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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 A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
act
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From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
adventurous
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From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
agreed
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From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
also
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From this reading Two others also came.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
arranged
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From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
attended
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From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.
came
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From this reading Two others also came.
challenged
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From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.
court
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From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
crumbs
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From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
Daughter
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From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
dawn
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From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.
defend
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From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
dropped
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From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
Duke's
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From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
Ealing
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From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.
Earl
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From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.
enterprise
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From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
fair-weather
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From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
favourite
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From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.
few
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From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
friends
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From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
friendship
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From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
gaily
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From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
gallantly
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From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.
grudge
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From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.
Leicester
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From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.
Leicester's
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From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
Lempriere
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From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.
lord
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From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
met
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From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
others
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From this reading Two others also came.
policy
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From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.
power
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From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
presented
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From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
previously
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From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
ready
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From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
Rozel
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From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
second
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From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
serve
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From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.
some
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From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
soon
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From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.
sort
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From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
spurs
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From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
table
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From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
Thames
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From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.
There
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From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
time-server
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From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
trees
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From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.
Two
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From this reading Two others also came.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.
willingly
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From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
win
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From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.
youngster
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From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.
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