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1519
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From this reading In the summer of 1519 he was out of his apprenticeship, and though Dennet was only fifteen, it was not uncommon for brides to be even younger.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading However, the autumn of that year was signalised by a fresh outbreak of the sweating sickness, apparently a sort of influenza, and no festivities could be thought of.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
Aldonza's
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From this reading If Giles Headley murmured at Aldonza’s removal, it was only to Perronel, and that discreet woman kept it to herself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If Giles Headley murmured at Aldonza’s removal, it was only to Perronel, and that discreet woman kept it to herself.
apparently
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From this reading However, the autumn of that year was signalised by a fresh outbreak of the sweating sickness, apparently a sort of influenza, and no festivities could be thought of.
apprenticeship
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From this reading In the summer of 1519 he was out of his apprenticeship, and though Dennet was only fifteen, it was not uncommon for brides to be even younger.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If Giles Headley murmured at Aldonza’s removal, it was only to Perronel, and that discreet woman kept it to herself.
autumn
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From this reading However, the autumn of that year was signalised by a fresh outbreak of the sweating sickness, apparently a sort of influenza, and no festivities could be thought of.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the summer of 1519 he was out of his apprenticeship, and though Dennet was only fifteen, it was not uncommon for brides to be even younger.
brides
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From this reading In the summer of 1519 he was out of his apprenticeship, and though Dennet was only fifteen, it was not uncommon for brides to be even younger.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading However, the autumn of that year was signalised by a fresh outbreak of the sweating sickness, apparently a sort of influenza, and no festivities could be thought of.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading However, the autumn of that year was signalised by a fresh outbreak of the sweating sickness, apparently a sort of influenza, and no festivities could be thought of.
Dennet
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From this reading In the summer of 1519 he was out of his apprenticeship, and though Dennet was only fifteen, it was not uncommon for brides to be even younger.
discreet
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From this reading If Giles Headley murmured at Aldonza’s removal, it was only to Perronel, and that discreet woman kept it to herself.
earthly
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From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the summer of 1519 he was out of his apprenticeship, and though Dennet was only fifteen, it was not uncommon for brides to be even younger.
festivities
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From this reading However, the autumn of that year was signalised by a fresh outbreak of the sweating sickness, apparently a sort of influenza, and no festivities could be thought of.
fifteen
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From this reading In the summer of 1519 he was out of his apprenticeship, and though Dennet was only fifteen, it was not uncommon for brides to be even younger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the summer of 1519 he was out of his apprenticeship, and though Dennet was only fifteen, it was not uncommon for brides to be even younger.
fresh
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From this reading However, the autumn of that year was signalised by a fresh outbreak of the sweating sickness, apparently a sort of influenza, and no festivities could be thought of.
Giles
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From this reading If Giles Headley murmured at Aldonza’s removal, it was only to Perronel, and that discreet woman kept it to herself.
glory
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From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the summer of 1519 he was out of his apprenticeship, and though Dennet was only fifteen, it was not uncommon for brides to be even younger.
Headley
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From this reading If Giles Headley murmured at Aldonza’s removal, it was only to Perronel, and that discreet woman kept it to herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading If Giles Headley murmured at Aldonza’s removal, it was only to Perronel, and that discreet woman kept it to herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the summer of 1519 he was out of his apprenticeship, and though Dennet was only fifteen, it was not uncommon for brides to be even younger.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, the autumn of that year was signalised by a fresh outbreak of the sweating sickness, apparently a sort of influenza, and no festivities could be thought of.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Giles Headley murmured at Aldonza’s removal, it was only to Perronel, and that discreet woman kept it to herself.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the summer of 1519 he was out of his apprenticeship, and though Dennet was only fifteen, it was not uncommon for brides to be even younger.
influenza
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From this reading However, the autumn of that year was signalised by a fresh outbreak of the sweating sickness, apparently a sort of influenza, and no festivities could be thought of.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If Giles Headley murmured at Aldonza’s removal, it was only to Perronel, and that discreet woman kept it to herself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
kept
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From this reading If Giles Headley murmured at Aldonza’s removal, it was only to Perronel, and that discreet woman kept it to herself.
lost
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From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
married
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From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
men
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From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
murmured
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From this reading If Giles Headley murmured at Aldonza’s removal, it was only to Perronel, and that discreet woman kept it to herself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading However, the autumn of that year was signalised by a fresh outbreak of the sweating sickness, apparently a sort of influenza, and no festivities could be thought of.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the summer of 1519 he was out of his apprenticeship, and though Dennet was only fifteen, it was not uncommon for brides to be even younger.
now
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From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
only
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From this reading If Giles Headley murmured at Aldonza’s removal, it was only to Perronel, and that discreet woman kept it to herself.
out
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From this reading In the summer of 1519 he was out of his apprenticeship, and though Dennet was only fifteen, it was not uncommon for brides to be even younger.
outbreak
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From this reading However, the autumn of that year was signalised by a fresh outbreak of the sweating sickness, apparently a sort of influenza, and no festivities could be thought of.
Perronel
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From this reading If Giles Headley murmured at Aldonza’s removal, it was only to Perronel, and that discreet woman kept it to herself.
pomp
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From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
removal
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From this reading If Giles Headley murmured at Aldonza’s removal, it was only to Perronel, and that discreet woman kept it to herself.
say
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From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
Shakespeare
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sickness
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From this reading However, the autumn of that year was signalised by a fresh outbreak of the sweating sickness, apparently a sort of influenza, and no festivities could be thought of.
signalised
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From this reading However, the autumn of that year was signalised by a fresh outbreak of the sweating sickness, apparently a sort of influenza, and no festivities could be thought of.
single
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From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
sort
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From this reading However, the autumn of that year was signalised by a fresh outbreak of the sweating sickness, apparently a sort of influenza, and no festivities could be thought of.
summer
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From this reading In the summer of 1519 he was out of his apprenticeship, and though Dennet was only fifteen, it was not uncommon for brides to be even younger.
sweating
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From this reading However, the autumn of that year was signalised by a fresh outbreak of the sweating sickness, apparently a sort of influenza, and no festivities could be thought of.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If Giles Headley murmured at Aldonza’s removal, it was only to Perronel, and that discreet woman kept it to herself.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
Then
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From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading In the summer of 1519 he was out of his apprenticeship, and though Dennet was only fifteen, it was not uncommon for brides to be even younger.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, the autumn of that year was signalised by a fresh outbreak of the sweating sickness, apparently a sort of influenza, and no festivities could be thought of.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
uncommon
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From this reading In the summer of 1519 he was out of his apprenticeship, and though Dennet was only fifteen, it was not uncommon for brides to be even younger.
view
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From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
woman
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From this reading If Giles Headley murmured at Aldonza’s removal, it was only to Perronel, and that discreet woman kept it to herself.
year
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From this reading However, the autumn of that year was signalised by a fresh outbreak of the sweating sickness, apparently a sort of influenza, and no festivities could be thought of.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then you lost The view of earthly glory: men might say Till this time pomp was single; but now married To one above itself.”
younger
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From this reading In the summer of 1519 he was out of his apprenticeship, and though Dennet was only fifteen, it was not uncommon for brides to be even younger.
