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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 They were mounted on white horses with beautiful trappings, and each horse had a long cloth of velvet over his back.
all
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From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The first was an old man with a long white beard, the second a man in the prime of life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
announce
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From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
appeared
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From this reading Now appeared riding through the market-place in great state, two of the three kings from the East.
back
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From this reading They were mounted on white horses with beautiful trappings, and each horse had a long cloth of velvet over his back.
Balthazar
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From this reading The kings were Gaspar (or Jaspar) and Balthazar.
beard
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From this reading The first was an old man with a long white beard, the second a man in the prime of life.
beautiful
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From this reading They were mounted on white horses with beautiful trappings, and each horse had a long cloth of velvet over his back.
bidding
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From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
cloth
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From this reading They were mounted on white horses with beautiful trappings, and each horse had a long cloth of velvet over his back.
departed
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From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They were mounted on white horses with beautiful trappings, and each horse had a long cloth of velvet over his back.
East
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From this reading Now appeared riding through the market-place in great state, two of the three kings from the East.
first
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From this reading The first was an old man with a long white beard, the second a man in the prime of life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now appeared riding through the market-place in great state, two of the three kings from the East.
Gaspar
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From this reading The kings were Gaspar (or Jaspar) and Balthazar.
great
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From this reading Now appeared riding through the market-place in great state, two of the three kings from the East.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were mounted on white horses with beautiful trappings, and each horse had a long cloth of velvet over his back.
harmony
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From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
herald
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From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
Herod
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From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
horse
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From this reading They were mounted on white horses with beautiful trappings, and each horse had a long cloth of velvet over his back.
horses
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From this reading They were mounted on white horses with beautiful trappings, and each horse had a long cloth of velvet over his back.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now appeared riding through the market-place in great state, two of the three kings from the East.
Jaspar
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From this reading The kings were Gaspar (or Jaspar) and Balthazar.
kings
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From this reading Now appeared riding through the market-place in great state, two of the three kings from the East.
life
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From this reading The first was an old man with a long white beard, the second a man in the prime of life.
long
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From this reading They were mounted on white horses with beautiful trappings, and each horse had a long cloth of velvet over his back.
man
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From this reading The first was an old man with a long white beard, the second a man in the prime of life.
market-place
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From this reading Now appeared riding through the market-place in great state, two of the three kings from the East.
mounted
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From this reading They were mounted on white horses with beautiful trappings, and each horse had a long cloth of velvet over his back.
Now
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From this reading Now appeared riding through the market-place in great state, two of the three kings from the East.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now appeared riding through the market-place in great state, two of the three kings from the East.
old
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From this reading The first was an old man with a long white beard, the second a man in the prime of life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were mounted on white horses with beautiful trappings, and each horse had a long cloth of velvet over his back.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The kings were Gaspar (or Jaspar) and Balthazar.
ordering
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From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
other
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From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They were mounted on white horses with beautiful trappings, and each horse had a long cloth of velvet over his back.
palace
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From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
presence
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From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
prime
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From this reading The first was an old man with a long white beard, the second a man in the prime of life.
re-entered
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From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
riding
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From this reading Now appeared riding through the market-place in great state, two of the three kings from the East.
second
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From this reading The first was an old man with a long white beard, the second a man in the prime of life.
state
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From this reading Now appeared riding through the market-place in great state, two of the three kings from the East.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
Then
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From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were mounted on white horses with beautiful trappings, and each horse had a long cloth of velvet over his back.
three
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From this reading Now appeared riding through the market-place in great state, two of the three kings from the East.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now appeared riding through the market-place in great state, two of the three kings from the East.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
trappings
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From this reading They were mounted on white horses with beautiful trappings, and each horse had a long cloth of velvet over his back.
trumpets
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From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
two
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From this reading Now appeared riding through the market-place in great state, two of the three kings from the East.
velvet
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From this reading They were mounted on white horses with beautiful trappings, and each horse had a long cloth of velvet over his back.
viols
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From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first was an old man with a long white beard, the second a man in the prime of life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were mounted on white horses with beautiful trappings, and each horse had a long cloth of velvet over his back.
white
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From this reading They were mounted on white horses with beautiful trappings, and each horse had a long cloth of velvet over his back.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were mounted on white horses with beautiful trappings, and each horse had a long cloth of velvet over his back.
world
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From this reading Then ordering “trumpets, viols, and other harmony” to announce his presence to all the world, Herod re-entered the palace, and the herald departed to do his bidding.
