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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 Valentine's mother had become a widow in her first youth.
account
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From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
adhered
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From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
all
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From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
attack
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
become
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From this reading Valentine's mother had become a widow in her first youth.
becomes
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From this reading Valentine really becomes one of those who work in blood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Valentine really becomes one of those who work in blood.
bring
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
Buda
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
Calvinistic
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
captivity
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
Christian
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
citizen
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
detained
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
died
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
diplomatic
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
eminent
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
faith
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
fear
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Valentine's mother had become a widow in her first youth.
flesh
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
God
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
gone
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Valentine's mother had become a widow in her first youth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Valentine's mother had become a widow in her first youth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
hostage
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
hostages
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From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
husband
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Valentine really becomes one of those who work in blood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
Kassa
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
knowledge
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
learning
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
leaving
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
Lord
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
mission
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
more
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From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
mother
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From this reading Valentine's mother had become a widow in her first youth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Valentine really becomes one of those who work in blood.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Valentine really becomes one of those who work in blood.
only
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From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
orally
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From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
Oriental
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
orphan
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
other
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From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
pious
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
plague
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
possession
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
potest
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
prescribed
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
presence
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From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
preserve
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
property
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
quantum
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
really
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From this reading Valentine really becomes one of those who work in blood.
religiously
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From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
retain
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
sheriff
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
son
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
succumbing
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
there
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Valentine really becomes one of those who work in blood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
true
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
Turks
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From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
two
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From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
up
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
Valentine
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From this reading Valentine really becomes one of those who work in blood.
Valentine's
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From this reading Valentine's mother had become a widow in her first youth.
very
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From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
ways
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Her husband, an eminent citizen of Kassa and sheriff there, had been detained as a hostage by the Turks at Buda, whither he had gone on a diplomatic mission, and, succumbing to an attack of the Oriental plague, died in captivity, leaving behind him a widow and a little orphan son.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Valentine really becomes one of those who work in blood.
whole
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From this reading It prescribed that his widow should retain possession of the whole of his property so long as it pleased God to preserve her in the flesh, so that she might bring up her little son in the fear of the Lord, in all pious ways, in the true Christian Calvinistic faith, and, "quantum potest," in all knowledge and learning.
widow
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From this reading Valentine's mother had become a widow in her first youth.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
witnesses
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From this reading He could only make his will orally, in the presence of two other hostages as witnesses, but it was on that very account all the more religiously adhered to.
work
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From this reading Valentine really becomes one of those who work in blood.
youth
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From this reading Valentine's mother had become a widow in her first youth.
