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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 Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
abbess
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
abbey
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From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
ahead
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From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
allow
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From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
alternating
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
anger
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From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
ASYLUM
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From this reading ASYLUM.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
benefice
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
Berthoald
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From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
breast
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
chief
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
colonists
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From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
concerning
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
controlling
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From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
crossable
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From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
curiosity
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
decree
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
dispossessed
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
ditches
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From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
down
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From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
dozen
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From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
drawbridges
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From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
encountered
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From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
fighting
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
followed
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From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
galloped
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From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
gave
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
guide
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
horses
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From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
intendant
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From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
leaped
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From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
like
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From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
means
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From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
motioning
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From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
near
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From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
other
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From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
own
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From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
pass
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From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
protected
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From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
rage
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
received
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From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
resignation
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
Ricarik
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From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
ride
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From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
rode
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
saddled
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From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
sky
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From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
slaves
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From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
spot
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From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
starry
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From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
tokens
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
trench
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From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
two
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From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
unsatisfactory
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
wake
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
watch
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From this reading Ricarik left about a dozen slaves and colonists behind to watch the trench under the starry sky, and motioning Berthoald to one of the horses, leaped upon the other and galloped ahead.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the course of the ride towards the abbey, Berthoald encountered two other protected ditches, like the first, but crossable by means of drawbridges that were let down to allow him and his guide to pass.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Berthoald was received by the intendant, whom, controlling his own anger, he followed to a near spot where two horses stood saddled.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
young
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From this reading The young chief rode in the wake of his guide, rage alternating in his breast with curiosity concerning the fighting abbess who gave such unsatisfactory tokens of resignation to the decree that dispossessed her of her benefice.
