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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 And now I will unclasp a secret book, And, to your quick-conceiving discontent, I'll read you matter deep and dangerous.
all
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now I will unclasp a secret book, And, to your quick-conceiving discontent, I'll read you matter deep and dangerous.
armour
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
arms
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They lowered their weapons in deep reverence as the dignitaries passed through their files, but with the same profound silence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
beheld
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
bills
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
book
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From this reading And now I will unclasp a secret book, And, to your quick-conceiving discontent, I'll read you matter deep and dangerous.
bows
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
buckler
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They lowered their weapons in deep reverence as the dignitaries passed through their files, but with the same profound silence.
caution
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
circle
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
clatter
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
dangerous
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From this reading And now I will unclasp a secret book, And, to your quick-conceiving discontent, I'll read you matter deep and dangerous.
deep
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From this reading And now I will unclasp a secret book, And, to your quick-conceiving discontent, I'll read you matter deep and dangerous.
dignitaries
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From this reading They lowered their weapons in deep reverence as the dignitaries passed through their files, but with the same profound silence.
discontent
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From this reading And now I will unclasp a secret book, And, to your quick-conceiving discontent, I'll read you matter deep and dangerous.
distance
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
disturb
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
downcast
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
drawn
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
files
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From this reading They lowered their weapons in deep reverence as the dignitaries passed through their files, but with the same profound silence.
form
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
front
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
funeral
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
Grand
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
guard
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
HENRY
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From this reading HENRY IV., PART I.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And now I will unclasp a secret book, And, to your quick-conceiving discontent, I'll read you matter deep and dangerous.
I'll
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From this reading And now I will unclasp a secret book, And, to your quick-conceiving discontent, I'll read you matter deep and dangerous.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
IV
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From this reading HENRY IV., PART I.
keep
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
Knights
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
looks
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
lowered
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From this reading They lowered their weapons in deep reverence as the dignitaries passed through their files, but with the same profound silence.
many
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
Marquis
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
Master
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
matter
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From this reading And now I will unclasp a secret book, And, to your quick-conceiving discontent, I'll read you matter deep and dangerous.
men
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
monarch
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
Montserrat
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
moving
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
now
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From this reading And now I will unclasp a secret book, And, to your quick-conceiving discontent, I'll read you matter deep and dangerous.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
out
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
PARTnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HENRY IV., PART I.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
pavilion
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
profound
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From this reading They lowered their weapons in deep reverence as the dignitaries passed through their files, but with the same profound silence.
quick-conceiving
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From this reading And now I will unclasp a secret book, And, to your quick-conceiving discontent, I'll read you matter deep and dangerous.
read
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From this reading And now I will unclasp a secret book, And, to your quick-conceiving discontent, I'll read you matter deep and dangerous.
reverence
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From this reading They lowered their weapons in deep reverence as the dignitaries passed through their files, but with the same profound silence.
ring
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
royal
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They lowered their weapons in deep reverence as the dignitaries passed through their files, but with the same profound silence.
scene
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading And now I will unclasp a secret book, And, to your quick-conceiving discontent, I'll read you matter deep and dangerous.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They lowered their weapons in deep reverence as the dignitaries passed through their files, but with the same profound silence.
silent
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
singular
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
sleeping
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
soldiers
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
stepped
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
strong
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
sullen
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
sword
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
Templars
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
tent
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They lowered their weapons in deep reverence as the dignitaries passed through their files, but with the same profound silence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now I will unclasp a secret book, And, to your quick-conceiving discontent, I'll read you matter deep and dangerous.
together
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From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
trail
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
unclasp
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From this reading And now I will unclasp a secret book, And, to your quick-conceiving discontent, I'll read you matter deep and dangerous.
weapons
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From this reading They lowered their weapons in deep reverence as the dignitaries passed through their files, but with the same profound silence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And now I will unclasp a secret book, And, to your quick-conceiving discontent, I'll read you matter deep and dangerous.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The Marquis of Montserrat and the Grand Master of the Knights Templars stood together in the front of the royal pavilion, within which this singular scene had passed, and beheld a strong guard of bills and bows drawn out to form a circle around it, and keep at distance all which might disturb the sleeping monarch.
wore
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From this reading The soldiers wore the downcast, silent, and sullen looks with which they trail their arms at a funeral, and stepped with such caution that you could not hear a buckler ring or a sword clatter, though so many men in armour were moving around the tent.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And now I will unclasp a secret book, And, to your quick-conceiving discontent, I'll read you matter deep and dangerous.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And now I will unclasp a secret book, And, to your quick-conceiving discontent, I'll read you matter deep and dangerous.
