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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 Make them to know that if they slay me De Aquila will surely send to slay them, and he will put a worse man in my place."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I answered: "England must be thine and mine, then.
any
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From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
Aquila
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From this reading Make them to know that if they slay me De Aquila will surely send to slay them, and he will put a worse man in my place."
aright
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From this reading Help me, Hugh, to deal aright with these people.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
bade
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From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I answered: "England must be thine and mine, then.
churl
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From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
conquer
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From this reading Said he to me, riding home: "Thou hast gone far to conquer England this evening."
De
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From this reading Make them to know that if they slay me De Aquila will surely send to slay them, and he will put a worse man in my place."
deal
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From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
egg
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From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
England
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From this reading Said he to me, riding home: "Thou hast gone far to conquer England this evening."
evening
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From this reading Said he to me, riding home: "Thou hast gone far to conquer England this evening."
far
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From this reading Said he to me, riding home: "Thou hast gone far to conquer England this evening."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
folk
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From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
gone
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From this reading Said he to me, riding home: "Thou hast gone far to conquer England this evening."
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Said he to me, riding home: "Thou hast gone far to conquer England this evening."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Said he to me, riding home: "Thou hast gone far to conquer England this evening."
HelpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Help me, Hugh, to deal aright with these people.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
home
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From this reading Said he to me, riding home: "Thou hast gone far to conquer England this evening."
Hugh
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From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Make them to know that if they slay me De Aquila will surely send to slay them, and he will put a worse man in my place."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Make them to know that if they slay me De Aquila will surely send to slay them, and he will put a worse man in my place."
knight
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From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Make them to know that if they slay me De Aquila will surely send to slay them, and he will put a worse man in my place."
MakenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Make them to know that if they slay me De Aquila will surely send to slay them, and he will put a worse man in my place."
man
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From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Said he to me, riding home: "Thou hast gone far to conquer England this evening."
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I answered: "England must be thine and mine, then.
much
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From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I answered: "England must be thine and mine, then.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Make them to know that if they slay me De Aquila will surely send to slay them, and he will put a worse man in my place."
Norman
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From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
people
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From this reading Help me, Hugh, to deal aright with these people.
place
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From this reading Make them to know that if they slay me De Aquila will surely send to slay them, and he will put a worse man in my place."
put
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From this reading Make them to know that if they slay me De Aquila will surely send to slay them, and he will put a worse man in my place."
riding
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From this reading Said he to me, riding home: "Thou hast gone far to conquer England this evening."
Said
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From this reading Said he to me, riding home: "Thou hast gone far to conquer England this evening."
Saxon
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From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
send
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From this reading Make them to know that if they slay me De Aquila will surely send to slay them, and he will put a worse man in my place."
slay
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From this reading Make them to know that if they slay me De Aquila will surely send to slay them, and he will put a worse man in my place."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
stole
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From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
surely
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From this reading Make them to know that if they slay me De Aquila will surely send to slay them, and he will put a worse man in my place."
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Make them to know that if they slay me De Aquila will surely send to slay them, and he will put a worse man in my place."
then
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From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Help me, Hugh, to deal aright with these people.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Make them to know that if they slay me De Aquila will surely send to slay them, and he will put a worse man in my place."
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading I answered: "England must be thine and mine, then.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Said he to me, riding home: "Thou hast gone far to conquer England this evening."
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Said he to me, riding home: "Thou hast gone far to conquer England this evening."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Said he to me, riding home: "Thou hast gone far to conquer England this evening."
together
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From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
valley
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From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Make them to know that if they slay me De Aquila will surely send to slay them, and he will put a worse man in my place."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
work
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From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
worse
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From this reading Make them to know that if they slay me De Aquila will surely send to slay them, and he will put a worse man in my place."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'That, then, was our first work together, and I bade Hugh tell his folk that so would I deal with any man, knight or churl, Norman or Saxon, who stole as much as one egg from our valley.
