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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 Frankish chief who stood before me was a man of colossal stature.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
beard
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From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Frankish chief who stood before me was a man of colossal stature.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading His hair, tied with a leather thong on the top of his head, fell behind his shoulders like the flowing crest of a casque.
blue
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From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
bushy
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From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
casque
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From this reading His hair, tied with a leather thong on the top of his head, fell behind his shoulders like the flowing crest of a casque.
chief
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From this reading The Frankish chief who stood before me was a man of colossal stature.
colossal
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From this reading The Frankish chief who stood before me was a man of colossal stature.
coppery
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From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
crest
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From this reading His hair, tied with a leather thong on the top of his head, fell behind his shoulders like the flowing crest of a casque.
Due
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From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
EAGLE
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From this reading NEROWEG THE TERRIBLE EAGLE.
eagle's
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From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
eyebrows
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From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
fell
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From this reading His hair, tied with a leather thong on the top of his head, fell behind his shoulders like the flowing crest of a casque.
flowing
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From this reading His hair, tied with a leather thong on the top of his head, fell behind his shoulders like the flowing crest of a casque.
forehead
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From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
Frankish
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From this reading The Frankish chief who stood before me was a man of colossal stature.
greasy
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From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
hair
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From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
head
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From this reading His hair, tied with a leather thong on the top of his head, fell behind his shoulders like the flowing crest of a casque.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
knot
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From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
leather
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From this reading His hair, tied with a leather thong on the top of his head, fell behind his shoulders like the flowing crest of a casque.
like
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From this reading His hair, tied with a leather thong on the top of his head, fell behind his shoulders like the flowing crest of a casque.
lime-water
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From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
man
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From this reading The Frankish chief who stood before me was a man of colossal stature.
mark
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From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Frankish chief who stood before me was a man of colossal stature.
NEROWEG
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From this reading NEROWEG THE TERRIBLE EAGLE.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Frankish chief who stood before me was a man of colossal stature.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His hair, tied with a leather thong on the top of his head, fell behind his shoulders like the flowing crest of a casque.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
red
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From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
representing
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From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
rose
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From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
saw
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From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
scarlet
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From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
serpent
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From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
shoulders
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From this reading His hair, tied with a leather thong on the top of his head, fell behind his shoulders like the flowing crest of a casque.
spanned
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From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
stature
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From this reading The Frankish chief who stood before me was a man of colossal stature.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Frankish chief who stood before me was a man of colossal stature.
talon
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From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
tattoo
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From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
tattooed
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From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
TERRIBLEnounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NEROWEG THE TERRIBLE EAGLE.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEROWEG THE TERRIBLE EAGLE.
thong
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From this reading His hair, tied with a leather thong on the top of his head, fell behind his shoulders like the flowing crest of a casque.
tied
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From this reading His hair, tied with a leather thong on the top of his head, fell behind his shoulders like the flowing crest of a casque.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
top
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From this reading His hair, tied with a leather thong on the top of his head, fell behind his shoulders like the flowing crest of a casque.
turned
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From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
undulations
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From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
use
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From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Frankish chief who stood before me was a man of colossal stature.
well
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From this reading Due to the use of lime-water, his beard as well as his greasy hair, that rose in a knot over his forehead, had turned coppery red.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Above each of his bushy red eyebrows I saw an eagle's talon tattooed in blue, while another scarlet tattoo mark, representing the undulations of a serpent, spanned his forehead.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Frankish chief who stood before me was a man of colossal stature.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His hair, tied with a leather thong on the top of his head, fell behind his shoulders like the flowing crest of a casque.
