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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 A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading '_Quid fecit Caesar_,' he stuttered; 'what Caesar hath done, Caesar can do again.
agonised
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From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
Ah
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From this reading And so it might be again----' Katharine Howard cried out, 'Ah!'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not till very lately since this canon of wedding and consummating and blessing by a holy friar hath been derided and contemned in this realm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And so it might be again----' Katharine Howard cried out, 'Ah!'
bear
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From this reading It wrung the Magister, who could not bear to see a woman pained, up to a pitch of ecstatic courage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
blessing
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From this reading It was not till very lately since this canon of wedding and consummating and blessing by a holy friar hath been derided and contemned in this realm.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
Caesar
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From this reading '_Quid fecit Caesar_,' he stuttered; 'what Caesar hath done, Caesar can do again.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading '_Quid fecit Caesar_,' he stuttered; 'what Caesar hath done, Caesar can do again.
canon
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From this reading It was not till very lately since this canon of wedding and consummating and blessing by a holy friar hath been derided and contemned in this realm.
consummating
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From this reading It was not till very lately since this canon of wedding and consummating and blessing by a holy friar hath been derided and contemned in this realm.
contemned
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From this reading It was not till very lately since this canon of wedding and consummating and blessing by a holy friar hath been derided and contemned in this realm.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It wrung the Magister, who could not bear to see a woman pained, up to a pitch of ecstatic courage.
courage
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From this reading It wrung the Magister, who could not bear to see a woman pained, up to a pitch of ecstatic courage.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so it might be again----' Katharine Howard cried out, 'Ah!'
derided
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From this reading It was not till very lately since this canon of wedding and consummating and blessing by a holy friar hath been derided and contemned in this realm.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading '_Quid fecit Caesar_,' he stuttered; 'what Caesar hath done, Caesar can do again.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading '_Quid fecit Caesar_,' he stuttered; 'what Caesar hath done, Caesar can do again.
ecstatic
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From this reading It wrung the Magister, who could not bear to see a woman pained, up to a pitch of ecstatic courage.
face
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From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
fecit
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From this reading '_Quid fecit Caesar_,' he stuttered; 'what Caesar hath done, Caesar can do again.
friar
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From this reading It was not till very lately since this canon of wedding and consummating and blessing by a holy friar hath been derided and contemned in this realm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading '_Quid fecit Caesar_,' he stuttered; 'what Caesar hath done, Caesar can do again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading '_Quid fecit Caesar_,' he stuttered; 'what Caesar hath done, Caesar can do again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
holy
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From this reading It was not till very lately since this canon of wedding and consummating and blessing by a holy friar hath been derided and contemned in this realm.
Howard
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From this reading And so it might be again----' Katharine Howard cried out, 'Ah!'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wrung the Magister, who could not bear to see a woman pained, up to a pitch of ecstatic courage.
Katharine
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From this reading And so it might be again----' Katharine Howard cried out, 'Ah!'
lately
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From this reading It was not till very lately since this canon of wedding and consummating and blessing by a holy friar hath been derided and contemned in this realm.
low
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From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
made
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From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
Magister
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From this reading It wrung the Magister, who could not bear to see a woman pained, up to a pitch of ecstatic courage.
Margot
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From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
melancholy
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From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It wrung the Magister, who could not bear to see a woman pained, up to a pitch of ecstatic courage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It wrung the Magister, who could not bear to see a woman pained, up to a pitch of ecstatic courage.
out
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From this reading And so it might be again----' Katharine Howard cried out, 'Ah!'
ox
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From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
pain
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From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
pained
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From this reading It wrung the Magister, who could not bear to see a woman pained, up to a pitch of ecstatic courage.
pitch
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From this reading It wrung the Magister, who could not bear to see a woman pained, up to a pitch of ecstatic courage.
Poins
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From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
Quid
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From this reading '_Quid fecit Caesar_,' he stuttered; 'what Caesar hath done, Caesar can do again.
realm
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From this reading It was not till very lately since this canon of wedding and consummating and blessing by a holy friar hath been derided and contemned in this realm.
see
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From this reading It wrung the Magister, who could not bear to see a woman pained, up to a pitch of ecstatic courage.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was not till very lately since this canon of wedding and consummating and blessing by a holy friar hath been derided and contemned in this realm.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so it might be again----' Katharine Howard cried out, 'Ah!'
sound
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From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
stop
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From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
stuttered
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From this reading '_Quid fecit Caesar_,' he stuttered; 'what Caesar hath done, Caesar can do again.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It wrung the Magister, who could not bear to see a woman pained, up to a pitch of ecstatic courage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was not till very lately since this canon of wedding and consummating and blessing by a holy friar hath been derided and contemned in this realm.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not till very lately since this canon of wedding and consummating and blessing by a holy friar hath been derided and contemned in this realm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
up
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From this reading It wrung the Magister, who could not bear to see a woman pained, up to a pitch of ecstatic courage.
very
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From this reading It was not till very lately since this canon of wedding and consummating and blessing by a holy friar hath been derided and contemned in this realm.
wail
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From this reading A low, melancholy wail from Margot Poins' agonised face--a sound such as might have been made by an ox in pain--brought him to a stop.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not till very lately since this canon of wedding and consummating and blessing by a holy friar hath been derided and contemned in this realm.
wedding
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From this reading It was not till very lately since this canon of wedding and consummating and blessing by a holy friar hath been derided and contemned in this realm.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading '_Quid fecit Caesar_,' he stuttered; 'what Caesar hath done, Caesar can do again.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It wrung the Magister, who could not bear to see a woman pained, up to a pitch of ecstatic courage.
woman
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From this reading It wrung the Magister, who could not bear to see a woman pained, up to a pitch of ecstatic courage.
wrung
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From this reading It wrung the Magister, who could not bear to see a woman pained, up to a pitch of ecstatic courage.
