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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 They were attended by a great hunting train.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
Alice
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
Anselm
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From this reading Very few people of any importance were left in the castle, save Lewin and Dom Anselm.
any
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From this reading Very few people of any importance were left in the castle, save Lewin and Dom Anselm.
attended
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From this reading They were attended by a great hunting train.
begun
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From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
Bourne
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
bower
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From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
Brian
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
Burgh
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were attended by a great hunting train.
castle
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From this reading Very few people of any importance were left in the castle, save Lewin and Dom Anselm.
Cerdic
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
completion
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
de
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
design
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
doing
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From this reading Very little was doing in the castle.
Dom
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From this reading Very few people of any importance were left in the castle, save Lewin and Dom Anselm.
evening
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From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
few
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From this reading Very few people of any importance were left in the castle, save Lewin and Dom Anselm.
field
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
foreshadow
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From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
forest
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
Fulke
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
game
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
Geoffroi
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were attended by a great hunting train.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
hot
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From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
hunting
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From this reading They were attended by a great hunting train.
Hyla
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
importance
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From this reading Very few people of any importance were left in the castle, save Lewin and Dom Anselm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
la
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
Lady
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very few people of any importance were left in the castle, save Lewin and Dom Anselm.
Lewin
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From this reading Very few people of any importance were left in the castle, save Lewin and Dom Anselm.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very little was doing in the castle.
Lord
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
night
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
out
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
peace
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From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
people
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From this reading Very few people of any importance were left in the castle, save Lewin and Dom Anselm.
quiet
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From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
sat
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Very few people of any importance were left in the castle, save Lewin and Dom Anselm.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
set
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
squire
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
sun
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From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were attended by a great hunting train.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
train
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From this reading They were attended by a great hunting train.
ultimate
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From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
Very
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From this reading Very few people of any importance were left in the castle, save Lewin and Dom Anselm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very little was doing in the castle.
weaving
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From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were attended by a great hunting train.
western
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From this reading The sun, though still very hot, had begun to decline towards his western bower, and the quiet of the afternoon already seemed to foreshadow the ultimate peace of evening.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne While Cerdic and Hyla sat in the field weaving their design to completion, Lord Geoffroi, Lord Fulke, Lady Alice, and Brian de Burgh, the squire, set out after forest game.
