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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 He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
ago
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From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
all
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From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
also
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From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
Ambrose
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From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
Amherawdur
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From this reading He remembered an old tale which his father was fond of telling him--the story of Eos Amherawdur (the Emperor Nightingale).
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He remembered an old tale which his father was fond of telling him--the story of Eos Amherawdur (the Emperor Nightingale).
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
Anima
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From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
Breviary
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From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
court
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From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
de
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From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
dim
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From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
earth
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From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
Emperor
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From this reading He remembered an old tale which his father was fond of telling him--the story of Eos Amherawdur (the Emperor Nightingale).
end
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From this reading The exile would end at last.
Eos
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From this reading He remembered an old tale which his father was fond of telling him--the story of Eos Amherawdur (the Emperor Nightingale).
erepta
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From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
escape
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From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
est
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From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
exile
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From this reading The exile would end at last.
eyes
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From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
faery
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From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
father
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From this reading He remembered an old tale which his father was fond of telling him--the story of Eos Amherawdur (the Emperor Nightingale).
finest
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From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
fond
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From this reading He remembered an old tale which his father was fond of telling him--the story of Eos Amherawdur (the Emperor Nightingale).
gazed
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From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
greatest
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From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
grey
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From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
head
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From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He remembered an old tale which his father was fond of telling him--the story of Eos Amherawdur (the Emperor Nightingale).
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
hopeless
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From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
horizon
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From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
kings
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From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
knew
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From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
laqueo
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From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The exile would end at last.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
longer
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From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
mea
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From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
Nightingale
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From this reading He remembered an old tale which his father was fond of telling him--the story of Eos Amherawdur (the Emperor Nightingale).
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
old
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From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
passer
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From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
prison
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From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
realms
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From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
remembered
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From this reading He remembered an old tale which his father was fond of telling him--the story of Eos Amherawdur (the Emperor Nightingale).
Rome
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From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
season
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From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
sicut
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From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
story
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From this reading He remembered an old tale which his father was fond of telling him--the story of Eos Amherawdur (the Emperor Nightingale).
tale
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From this reading He remembered an old tale which his father was fond of telling him--the story of Eos Amherawdur (the Emperor Nightingale).
Teg
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From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
telling
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From this reading He remembered an old tale which his father was fond of telling him--the story of Eos Amherawdur (the Emperor Nightingale).
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
Tylwydd
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From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
venantium
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From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
Very
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From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
wall
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From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He remembered an old tale which his father was fond of telling him--the story of Eos Amherawdur (the Emperor Nightingale).
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Very long ago, the story began, the greatest and the finest court in all the realms of faery was the court of the Emperor Eos, who was above all the kings of the Tylwydd Teg, as the Emperor of Rome is head over all the kings of the earth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beyond all was the grey prison wall of the horizon; but Ambrose no longer gazed at it with the dim, hopeless eyes of old.
words
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From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had a Breviary among his books, and he thought of the words: _Anima mea erepta est sicut passer de laqueo venantium_, and he knew that in a good season his body would escape also.
