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1112
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From this reading Since the Frankish conquest, and down to the date of the events here narrated (1112), Laon constituted a part of the special domains of the kings.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Since the Frankish conquest, and down to the date of the events here narrated (1112), Laon constituted a part of the special domains of the kings.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading For centuries Laon had for its temporal seigneur the bishop of the diocese, and figured from the start among the foremost cities of Picardy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For centuries Laon had for its temporal seigneur the bishop of the diocese, and figured from the start among the foremost cities of Picardy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Clovis made himself master of the city through the treason of Saint Remy, who baptized that crowned bandit at Rheims.
bandit
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From this reading Clovis made himself master of the city through the treason of Saint Remy, who baptized that crowned bandit at Rheims.
baptized
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From this reading Clovis made himself master of the city through the treason of Saint Remy, who baptized that crowned bandit at Rheims.
bishop
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From this reading For centuries Laon had for its temporal seigneur the bishop of the diocese, and figured from the start among the foremost cities of Picardy.
Brunhild
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From this reading Clovis' wife, Clotilde, founded in the city the collegiate church of Saint Peter, and later Brunhild built a palace there.
built
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From this reading Clovis' wife, Clotilde, founded in the city the collegiate church of Saint Peter, and later Brunhild built a palace there.
centuries
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From this reading For centuries Laon had for its temporal seigneur the bishop of the diocese, and figured from the start among the foremost cities of Picardy.
church
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From this reading Clovis' wife, Clotilde, founded in the city the collegiate church of Saint Peter, and later Brunhild built a palace there.
cities
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From this reading For centuries Laon had for its temporal seigneur the bishop of the diocese, and figured from the start among the foremost cities of Picardy.
city
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From this reading Clovis made himself master of the city through the treason of Saint Remy, who baptized that crowned bandit at Rheims.
Clotilde
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From this reading Clovis' wife, Clotilde, founded in the city the collegiate church of Saint Peter, and later Brunhild built a palace there.
Clovis
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From this reading Clovis made himself master of the city through the treason of Saint Remy, who baptized that crowned bandit at Rheims.
collegiate
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From this reading Clovis' wife, Clotilde, founded in the city the collegiate church of Saint Peter, and later Brunhild built a palace there.
COMMUNES
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From this reading THE RISE OF THE COMMUNES.
conquest
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From this reading Since the Frankish conquest, and down to the date of the events here narrated (1112), Laon constituted a part of the special domains of the kings.
constituted
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From this reading Since the Frankish conquest, and down to the date of the events here narrated (1112), Laon constituted a part of the special domains of the kings.
crowned
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From this reading Clovis made himself master of the city through the treason of Saint Remy, who baptized that crowned bandit at Rheims.
date
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From this reading Since the Frankish conquest, and down to the date of the events here narrated (1112), Laon constituted a part of the special domains of the kings.
diocese
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From this reading For centuries Laon had for its temporal seigneur the bishop of the diocese, and figured from the start among the foremost cities of Picardy.
domains
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From this reading Since the Frankish conquest, and down to the date of the events here narrated (1112), Laon constituted a part of the special domains of the kings.
down
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From this reading Since the Frankish conquest, and down to the date of the events here narrated (1112), Laon constituted a part of the special domains of the kings.
events
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From this reading Since the Frankish conquest, and down to the date of the events here narrated (1112), Laon constituted a part of the special domains of the kings.
figured
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From this reading For centuries Laon had for its temporal seigneur the bishop of the diocese, and figured from the start among the foremost cities of Picardy.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For centuries Laon had for its temporal seigneur the bishop of the diocese, and figured from the start among the foremost cities of Picardy.
foremostnounUS /ˈforemost/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For centuries Laon had for its temporal seigneur the bishop of the diocese, and figured from the start among the foremost cities of Picardy.
founded
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From this reading Clovis' wife, Clotilde, founded in the city the collegiate church of Saint Peter, and later Brunhild built a palace there.
Frankish
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From this reading Since the Frankish conquest, and down to the date of the events here narrated (1112), Laon constituted a part of the special domains of the kings.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For centuries Laon had for its temporal seigneur the bishop of the diocese, and figured from the start among the foremost cities of Picardy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For centuries Laon had for its temporal seigneur the bishop of the diocese, and figured from the start among the foremost cities of Picardy.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the Frankish conquest, and down to the date of the events here narrated (1112), Laon constituted a part of the special domains of the kings.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Clovis made himself master of the city through the treason of Saint Remy, who baptized that crowned bandit at Rheims.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clovis' wife, Clotilde, founded in the city the collegiate church of Saint Peter, and later Brunhild built a palace there.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For centuries Laon had for its temporal seigneur the bishop of the diocese, and figured from the start among the foremost cities of Picardy.
kings
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From this reading Since the Frankish conquest, and down to the date of the events here narrated (1112), Laon constituted a part of the special domains of the kings.
Laon
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From this reading For centuries Laon had for its temporal seigneur the bishop of the diocese, and figured from the start among the foremost cities of Picardy.
later
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From this reading Clovis' wife, Clotilde, founded in the city the collegiate church of Saint Peter, and later Brunhild built a palace there.
made
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From this reading Clovis made himself master of the city through the treason of Saint Remy, who baptized that crowned bandit at Rheims.
master
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From this reading Clovis made himself master of the city through the treason of Saint Remy, who baptized that crowned bandit at Rheims.
narrated
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From this reading Since the Frankish conquest, and down to the date of the events here narrated (1112), Laon constituted a part of the special domains of the kings.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RISE OF THE COMMUNES.
palace
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From this reading Clovis' wife, Clotilde, founded in the city the collegiate church of Saint Peter, and later Brunhild built a palace there.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the Frankish conquest, and down to the date of the events here narrated (1112), Laon constituted a part of the special domains of the kings.
Peter
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From this reading Clovis' wife, Clotilde, founded in the city the collegiate church of Saint Peter, and later Brunhild built a palace there.
Picardy
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From this reading For centuries Laon had for its temporal seigneur the bishop of the diocese, and figured from the start among the foremost cities of Picardy.
Remy
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From this reading Clovis made himself master of the city through the treason of Saint Remy, who baptized that crowned bandit at Rheims.
Rheims
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From this reading Clovis made himself master of the city through the treason of Saint Remy, who baptized that crowned bandit at Rheims.
RISE
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From this reading THE RISE OF THE COMMUNES.
Saint
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From this reading Clovis made himself master of the city through the treason of Saint Remy, who baptized that crowned bandit at Rheims.
seigneur
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From this reading For centuries Laon had for its temporal seigneur the bishop of the diocese, and figured from the start among the foremost cities of Picardy.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the Frankish conquest, and down to the date of the events here narrated (1112), Laon constituted a part of the special domains of the kings.
special
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From this reading Since the Frankish conquest, and down to the date of the events here narrated (1112), Laon constituted a part of the special domains of the kings.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For centuries Laon had for its temporal seigneur the bishop of the diocese, and figured from the start among the foremost cities of Picardy.
temporal
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From this reading For centuries Laon had for its temporal seigneur the bishop of the diocese, and figured from the start among the foremost cities of Picardy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Clovis made himself master of the city through the treason of Saint Remy, who baptized that crowned bandit at Rheims.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RISE OF THE COMMUNES.
there
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From this reading Clovis' wife, Clotilde, founded in the city the collegiate church of Saint Peter, and later Brunhild built a palace there.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Clovis made himself master of the city through the treason of Saint Remy, who baptized that crowned bandit at Rheims.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since the Frankish conquest, and down to the date of the events here narrated (1112), Laon constituted a part of the special domains of the kings.
treason
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From this reading Clovis made himself master of the city through the treason of Saint Remy, who baptized that crowned bandit at Rheims.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Clovis made himself master of the city through the treason of Saint Remy, who baptized that crowned bandit at Rheims.
wife
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From this reading Clovis' wife, Clotilde, founded in the city the collegiate church of Saint Peter, and later Brunhild built a palace there.
