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ale
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From this reading They were somewhat appeased by an unlimited supply of ale from the cellars, and promises of money.
ALICE
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From this reading ALICE DE MONTFORT SETS FREE THE SAXON CHIEFTAIN.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They were somewhat appeased by an unlimited supply of ale from the cellars, and promises of money.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
appeasedverbUS /əˈpiːzd/
made less angry or upset
From this reading They were somewhat appeased by an unlimited supply of ale from the cellars, and promises of money.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "O woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man; we had been brutes without you."
brutes
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From this reading "O woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man; we had been brutes without you."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
camp
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From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
castle
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From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
cellars
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From this reading They were somewhat appeased by an unlimited supply of ale from the cellars, and promises of money.
CHIEFTAIN
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From this reading ALICE DE MONTFORT SETS FREE THE SAXON CHIEFTAIN.
DE
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From this reading ALICE DE MONTFORT SETS FREE THE SAXON CHIEFTAIN.
energy
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From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
exercise
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From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
followers
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From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
FREE
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From this reading ALICE DE MONTFORT SETS FREE THE SAXON CHIEFTAIN.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "O woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man; we had been brutes without you."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
looting
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From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
lovely
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From this reading "O woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man; we had been brutes without you."
made
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From this reading "O woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man; we had been brutes without you."
man
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From this reading "O woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man; we had been brutes without you."
money
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From this reading They were somewhat appeased by an unlimited supply of ale from the cellars, and promises of money.
MONTFORT
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From this reading ALICE DE MONTFORT SETS FREE THE SAXON CHIEFTAIN.
nature
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From this reading "O woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man; we had been brutes without you."
Normans
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From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
O
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From this reading "O woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man; we had been brutes without you."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
only
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From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
Otway
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From this reading Otway.
prevented
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From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
promises
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From this reading They were somewhat appeased by an unlimited supply of ale from the cellars, and promises of money.
SAXON
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From this reading ALICE DE MONTFORT SETS FREE THE SAXON CHIEFTAIN.
SETS
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From this reading ALICE DE MONTFORT SETS FREE THE SAXON CHIEFTAIN.
soldiery
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From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
somewhat
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From this reading They were somewhat appeased by an unlimited supply of ale from the cellars, and promises of money.
supply
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From this reading They were somewhat appeased by an unlimited supply of ale from the cellars, and promises of money.
temper
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From this reading "O woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man; we had been brutes without you."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALICE DE MONTFORT SETS FREE THE SAXON CHIEFTAIN.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "O woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man; we had been brutes without you."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were somewhat appeased by an unlimited supply of ale from the cellars, and promises of money.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "O woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man; we had been brutes without you."
unlimited
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From this reading They were somewhat appeased by an unlimited supply of ale from the cellars, and promises of money.
utmost
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From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "O woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man; we had been brutes without you."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was only by the exercise of the utmost energy that the soldiery and camp followers of the Normans were prevented from looting the castle.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "O woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man; we had been brutes without you."
woman
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From this reading "O woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man; we had been brutes without you."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man; we had been brutes without you."
