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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 Marik Lebrenn had been taken by order of the Count of Plouernel into a richly furnished salon.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOEL AND NEROWEG.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Marik Lebrenn had been taken by order of the Count of Plouernel into a richly furnished salon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Marik Lebrenn had been taken by order of the Count of Plouernel into a richly furnished salon.
Church
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
civilian
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
cloak
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
Count
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From this reading Marik Lebrenn had been taken by order of the Count of Plouernel into a richly furnished salon.
cross
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
cuirass
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
dress
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
ermine
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
family
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From this reading From the walls hung a number of family portraits.
France
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the walls hung a number of family portraits.
furnished
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From this reading Marik Lebrenn had been taken by order of the Count of Plouernel into a richly furnished salon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marik Lebrenn had been taken by order of the Count of Plouernel into a richly furnished salon.
hung
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From this reading From the walls hung a number of family portraits.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Marik Lebrenn had been taken by order of the Count of Plouernel into a richly furnished salon.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was likewise with the women.
JOEL
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From this reading JOEL AND NEROWEG.
knights
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
Lebrenn
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From this reading Marik Lebrenn had been taken by order of the Count of Plouernel into a richly furnished salon.
likewise
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From this reading It was likewise with the women.
Marik
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From this reading Marik Lebrenn had been taken by order of the Count of Plouernel into a richly furnished salon.
NEROWEG
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From this reading JOEL AND NEROWEG.
noblemen
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
number
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From this reading From the walls hung a number of family portraits.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marik Lebrenn had been taken by order of the Count of Plouernel into a richly furnished salon.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marik Lebrenn had been taken by order of the Count of Plouernel into a richly furnished salon.
others
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
peer
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
Plouernel
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From this reading Marik Lebrenn had been taken by order of the Count of Plouernel into a richly furnished salon.
portraits
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From this reading From the walls hung a number of family portraits.
Princes
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
purple
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
red
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
richly
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From this reading Marik Lebrenn had been taken by order of the Count of Plouernel into a richly furnished salon.
salon
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From this reading Marik Lebrenn had been taken by order of the Count of Plouernel into a richly furnished salon.
Some
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
taken
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From this reading Marik Lebrenn had been taken by order of the Count of Plouernel into a richly furnished salon.
Templars
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marik Lebrenn had been taken by order of the Count of Plouernel into a richly furnished salon.
walls
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From this reading From the walls hung a number of family portraits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was likewise with the women.
white
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was likewise with the women.
women
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From this reading It was likewise with the women.
wore
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From this reading Some wore the cuirass of knights, others the white cross and red cloak of the Templars, others the civilian dress of noblemen, still others the ermine of a peer of France, or the purple of the Princes of the Church.