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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 His chief _cuisinier_ is known only by the initials C. S. S., under which he wrote a culinary work in English, “On the Forme of Cury.”
acquainted
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From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
all
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From this reading In this work, he speaks of poor Richard, his royal master, as the “best and royallest viander of all Christian kynges.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
array
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From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
become
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From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
best
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From this reading In this work, he speaks of poor Richard, his royal master, as the “best and royallest viander of all Christian kynges.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
C
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From this reading His chief _cuisinier_ is known only by the initials C. S. S., under which he wrote a culinary work in English, “On the Forme of Cury.”
chief
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From this reading His chief _cuisinier_ is known only by the initials C. S. S., under which he wrote a culinary work in English, “On the Forme of Cury.”
Christian
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From this reading In this work, he speaks of poor Richard, his royal master, as the “best and royallest viander of all Christian kynges.”
cooks
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From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
counting
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From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
cuisinier
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From this reading His chief _cuisinier_ is known only by the initials C. S. S., under which he wrote a culinary work in English, “On the Forme of Cury.”
culinary
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From this reading His chief _cuisinier_ is known only by the initials C. S. S., under which he wrote a culinary work in English, “On the Forme of Cury.”
Cury
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From this reading His chief _cuisinier_ is known only by the initials C. S. S., under which he wrote a culinary work in English, “On the Forme of Cury.”
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
employed
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From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
English
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From this reading His chief _cuisinier_ is known only by the initials C. S. S., under which he wrote a culinary work in English, “On the Forme of Cury.”
finally
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From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
Forme
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From this reading His chief _cuisinier_ is known only by the initials C. S. S., under which he wrote a culinary work in English, “On the Forme of Cury.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
gastronomic
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From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
Henry
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From this reading Henry IV. kept a princely but not a profuse table.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
hundred
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From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
II
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From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
initials
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From this reading His chief _cuisinier_ is known only by the initials C. S. S., under which he wrote a culinary work in English, “On the Forme of Cury.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
IV
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From this reading Henry IV. kept a princely but not a profuse table.
kept
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From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
king
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From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
kitchen
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From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
known
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From this reading His chief _cuisinier_ is known only by the initials C. S. S., under which he wrote a culinary work in English, “On the Forme of Cury.”
kynges
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From this reading In this work, he speaks of poor Richard, his royal master, as the “best and royallest viander of all Christian kynges.”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
making
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From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
master
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From this reading In this work, he speaks of poor Richard, his royal master, as the “best and royallest viander of all Christian kynges.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Henry IV. kept a princely but not a profuse table.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His chief _cuisinier_ is known only by the initials C. S. S., under which he wrote a culinary work in English, “On the Forme of Cury.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
only
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From this reading His chief _cuisinier_ is known only by the initials C. S. S., under which he wrote a culinary work in English, “On the Forme of Cury.”
others
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From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
own
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From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this work, he speaks of poor Richard, his royal master, as the “best and royallest viander of all Christian kynges.”
princely
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From this reading Henry IV. kept a princely but not a profuse table.
profuse
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From this reading Henry IV. kept a princely but not a profuse table.
Richard
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From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
royal
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From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
royallest
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From this reading In this work, he speaks of poor Richard, his royal master, as the “best and royallest viander of all Christian kynges.”
ruled
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From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
S
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From this reading His chief _cuisinier_ is known only by the initials C. S. S., under which he wrote a culinary work in English, “On the Forme of Cury.”
Sardanapalian
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From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
servitors
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From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
speaks
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From this reading In this work, he speaks of poor Richard, his royal master, as the “best and royallest viander of all Christian kynges.”
starve
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From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
stated
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From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
table
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From this reading Henry IV. kept a princely but not a profuse table.
tastes
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From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
thousand
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From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
thousands
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From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
three
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From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
throne
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From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
two
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From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading His chief _cuisinier_ is known only by the initials C. S. S., under which he wrote a culinary work in English, “On the Forme of Cury.”
unhappy
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From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
up
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From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
viander
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From this reading In this work, he speaks of poor Richard, his royal master, as the “best and royallest viander of all Christian kynges.”
vices
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From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
virtues
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From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His chief _cuisinier_ is known only by the initials C. S. S., under which he wrote a culinary work in English, “On the Forme of Cury.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading But as he was one of those whose virtues were his own, and his vices were of others’ making, so this Sardanapalian array of cooks was kept up by those who ruled from behind the throne, and finally left the king to starve, despite his counting cooks by thousands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When it is stated of Richard II. that two thousand cooks and three hundred servitors were employed in the royal kitchen, we think we become acquainted with the gastronomic tastes of that unhappy king.
work
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From this reading His chief _cuisinier_ is known only by the initials C. S. S., under which he wrote a culinary work in English, “On the Forme of Cury.”
wrote
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From this reading His chief _cuisinier_ is known only by the initials C. S. S., under which he wrote a culinary work in English, “On the Forme of Cury.”
