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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 shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Angelique smiled, as she stood there, dazzled, and as if bathed in the springtide.
Angelique
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From this reading Angelique smiled, as she stood there, dazzled, and as if bathed in the springtide.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Angelique smiled, as she stood there, dazzled, and as if bathed in the springtide.
awakened
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From this reading Then, starting as if suddenly awakened from sleep, she said:
bathed
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From this reading Angelique smiled, as she stood there, dazzled, and as if bathed in the springtide.
Bishop
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
brightly
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
bushes
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
came
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
case
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
Cathedral
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
cope
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
covered
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
cut
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
dazzled
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From this reading Angelique smiled, as she stood there, dazzled, and as if bathed in the springtide.
drawers
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
ends
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
Father
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From this reading “Father, I have no more gold thread for my work.”
finished
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Father, I have no more gold thread for my work.”
fresh
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sun shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
garden
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
get
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
gold
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From this reading “Father, I have no more gold thread for my work.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Father, I have no more gold thread for my work.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
Hubert
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Father, I have no more gold thread for my work.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Angelique smiled, as she stood there, dazzled, and as if bathed in the springtide.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
just
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
lilacs
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
more
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From this reading “Father, I have no more gold thread for my work.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Father, I have no more gold thread for my work.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Father, I have no more gold thread for my work.”
odour
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
off
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
parchmentnounUS /ˈpɑːrtʃ.mənt/
A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, used for writing.
From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
pattern
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
pricking
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
rolled
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
roof
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
said
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From this reading Then, starting as if suddenly awakened from sleep, she said:
scratching
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Angelique smiled, as she stood there, dazzled, and as if bathed in the springtide.
shone
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
silk
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
skein
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
sleep
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From this reading Then, starting as if suddenly awakened from sleep, she said:
smiled
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From this reading Angelique smiled, as she stood there, dazzled, and as if bathed in the springtide.
springtide
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From this reading Angelique smiled, as she stood there, dazzled, and as if bathed in the springtide.
starting
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From this reading Then, starting as if suddenly awakened from sleep, she said:
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Angelique smiled, as she stood there, dazzled, and as if bathed in the springtide.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then, starting as if suddenly awakened from sleep, she said:
sun
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
tapered
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
Then
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From this reading Then, starting as if suddenly awakened from sleep, she said:
there
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From this reading Angelique smiled, as she stood there, dazzled, and as if bathed in the springtide.
thread
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From this reading “Father, I have no more gold thread for my work.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
tracing
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
two
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From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
up
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From this reading The sun shone brightly on the roof of the Cathedral, a fresh odour of lilacs came up from the bushes in the garden of the Bishop.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Hubert, who had just finished pricking the tracing of the pattern of a cope, went to get a skein from the case of drawers, cut it, tapered off the two ends by scratching the gold which covered the silk, and he brought it to her rolled up in parchment.
work
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From this reading “Father, I have no more gold thread for my work.”
