the whole land soon subdued.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He then made this prayer to God: "O Lord Jesus Christ, for whose faith I am come hither to fight the Pagans; for thy glory's sake deliver this city into my hands; and O blessed St. James, if thou didst indeed appear to me, help me to take it."
