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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 sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Evening again found him seated on his favourite stone.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
booty
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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
broad
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
called
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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
clouds
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
consumed
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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.
day
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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.
day's
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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
deeper
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
desolate
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
Diana's
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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
Evening
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From this reading Evening again found him seated on his favourite stone.
favourite
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From this reading Evening again found him seated on his favourite stone.
foresters
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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Evening again found him seated on his favourite stone.
FOURTHnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --HENRY THE FOURTH, PART I.
garden
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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.
gave
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
gloomy
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.
heathy
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
HENRY
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From this reading --HENRY THE FOURTH, PART I.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Evening again found him seated on his favourite stone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --HENRY THE FOURTH, PART I.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.
interview
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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.
ladies
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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
lustre
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
minions
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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
moon
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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
moor
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
mountains
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
night's
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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Evening again found him seated on his favourite stone.
outline
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
PARTnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --HENRY THE FOURTH, PART I.
precincts
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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.
purple
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
red
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
remainder
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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.
rolling
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
seas
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
seated
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From this reading Evening again found him seated on his favourite stone.
setting
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
shade
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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
Solitary
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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.
spot
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
squires
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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
stone
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From this reading Evening again found him seated on his favourite stone.
sun
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
surrounded
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
thieves
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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
threw
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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.
young
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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.
