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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 bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
all
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
any
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
authorities
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From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
bare
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
become
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From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
bold
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
bomb
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
camp
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
carried
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
Catesby
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From this reading But Catesby, Percy, the two Winters and others stood in the shadow of the scaffold.
cause
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
completely
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
confession
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
consequences
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From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
conspirators
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
custom
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
day
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
defense
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
degree
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
eleventh
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
England
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
exploded
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
exposure
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
eyes
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
Fawkes
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
flight
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
following
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
force
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From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
Garnet
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From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
gentlemen
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
government
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
hands
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
hiding
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From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
hour
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "IN THE KING'S NAME."
indeed
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From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
involved
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From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
Jesuit
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From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
KING'S
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From this reading "IN THE KING'S NAME."
laid
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
moral
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From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
NAME
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From this reading "IN THE KING'S NAME."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
now
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
others
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From this reading But Catesby, Percy, the two Winters and others stood in the shadow of the scaffold.
out
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
overthrown
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
Percy
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From this reading But Catesby, Percy, the two Winters and others stood in the shadow of the scaffold.
physical
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From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
place
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From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
plans
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
plot
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
prisoner
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
probably
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
resist
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From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
safe
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From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
scaffold
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From this reading But Catesby, Percy, the two Winters and others stood in the shadow of the scaffold.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading But Catesby, Percy, the two Winters and others stood in the shadow of the scaffold.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading But Catesby, Percy, the two Winters and others stood in the shadow of the scaffold.
sudden
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "IN THE KING'S NAME."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
thought
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
time
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From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
torture
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
treason
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From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
two
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From this reading But Catesby, Percy, the two Winters and others stood in the shadow of the scaffold.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
unexpectedly
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
unknown
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From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
well-regulated
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From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So sudden had been the exposure of their plot--laid bare to the eyes of all England at the eleventh hour--that the bold plans for a well-regulated defense were overthrown completely, and could not be carried out in any degree.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
Winters
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From this reading But Catesby, Percy, the two Winters and others stood in the shadow of the scaffold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Garnet, indeed, was for the time safe, his hiding place unknown to the authorities, and did Fawkes resist with physical and moral force the torture, the Jesuit might not become involved in the consequences of his treason.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
wring
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
zealous
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From this reading The bomb having exploded so unexpectedly in the camp of the conspirators, Fawkes a prisoner in the hands of the government, which, following the custom of the day, would probably under torture wring from him a confession, the gentlemen who had been so zealous in the cause had now no thought but of flight.
