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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 "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
actual
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From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
all
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
any
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From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
approached
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From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
assumed
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From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
Cade
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From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
character
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From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
clothier
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From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
commonwealth
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From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
communicated
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From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
countenance
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From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
direction
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
dress
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From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.
emotion
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
father
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From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
followed
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
following
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From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
gone
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
Henry
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From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.
hesitate
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From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
house
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
indeed
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
inmates
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
inquire
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From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
Jack
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From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
King
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From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
knew
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From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
man's
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From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.
Mary
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From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
means
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From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
more
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From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.
Mr
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From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
nap
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From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
near
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From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.
new
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From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
obtrude
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
obvious
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
other
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
painted
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From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.
probably
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
put
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From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
real
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From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
saw
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From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.
seat
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From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.
service
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From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
side
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
slowly
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.
stoop
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
street
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
strongly
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From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.
turn
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From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "I tell thee, Jack Cade, the clothier means to dress the commonwealth and turn it, and put a new nap upon it."
usual
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
venture
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
very
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
VI
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From this reading _King Henry VI._ As I knew Mary must have communicated to her father my real name, I did not hesitate, as I ought to have done in my actual dress and in my assumed character, about following them, in order to inquire if I could be of any service.
walked
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From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
Warren
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From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I never saw distress more strongly painted in any man's countenance than it was in that of Mr. Warren, when I approached.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So very obvious, indeed, was his emotion, that I did not venture to obtrude myself on him, but followed in silence; and he and Mary slowly walked, side by side, across the street to the stoop of a house, of which all the usual inmates had probably gone in the other direction.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Here, Mr. Warren took a seat, Mary still at his side, while I drew near, standing before him.
