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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 He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
addition
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From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would have both the Queen's door-keeper and the Queen's mad lover.
apiece
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From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
Archbishop's
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From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And there John Robb should live at his expenses.
bade
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From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
bearers
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From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He would have both the Queen's door-keeper and the Queen's mad lover.
breathed
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From this reading He breathed calmly, having got out these words, for now the doubt was ended.
calmly
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From this reading He breathed calmly, having got out these words, for now the doubt was ended.
castle
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From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
chamberlain
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From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
Christian
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From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
crown
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From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
Culpepper
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From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
dark
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From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
door-keeper
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From this reading He would have both the Queen's door-keeper and the Queen's mad lover.
doubt
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From this reading He breathed calmly, having got out these words, for now the doubt was ended.
ended
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From this reading He breathed calmly, having got out these words, for now the doubt was ended.
entrails
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From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
expenses
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From this reading And there John Robb should live at his expenses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He breathed calmly, having got out these words, for now the doubt was ended.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
get
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From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
give
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From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
got
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From this reading He breathed calmly, having got out these words, for now the doubt was ended.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have both the Queen's door-keeper and the Queen's mad lover.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He breathed calmly, having got out these words, for now the doubt was ended.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He breathed calmly, having got out these words, for now the doubt was ended.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
hire
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From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
horse
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From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
John
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From this reading And there John Robb should live at his expenses.
Lascelles
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From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
lead
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From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
live
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From this reading And there John Robb should live at his expenses.
lover
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From this reading He would have both the Queen's door-keeper and the Queen's mad lover.
mad
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From this reading He would have both the Queen's door-keeper and the Queen's mad lover.
men
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From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
near
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From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
now
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From this reading He breathed calmly, having got out these words, for now the doubt was ended.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
out
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From this reading He breathed calmly, having got out these words, for now the doubt was ended.
own
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From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
protested
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From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
Queen
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From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
Queen's
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From this reading He would have both the Queen's door-keeper and the Queen's mad lover.
recompense
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From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
Robb
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From this reading And there John Robb should live at his expenses.
room
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From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
said
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From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
set
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From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And there John Robb should live at his expenses.
steward
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From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
supporting
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From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He breathed calmly, having got out these words, for now the doubt was ended.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
there
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From this reading And there John Robb should live at his expenses.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He breathed calmly, having got out these words, for now the doubt was ended.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
toils
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From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He bade the bearers set Culpepper upon his horse and, supporting him, lead him to a room that he would hire of the Archbishop's chamberlain, near his own in the dark entrails of the castle.
very
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From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He breathed calmly, having got out these words, for now the doubt was ended.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
words
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From this reading He breathed calmly, having got out these words, for now the doubt was ended.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have both the Queen's door-keeper and the Queen's mad lover.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And when the men protested that, though this was very Christian of Lascelles, yet they would have recompense of the Queen for their toils, he said that he himself would give them a crown apiece, and they might get in addition what recompense from the Queen's steward that they could.
