adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
admittancenounUS /ədˈmɪtəns/
the right to enter
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading “What do ye here, and alone?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Earl received him, and as the young man entered his presence, Simon de Montfort sprang to his feet in astonishment.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Earl received him, and as the young man entered his presence, Simon de Montfort sprang to his feet in astonishment.
astonishmentnounUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading The Earl received him, and as the young man entered his presence, Simon de Montfort sprang to his feet in astonishment.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “My Lord Prince,” he cried.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
demandingadjectiveUS /dɪˈmændɪŋ/
requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do ye here, and alone?”
EarlnounUS /ɜːrl/
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading The Earl received him, and as the young man entered his presence, Simon de Montfort sprang to his feet in astonishment.
Earl'snounUS /ɜːrlz/
possessive form of “earl” — a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The Earl received him, and as the young man entered his presence, Simon de Montfort sprang to his feet in astonishment.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The Earl received him, and as the young man entered his presence, Simon de Montfort sprang to his feet in astonishment.
gatesnounUS /ɡeɪts/
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My Lord Prince,” he cried.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “What do ye here, and alone?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Earl received him, and as the young man entered his presence, Simon de Montfort sprang to his feet in astonishment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Earl received him, and as the young man entered his presence, Simon de Montfort sprang to his feet in astonishment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Earl received him, and as the young man entered his presence, Simon de Montfort sprang to his feet in astonishment.
knightnounUS /naɪt/
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
LeicesternounUS /ˈlestər/
a largely agricultural county in central England
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “My Lord Prince,” he cried.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Earl received him, and as the young man entered his presence, Simon de Montfort sprang to his feet in astonishment.
MontfortnounUS /ˈmɑːntfərt/
an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265)
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My Lord Prince,” he cried.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading The Earl received him, and as the young man entered his presence, Simon de Montfort sprang to his feet in astonishment.
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “My Lord Prince,” he cried.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The Earl received him, and as the young man entered his presence, Simon de Montfort sprang to his feet in astonishment.
SeveraladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
smiledverbUS /smaɪld/
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The young man smiled.
speechnounUS /spiːtʃ/
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
sprangverbUS /spræŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The Earl received him, and as the young man entered his presence, Simon de Montfort sprang to his feet in astonishment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
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From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do ye here, and alone?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “What do ye here, and alone?”
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Several days after Norman of Torn’s visit to the castle of Leicester, a young knight appeared before the Earl’s gates demanding admittance to have speech with Simon de Montfort.
