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17th
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18
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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 _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _This is the history of a man who lived in misery and torture, and was held as the very dirt of the world.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _This is the history of a man who lived in misery and torture, and was held as the very dirt of the world.
Author
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From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
battlements
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From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
bitter
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From this reading In great travail of body and mind, in a state of bitter and sore distress, he lived his life.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In great travail of body and mind, in a state of bitter and sore distress, he lived his life.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
Cause
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From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
chronicles
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
church
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
CLUB
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From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
COMPANY
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From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
Dark
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death
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
dirt
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From this reading _This is the history of a man who lived in misery and torture, and was held as the very dirt of the world.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading In great travail of body and mind, in a state of bitter and sore distress, he lived his life.
dog
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
dogs
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From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
down
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
East
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From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
effigies
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
etc
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From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
evil
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
F
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From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
fell
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From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
fen
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From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
FENNO
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From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
few
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
gently
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In great travail of body and mind, in a state of bitter and sore distress, he lived his life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In great travail of body and mind, in a state of bitter and sore distress, he lived his life.
heat
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From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
held
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From this reading _This is the history of a man who lived in misery and torture, and was held as the very dirt of the world.
high
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From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In great travail of body and mind, in a state of bitter and sore distress, he lived his life.
history
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From this reading _This is the history of a man who lived in misery and torture, and was held as the very dirt of the world.
hung
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From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
Hyla
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _This is the history of a man who lived in misery and torture, and was held as the very dirt of the world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _This is the history of a man who lived in misery and torture, and was held as the very dirt of the world.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
Latin
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
LIBERAL
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From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In great travail of body and mind, in a state of bitter and sore distress, he lived his life.
lived
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From this reading _This is the history of a man who lived in misery and torture, and was held as the very dirt of the world.
lords
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
Lost
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From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
man
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From this reading _This is the history of a man who lived in misery and torture, and was held as the very dirt of the world.
masters
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In great travail of body and mind, in a state of bitter and sore distress, he lived his life.
misery
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From this reading _This is the history of a man who lived in misery and torture, and was held as the very dirt of the world.
more
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
NATIONAL
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From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
New
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From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
now
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
old
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
only
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
Outfangthef
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From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
perhaps
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
pieces
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From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
pitiless
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
R
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From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
run
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
scourged
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From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
seared
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From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
see
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
slain
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
sore
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From this reading In great travail of body and mind, in a state of bitter and sore distress, he lived his life.
stable
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From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
state
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From this reading In great travail of body and mind, in a state of bitter and sore distress, he lived his life.
stern
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
Street
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From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
sunset
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From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
survive
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _This is the history of a man who lived in misery and torture, and was held as the very dirt of the world.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _This is the history of a man who lived in misery and torture, and was held as the very dirt of the world.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
thoughts
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
torture
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From this reading _This is the history of a man who lived in misery and torture, and was held as the very dirt of the world.
Tower
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From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
travail
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From this reading In great travail of body and mind, in a state of bitter and sore distress, he lived his life.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
very
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From this reading _This is the history of a man who lived in misery and torture, and was held as the very dirt of the world.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
way
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From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
whips
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From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _This is the history of a man who lived in misery and torture, and was held as the very dirt of the world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
world
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From this reading _This is the history of a man who lived in misery and torture, and was held as the very dirt of the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
yards
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From this reading They seared him with heat and scourged him with whips, and hung him high against the sunset from the battlements of Outfangthef Tower, until his body fell in pieces to the fen dogs in the stable yards below.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
York
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From this reading _Author of "When It Was Dark" "A Lost Cause," etc., etc._ R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 18 East 17th Street----New York NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading His death was stern and pitiless, for they would have slain a dog more gently than he._ _And yet, while his lords and masters survive only in a few old chronicles of evil Latin, or perhaps you may see poor broken effigies of them in a very ancient church, the thoughts that Hyla thought still run down time, and have their way with us now.
