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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 Giraud, Seigneur of Lancon, demands in his quality of porter the customary toll due him--a kiss from the fair litigant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
barely
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
Beauty
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
Court
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
crowd
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
CRUSADERS
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From this reading THE CRUSADERS!
crying
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From this reading Ursine gives him two on the mouth and walks to the foot of the tribunal crying: "Justice!
customary
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From this reading Giraud, Seigneur of Lancon, demands in his quality of porter the customary toll due him--a kiss from the fair litigant.
demands
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From this reading Giraud, Seigneur of Lancon, demands in his quality of porter the customary toll due him--a kiss from the fair litigant.
due
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From this reading Giraud, Seigneur of Lancon, demands in his quality of porter the customary toll due him--a kiss from the fair litigant.
elbows
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
entrance
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Giraud, Seigneur of Lancon, demands in his quality of porter the customary toll due him--a kiss from the fair litigant.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ursine gives him two on the mouth and walks to the foot of the tribunal crying: "Justice!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Giraud, Seigneur of Lancon, demands in his quality of porter the customary toll due him--a kiss from the fair litigant.
Giraud
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From this reading Giraud, Seigneur of Lancon, demands in his quality of porter the customary toll due him--a kiss from the fair litigant.
gives
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From this reading Ursine gives him two on the mouth and walks to the foot of the tribunal crying: "Justice!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Giraud, Seigneur of Lancon, demands in his quality of porter the customary toll due him--a kiss from the fair litigant.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Giraud, Seigneur of Lancon, demands in his quality of porter the customary toll due him--a kiss from the fair litigant.
hurriedly
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Giraud, Seigneur of Lancon, demands in his quality of porter the customary toll due him--a kiss from the fair litigant.
indicate
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
Justice
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From this reading Ursine gives him two on the mouth and walks to the foot of the tribunal crying: "Justice!
kiss
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From this reading Giraud, Seigneur of Lancon, demands in his quality of porter the customary toll due him--a kiss from the fair litigant.
Lancon
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From this reading Giraud, Seigneur of Lancon, demands in his quality of porter the customary toll due him--a kiss from the fair litigant.
litigant
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From this reading Giraud, Seigneur of Lancon, demands in his quality of porter the customary toll due him--a kiss from the fair litigant.
Love
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
mouth
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From this reading Ursine gives him two on the mouth and walks to the foot of the tribunal crying: "Justice!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ursine gives him two on the mouth and walks to the foot of the tribunal crying: "Justice!
petulant
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
porter
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From this reading Giraud, Seigneur of Lancon, demands in his quality of porter the customary toll due him--a kiss from the fair litigant.
precinct
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
presents
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
President
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pronounced
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
quality
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From this reading Giraud, Seigneur of Lancon, demands in his quality of porter the customary toll due him--a kiss from the fair litigant.
Queen
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
routine
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
sacred
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
Seigneur
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From this reading Giraud, Seigneur of Lancon, demands in his quality of porter the customary toll due him--a kiss from the fair litigant.
taking
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRUSADERS!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ursine gives him two on the mouth and walks to the foot of the tribunal crying: "Justice!
toll
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From this reading Giraud, Seigneur of Lancon, demands in his quality of porter the customary toll due him--a kiss from the fair litigant.
tribunal
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From this reading Ursine gives him two on the mouth and walks to the foot of the tribunal crying: "Justice!
two
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From this reading Ursine gives him two on the mouth and walks to the foot of the tribunal crying: "Justice!
up
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
Ursine
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
walks
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From this reading Ursine gives him two on the mouth and walks to the foot of the tribunal crying: "Justice!
way
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
words
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
work
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From this reading The Queen of Beauty and President of the Court of Love has barely pronounced the words that indicate the taking up of the routine work before her, when the petulant Ursine hurriedly elbows her way through the crowd and presents herself at the entrance of the sacred precinct.
