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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 Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
abroad
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From this reading When it was bruited abroad that King Fernando the Saint intended to besiege the great city of Seville, all Spain was roused to arms.
Admiral
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
advances
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
Alcala
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All
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
arm
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
Arms
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
army
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
aroused
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Many of the nobility of Catalonia and Portugal repaired to the standard of the king, as did other cavaliers of worth and prowess from lands far beyond the Pyrenees.
battle
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
bearing
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From this reading The masters of the various military and religious orders, the ricos hombres, the princes, cavaliers, hidalgos, and every one of Castile and Leon capable of bearing arms, prepared to take the field.
Behalf
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
besiege
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From this reading When it was bruited abroad that King Fernando the Saint intended to besiege the great city of Seville, all Spain was roused to arms.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Many of the nobility of Catalonia and Portugal repaired to the standard of the king, as did other cavaliers of worth and prowess from lands far beyond the Pyrenees.
Bonifaz
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bruited
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From this reading When it was bruited abroad that King Fernando the Saint intended to besiege the great city of Seville, all Spain was roused to arms.
buckler
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
capable
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care
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
Castile
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Catalonia
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From this reading Many of the nobility of Catalonia and Portugal repaired to the standard of the king, as did other cavaliers of worth and prowess from lands far beyond the Pyrenees.
cavaliers
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Church
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
city
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From this reading When it was bruited abroad that King Fernando the Saint intended to besiege the great city of Seville, all Spain was roused to arms.
Correa
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
Deeds
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
Del
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determination
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Many of the nobility of Catalonia and Portugal repaired to the standard of the king, as did other cavaliers of worth and prowess from lands far beyond the Pyrenees.
Don
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
enemies
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
enterprise
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The masters of the various military and religious orders, the ricos hombres, the princes, cavaliers, hidalgos, and every one of Castile and Leon capable of bearing arms, prepared to take the field.
far
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From this reading Many of the nobility of Catalonia and Portugal repaired to the standard of the king, as did other cavaliers of worth and prowess from lands far beyond the Pyrenees.
Fernando
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From this reading When it was bruited abroad that King Fernando the Saint intended to besiege the great city of Seville, all Spain was roused to arms.
field
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From this reading The masters of the various military and religious orders, the ricos hombres, the princes, cavaliers, hidalgos, and every one of Castile and Leon capable of bearing arms, prepared to take the field.
Fleet
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
flesh
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Many of the nobility of Catalonia and Portugal repaired to the standard of the king, as did other cavaliers of worth and prowess from lands far beyond the Pyrenees.
God
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When it was bruited abroad that King Fernando the Saint intended to besiege the great city of Seville, all Spain was roused to arms.
Guadalquivir
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
hazarded
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
hidalgos
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From this reading The masters of the various military and religious orders, the ricos hombres, the princes, cavaliers, hidalgos, and every one of Castile and Leon capable of bearing arms, prepared to take the field.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
holy
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
hombres
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From this reading The masters of the various military and religious orders, the ricos hombres, the princes, cavaliers, hidalgos, and every one of Castile and Leon capable of bearing arms, prepared to take the field.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
intended
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From this reading When it was bruited abroad that King Fernando the Saint intended to besiege the great city of Seville, all Spain was roused to arms.
Investment
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it was bruited abroad that King Fernando the Saint intended to besiege the great city of Seville, all Spain was roused to arms.
King
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From this reading When it was bruited abroad that King Fernando the Saint intended to besiege the great city of Seville, all Spain was roused to arms.
lance
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
lands
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From this reading Many of the nobility of Catalonia and Portugal repaired to the standard of the king, as did other cavaliers of worth and prowess from lands far beyond the Pyrenees.
Leon
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From this reading The masters of the various military and religious orders, the ricos hombres, the princes, cavaliers, hidalgos, and every one of Castile and Leon capable of bearing arms, prepared to take the field.
likewise
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
lives
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
Many
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From this reading Many of the nobility of Catalonia and Portugal repaired to the standard of the king, as did other cavaliers of worth and prowess from lands far beyond the Pyrenees.
Master
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
masters
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From this reading The masters of the various military and religious orders, the ricos hombres, the princes, cavaliers, hidalgos, and every one of Castile and Leon capable of bearing arms, prepared to take the field.
military
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From this reading The masters of the various military and religious orders, the ricos hombres, the princes, cavaliers, hidalgos, and every one of Castile and Leon capable of bearing arms, prepared to take the field.
Miracles
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
monks
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
nobility
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From this reading Many of the nobility of Catalonia and Portugal repaired to the standard of the king, as did other cavaliers of worth and prowess from lands far beyond the Pyrenees.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The masters of the various military and religious orders, the ricos hombres, the princes, cavaliers, hidalgos, and every one of Castile and Leon capable of bearing arms, prepared to take the field.
orders
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From this reading The masters of the various military and religious orders, the ricos hombres, the princes, cavaliers, hidalgos, and every one of Castile and Leon capable of bearing arms, prepared to take the field.
other
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From this reading Many of the nobility of Catalonia and Portugal repaired to the standard of the king, as did other cavaliers of worth and prowess from lands far beyond the Pyrenees.
others
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
Pelayo
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
Portugal
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From this reading Many of the nobility of Catalonia and Portugal repaired to the standard of the king, as did other cavaliers of worth and prowess from lands far beyond the Pyrenees.
Prelates
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
prepared
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From this reading The masters of the various military and religious orders, the ricos hombres, the princes, cavaliers, hidalgos, and every one of Castile and Leon capable of bearing arms, prepared to take the field.
priests
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
princes
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From this reading The masters of the various military and religious orders, the ricos hombres, the princes, cavaliers, hidalgos, and every one of Castile and Leon capable of bearing arms, prepared to take the field.
prowess
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From this reading Many of the nobility of Catalonia and Portugal repaired to the standard of the king, as did other cavaliers of worth and prowess from lands far beyond the Pyrenees.
Pyrenees
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From this reading Many of the nobility of Catalonia and Portugal repaired to the standard of the king, as did other cavaliers of worth and prowess from lands far beyond the Pyrenees.
Ramon
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
religious
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From this reading The masters of the various military and religious orders, the ricos hombres, the princes, cavaliers, hidalgos, and every one of Castile and Leon capable of bearing arms, prepared to take the field.
repaired
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From this reading Many of the nobility of Catalonia and Portugal repaired to the standard of the king, as did other cavaliers of worth and prowess from lands far beyond the Pyrenees.
ricos
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From this reading The masters of the various military and religious orders, the ricos hombres, the princes, cavaliers, hidalgos, and every one of Castile and Leon capable of bearing arms, prepared to take the field.
Rio
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
roused
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From this reading When it was bruited abroad that King Fernando the Saint intended to besiege the great city of Seville, all Spain was roused to arms.
Saint
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From this reading When it was bruited abroad that King Fernando the Saint intended to besiege the great city of Seville, all Spain was roused to arms.
Santiago
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
Seville
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
some
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
souls
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
Spain
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
standard
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From this reading Many of the nobility of Catalonia and Portugal repaired to the standard of the king, as did other cavaliers of worth and prowess from lands far beyond the Pyrenees.
Surrender
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The masters of the various military and religious orders, the ricos hombres, the princes, cavaliers, hidalgos, and every one of Castile and Leon capable of bearing arms, prepared to take the field.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When it was bruited abroad that King Fernando the Saint intended to besiege the great city of Seville, all Spain was roused to arms.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
thronged
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
up
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
Valorous
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
various
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From this reading The masters of the various military and religious orders, the ricos hombres, the princes, cavaliers, hidalgos, and every one of Castile and Leon capable of bearing arms, prepared to take the field.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When it was bruited abroad that King Fernando the Saint intended to besiege the great city of Seville, all Spain was roused to arms.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When it was bruited abroad that King Fernando the Saint intended to besiege the great city of Seville, all Spain was roused to arms.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
worth
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From this reading Many of the nobility of Catalonia and Portugal repaired to the standard of the king, as did other cavaliers of worth and prowess from lands far beyond the Pyrenees.
wrought
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From this reading Investment of Seville.—All Spain aroused to Arms.—Surrender of Alcala Del Rio.—The Fleet of Admiral Ramon Bonifaz advances up the Guadalquivir.—Don Pelayo Correa, Master of Santiago.—His Valorous Deeds and the Miracles wrought in his Behalf.
zealous
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From this reading Prelates, priests, and monks likewise thronged to the army,—some to take care of the souls of those who hazarded their lives in this holy enterprise, others with a zealous determination to grasp buckler and lance, and battle with the arm of flesh against the enemies of God and the Church.
