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Chapter VII

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_Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.
But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.
These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.
So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.
_Of the War of Furra._ The day after the King was informed that a certain King of Navarre, called Furra, designed to fight him at Mount Garzim.
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Mediaeval Tales

Chapter VII

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.
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But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.
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These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.
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So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.
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_Of the War of Furra._ The day after the King was informed that a certain King of Navarre, called Furra, designed to fight him at Mount Garzim.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “_Of the War of Furra._ The day after the King was informed that a certain King of Navarre, called Furra, designed to fight him at Mount Garzim.”

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.”

Camp noun US /camp/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “_Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.”

Returned noun US /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “_Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.”

Silver noun US /silver/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.”

Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “_Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.”

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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 But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

adversary

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From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading _Of the War of Furra._ The day after the King was informed that a certain King of Navarre, called Furra, designed to fight him at Mount Garzim.

afterwards

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From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

all

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

Almanzor

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Of the War of Furra._ The day after the King was informed that a certain King of Navarre, called Furra, designed to fight him at Mount Garzim.

battle

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From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

called

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From this reading _Of the War of Furra._ The day after the King was informed that a certain King of Navarre, called Furra, designed to fight him at Mount Garzim.

came

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

camp

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

Certain

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From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

Christians

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From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

concerns

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From this reading So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.

continue

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From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

Cordova

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

coveting

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From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

day

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From this reading _Of the War of Furra._ The day after the King was informed that a certain King of Navarre, called Furra, designed to fight him at Mount Garzim.

DeadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

designed

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From this reading _Of the War of Furra._ The day after the King was informed that a certain King of Navarre, called Furra, designed to fight him at Mount Garzim.

down

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

entail

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From this reading So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.

escape

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

eternal

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From this reading So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.

everlasting

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From this reading So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.

field

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From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

fight

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From this reading _Of the War of Furra._ The day after the King was informed that a certain King of Navarre, called Furra, designed to fight him at Mount Garzim.

fled

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

forsake

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From this reading So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.

Furra

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From this reading _Of the War of Furra._ The day after the King was informed that a certain King of Navarre, called Furra, designed to fight him at Mount Garzim.

Garzim

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From this reading _Of the War of Furra._ The day after the King was informed that a certain King of Navarre, called Furra, designed to fight him at Mount Garzim.

gold

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From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

grand

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From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

heaps

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From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Of the War of Furra._ The day after the King was informed that a certain King of Navarre, called Furra, designed to fight him at Mount Garzim.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

informed

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From this reading _Of the War of Furra._ The day after the King was informed that a certain King of Navarre, called Furra, designed to fight him at Mount Garzim.

King

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.

likewise

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From this reading So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.

loaded

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From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

lose

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From this reading So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.

made

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

mastered

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From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

men

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

Mount

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From this reading _Of the War of Furra._ The day after the King was informed that a certain King of Navarre, called Furra, designed to fight him at Mount Garzim.

mountains

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

Navarre

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From this reading _Of the War of Furra._ The day after the King was informed that a certain King of Navarre, called Furra, designed to fight him at Mount Garzim.

night

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From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

number

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

overcome

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From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

perdition

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From this reading So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.

pleasures

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From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

pouring

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

profits

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From this reading So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.

re-engage

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From this reading So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.

refuge

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

relapse

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From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

religious

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From this reading So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.

returnednounUS /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

returning

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

reward

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From this reading So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

Saracens

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

seek

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From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

silver

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From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

sin

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From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

slew

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.

Spoil

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From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

spoils

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From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

stedfast

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From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

strive

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From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

suffering

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From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

then

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From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

thousand

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From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

turn

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From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

types

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From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

unlawful

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From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

unlawfully

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From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.

vocations

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From this reading So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.

War

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From this reading _Of the War of Furra._ The day after the King was informed that a certain King of Navarre, called Furra, designed to fight him at Mount Garzim.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Of the War of Furra._ The day after the King was informed that a certain King of Navarre, called Furra, designed to fight him at Mount Garzim.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading These, then, are types of such as strive against sin, but afterwards relapse; who, when they have overcome, continue not stedfast, but seek unlawful pleasures, suffering themselves to be mastered in turn by their grand adversary.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading But as they were returning to the camp, Almanzor, King of Cordova, who had fled for refuge to the mountains with the Saracens that made their escape, came pouring down, and slew them all to the number of a thousand men.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Of the Christians that returned unlawfully to Spoil the Dead._ Certain of the Christians however, coveting the spoils of the dead, returned that same night to the field of battle, and loaded themselves with heaps of gold and silver.

worldly

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From this reading So likewise the religious, that forsake their vocations to re-engage in worldly concerns and profits, lose the reward of eternal life, and entail upon themselves everlasting perdition.