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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 "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
Alice
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From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
Avignon
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From this reading It was wainscoted in dark oak, with carpets and hangings of richly-figured crimson cloth from the looms of Avignon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
Briton
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From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
carpets
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From this reading It was wainscoted in dark oak, with carpets and hangings of richly-figured crimson cloth from the looms of Avignon.
CHIEFTAIN
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From this reading THE SAXON CHIEFTAIN CONFRONTS DE MONTFORT.
cloth
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From this reading It was wainscoted in dark oak, with carpets and hangings of richly-figured crimson cloth from the looms of Avignon.
comfortable
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From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
CONFRONTS
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From this reading THE SAXON CHIEFTAIN CONFRONTS DE MONTFORT.
Count
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From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
crimson
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From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
crouch
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From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
dark
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From this reading It was wainscoted in dark oak, with carpets and hangings of richly-figured crimson cloth from the looms of Avignon.
daughter
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From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
DE
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From this reading THE SAXON CHIEFTAIN CONFRONTS DE MONTFORT.
elegant
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From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
even
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From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
evening
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From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was wainscoted in dark oak, with carpets and hangings of richly-figured crimson cloth from the looms of Avignon.
hangings
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From this reading It was wainscoted in dark oak, with carpets and hangings of richly-figured crimson cloth from the looms of Avignon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was wainscoted in dark oak, with carpets and hangings of richly-figured crimson cloth from the looms of Avignon.
knee
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From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
known
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From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
looms
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From this reading It was wainscoted in dark oak, with carpets and hangings of richly-figured crimson cloth from the looms of Avignon.
love
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From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
MONTFORT
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From this reading THE SAXON CHIEFTAIN CONFRONTS DE MONTFORT.
more
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From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
oak
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From this reading It was wainscoted in dark oak, with carpets and hangings of richly-figured crimson cloth from the looms of Avignon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was wainscoted in dark oak, with carpets and hangings of richly-figured crimson cloth from the looms of Avignon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
outbrave
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From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
parlour
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From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
period
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From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
richly-figured
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From this reading It was wainscoted in dark oak, with carpets and hangings of richly-figured crimson cloth from the looms of Avignon.
room
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From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
SAXON
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From this reading THE SAXON CHIEFTAIN CONFRONTS DE MONTFORT.
scorn
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From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
seated
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From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
slave
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From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
somewhat
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From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
subject
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From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
suppliant
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From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SAXON CHIEFTAIN CONFRONTS DE MONTFORT.
Then
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From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
together
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From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
wainscoted
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From this reading It was wainscoted in dark oak, with carpets and hangings of richly-figured crimson cloth from the looms of Avignon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Count de Montfort and his daughter Alice were seated together one evening in what was known as the crimson parlour, a comfortable and somewhat elegant room for the period.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Then crouch no more on suppliant knee, But scorn with scorn outbrave; A Briton even in love should be A subject, not a slave."
Wordsworth
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From this reading Wordsworth.
