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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The time had now come about on which De Montfort had promised his daughter to Vigneau.
age
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From this reading "The age of chivalry is gone.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE JOUST, SAXON AND NORMAN.
arms
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From this reading As was the wont invariably of the Normans, the ceremony must be preceded by the usual festivities, the most marked of which was the tournament, or feat of arms.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As was the wont invariably of the Normans, the ceremony must be preceded by the usual festivities, the most marked of which was the tournament, or feat of arms.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As was the wont invariably of the Normans, the ceremony must be preceded by the usual festivities, the most marked of which was the tournament, or feat of arms.
Burke
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From this reading That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded."--Burke.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As was the wont invariably of the Normans, the ceremony must be preceded by the usual festivities, the most marked of which was the tournament, or feat of arms.
calculators
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From this reading That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded."--Burke.
ceremony
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From this reading As was the wont invariably of the Normans, the ceremony must be preceded by the usual festivities, the most marked of which was the tournament, or feat of arms.
chivalry
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From this reading "The age of chivalry is gone.
come
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From this reading The time had now come about on which De Montfort had promised his daughter to Vigneau.
daughter
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From this reading The time had now come about on which De Montfort had promised his daughter to Vigneau.
De
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From this reading The time had now come about on which De Montfort had promised his daughter to Vigneau.
economists
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From this reading That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded."--Burke.
feat
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From this reading As was the wont invariably of the Normans, the ceremony must be preceded by the usual festivities, the most marked of which was the tournament, or feat of arms.
festivities
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From this reading As was the wont invariably of the Normans, the ceremony must be preceded by the usual festivities, the most marked of which was the tournament, or feat of arms.
gone
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From this reading "The age of chivalry is gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The time had now come about on which De Montfort had promised his daughter to Vigneau.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded."--Burke.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The time had now come about on which De Montfort had promised his daughter to Vigneau.
invariably
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From this reading As was the wont invariably of the Normans, the ceremony must be preceded by the usual festivities, the most marked of which was the tournament, or feat of arms.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The age of chivalry is gone.
JOUST
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From this reading THE JOUST, SAXON AND NORMAN.
marked
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From this reading As was the wont invariably of the Normans, the ceremony must be preceded by the usual festivities, the most marked of which was the tournament, or feat of arms.
Montfort
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From this reading The time had now come about on which De Montfort had promised his daughter to Vigneau.
most
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From this reading As was the wont invariably of the Normans, the ceremony must be preceded by the usual festivities, the most marked of which was the tournament, or feat of arms.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As was the wont invariably of the Normans, the ceremony must be preceded by the usual festivities, the most marked of which was the tournament, or feat of arms.
NORMAN
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From this reading THE JOUST, SAXON AND NORMAN.
Normans
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From this reading As was the wont invariably of the Normans, the ceremony must be preceded by the usual festivities, the most marked of which was the tournament, or feat of arms.
now
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From this reading The time had now come about on which De Montfort had promised his daughter to Vigneau.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The age of chivalry is gone.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The time had now come about on which De Montfort had promised his daughter to Vigneau.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As was the wont invariably of the Normans, the ceremony must be preceded by the usual festivities, the most marked of which was the tournament, or feat of arms.
preceded
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From this reading As was the wont invariably of the Normans, the ceremony must be preceded by the usual festivities, the most marked of which was the tournament, or feat of arms.
promised
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From this reading The time had now come about on which De Montfort had promised his daughter to Vigneau.
SAXON
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From this reading THE JOUST, SAXON AND NORMAN.
sophisters
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From this reading That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded."--Burke.
succeeded
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From this reading That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded."--Burke.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded."--Burke.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOUST, SAXON AND NORMAN.
time
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From this reading The time had now come about on which De Montfort had promised his daughter to Vigneau.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The time had now come about on which De Montfort had promised his daughter to Vigneau.
tournament
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From this reading As was the wont invariably of the Normans, the ceremony must be preceded by the usual festivities, the most marked of which was the tournament, or feat of arms.
usual
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From this reading As was the wont invariably of the Normans, the ceremony must be preceded by the usual festivities, the most marked of which was the tournament, or feat of arms.
Vigneau
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From this reading The time had now come about on which De Montfort had promised his daughter to Vigneau.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As was the wont invariably of the Normans, the ceremony must be preceded by the usual festivities, the most marked of which was the tournament, or feat of arms.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The time had now come about on which De Montfort had promised his daughter to Vigneau.
wont
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From this reading As was the wont invariably of the Normans, the ceremony must be preceded by the usual festivities, the most marked of which was the tournament, or feat of arms.
