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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 The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
article
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From this reading The party of Lancaster, which was then in the very article of death, had once more raised its head.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
away
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From this reading Months had passed away since Richard Shelton made his escape from the hands of his guardian.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading These months had been eventful for England.
brief
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From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
butchered
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From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
death
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From this reading The party of Lancaster, which was then in the very article of death, had once more raised its head.
defeated
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From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
dispersed
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From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
England
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From this reading These months had been eventful for England.
escape
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From this reading Months had passed away since Richard Shelton made his escape from the hands of his guardian.
eventful
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From this reading These months had been eventful for England.
events
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From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
field
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From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
finally
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From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
foes
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From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
following
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From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These months had been eventful for England.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Months had passed away since Richard Shelton made his escape from the hands of his guardian.
full
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From this reading The small town of Shoreby-on-the-Till was full of the Lancastrian nobles of the neighbourhood.
guardian
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From this reading Months had passed away since Richard Shelton made his escape from the hands of his guardian.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Months had passed away since Richard Shelton made his escape from the hands of his guardian.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Months had passed away since Richard Shelton made his escape from the hands of his guardian.
head
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From this reading The party of Lancaster, which was then in the very article of death, had once more raised its head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Months had passed away since Richard Shelton made his escape from the hands of his guardian.
House
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From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The party of Lancaster, which was then in the very article of death, had once more raised its head.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The party of Lancaster, which was then in the very article of death, had once more raised its head.
Lancaster
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From this reading The party of Lancaster, which was then in the very article of death, had once more raised its head.
Lancastrian
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From this reading The small town of Shoreby-on-the-Till was full of the Lancastrian nobles of the neighbourhood.
leader
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From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
made
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From this reading Months had passed away since Richard Shelton made his escape from the hands of his guardian.
Months
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From this reading Months had passed away since Richard Shelton made his escape from the hands of his guardian.
more
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From this reading The party of Lancaster, which was then in the very article of death, had once more raised its head.
neighbourhood
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From this reading The small town of Shoreby-on-the-Till was full of the Lancastrian nobles of the neighbourhood.
nobles
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From this reading The small town of Shoreby-on-the-Till was full of the Lancastrian nobles of the neighbourhood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Months had passed away since Richard Shelton made his escape from the hands of his guardian.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
once
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From this reading The party of Lancaster, which was then in the very article of death, had once more raised its head.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party of Lancaster, which was then in the very article of death, had once more raised its head.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Months had passed away since Richard Shelton made his escape from the hands of his guardian.
raised
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From this reading The party of Lancaster, which was then in the very article of death, had once more raised its head.
recorded
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From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
Richard
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From this reading Months had passed away since Richard Shelton made his escape from the hands of his guardian.
season
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From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
Shelton
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From this reading Months had passed away since Richard Shelton made his escape from the hands of his guardian.
Shoreby-on-the-Till
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From this reading The small town of Shoreby-on-the-Till was full of the Lancastrian nobles of the neighbourhood.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Months had passed away since Richard Shelton made his escape from the hands of his guardian.
small
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From this reading The small town of Shoreby-on-the-Till was full of the Lancastrian nobles of the neighbourhood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Months had passed away since Richard Shelton made his escape from the hands of his guardian.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
then
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From this reading The party of Lancaster, which was then in the very article of death, had once more raised its head.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These months had been eventful for England.
town
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From this reading The small town of Shoreby-on-the-Till was full of the Lancastrian nobles of the neighbourhood.
triumphed
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From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
very
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From this reading The party of Lancaster, which was then in the very article of death, had once more raised its head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The party of Lancaster, which was then in the very article of death, had once more raised its head.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The party of Lancaster, which was then in the very article of death, had once more raised its head.
winter
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From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
Yorkists
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From this reading The Yorkists defeated and dispersed, their leader butchered on the field, it seemed,--for a very brief season in the winter following upon the events already recorded, as if the House of Lancaster had finally triumphed over its foes.
