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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the monastery was already watched and neither letter nor messenger was ever heard of again.
aid
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From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
all
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From this reading "Wilfred, my dear boy, tell me all.
Alphege
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From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the monastery was already watched and neither letter nor messenger was ever heard of again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
anxious
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
apology
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
astonishment
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From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
Bishop
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From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
boy
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From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
burnt
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the monastery was already watched and neither letter nor messenger was ever heard of again.
captivity
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From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
concerning
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
dear
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From this reading "Wilfred, my dear boy, tell me all.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
escaped
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the monastery was already watched and neither letter nor messenger was ever heard of again.
fatal
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
fate
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
Father
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From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
Father's
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From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
flames
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
following
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From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
Geoffrey
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From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
heard
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From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
how
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
Hugo
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From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
ImaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
imploring
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From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
letter
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From this reading But the monastery was already watched and neither letter nor messenger was ever heard of again.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Wilfred, my dear boy, tell me all.
messenger
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From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
monastery
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Wilfred, my dear boy, tell me all.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But the monastery was already watched and neither letter nor messenger was ever heard of again.
night
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But the monastery was already watched and neither letter nor messenger was ever heard of again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
once
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From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
orphan
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From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
owe
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
patience
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
penance
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From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
readers
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
received
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From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
safe
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From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
safety
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From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
sent
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From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
some
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
somewhat
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
sound
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From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wilfred, my dear boy, tell me all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
trifled
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
trust
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
watched
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From this reading But the monastery was already watched and neither letter nor messenger was ever heard of again.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
Wilfred
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
