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ablaze
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From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
advance
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From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
arrest
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From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
axe
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From this reading Buckingham had fallen by the knife; Strafford should fall by the axe.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had deluded and misled the good King, as Buckingham did before him.
Buckingham
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From this reading He had deluded and misled the good King, as Buckingham did before him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Buckingham had fallen by the knife; Strafford should fall by the axe.
country
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From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
deluded
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From this reading He had deluded and misled the good King, as Buckingham did before him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had deluded and misled the good King, as Buckingham did before him.
directed
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From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
everywhere
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From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
excitement
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From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
fall
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From this reading Buckingham had fallen by the knife; Strafford should fall by the axe.
fallen
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From this reading Buckingham had fallen by the knife; Strafford should fall by the axe.
father
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From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
fever
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From this reading Then the untrammelled King would rule well; quietness and industry would succeed this unhealthy period of fever and unrest.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
Frances
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From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
go
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From this reading The world would go well once Strafford was laid low.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had deluded and misled the good King, as Buckingham did before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had deluded and misled the good King, as Buckingham did before him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had deluded and misled the good King, as Buckingham did before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
industry
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From this reading Then the untrammelled King would rule well; quietness and industry would succeed this unhealthy period of fever and unrest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
King
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From this reading He had deluded and misled the good King, as Buckingham did before him.
knife
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From this reading Buckingham had fallen by the knife; Strafford should fall by the axe.
laid
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From this reading The world would go well once Strafford was laid low.
low
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From this reading The world would go well once Strafford was laid low.
made
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From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
misled
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From this reading He had deluded and misled the good King, as Buckingham did before him.
news
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From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
North
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From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
once
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From this reading The world would go well once Strafford was laid low.
period
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From this reading Then the untrammelled King would rule well; quietness and industry would succeed this unhealthy period of fever and unrest.
quietness
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From this reading Then the untrammelled King would rule well; quietness and industry would succeed this unhealthy period of fever and unrest.
rule
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From this reading Then the untrammelled King would rule well; quietness and industry would succeed this unhealthy period of fever and unrest.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Buckingham had fallen by the knife; Strafford should fall by the axe.
Strafford
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From this reading The world would go well once Strafford was laid low.
succeed
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From this reading Then the untrammelled King would rule well; quietness and industry would succeed this unhealthy period of fever and unrest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
Then
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From this reading Then the untrammelled King would rule well; quietness and industry would succeed this unhealthy period of fever and unrest.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then the untrammelled King would rule well; quietness and industry would succeed this unhealthy period of fever and unrest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
unhealthy
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From this reading Then the untrammelled King would rule well; quietness and industry would succeed this unhealthy period of fever and unrest.
unrest
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From this reading Then the untrammelled King would rule well; quietness and industry would succeed this unhealthy period of fever and unrest.
untrammelled
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From this reading Then the untrammelled King would rule well; quietness and industry would succeed this unhealthy period of fever and unrest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The world would go well once Strafford was laid low.
way
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From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
well
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From this reading The world would go well once Strafford was laid low.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Frances made her way to the North as her father had directed, and everywhere found the news of his arrest in advance of her; the country ablaze with excitement because of it.
world
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From this reading The world would go well once Strafford was laid low.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The world would go well once Strafford was laid low.
