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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 This work desires a planetary intelligence Of Jupiter and Sol; and those great spirits Are proud, fantastical.
ALBUMAZAR
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From this reading ALBUMAZAR.
almost
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From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This work desires a planetary intelligence Of Jupiter and Sol; and those great spirits Are proud, fantastical.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This work desires a planetary intelligence Of Jupiter and Sol; and those great spirits Are proud, fantastical.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hermit followed the ladies from the pavilion of Richard, as shadow follows a beam of sunshine when the clouds are driving over the face of the sun.
asks
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From this reading It asks great charges To entice them from the guiding of their spheres, To wait on mortals.
beam
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From this reading The hermit followed the ladies from the pavilion of Richard, as shadow follows a beam of sunshine when the clouds are driving over the face of the sun.
betaketh
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From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
charges
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From this reading It asks great charges To entice them from the guiding of their spheres, To wait on mortals.
church
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clouds
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From this reading The hermit followed the ladies from the pavilion of Richard, as shadow follows a beam of sunshine when the clouds are driving over the face of the sun.
counsel
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desires
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From this reading This work desires a planetary intelligence Of Jupiter and Sol; and those great spirits Are proud, fantastical.
divan
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From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
driving
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From this reading The hermit followed the ladies from the pavilion of Richard, as shadow follows a beam of sunshine when the clouds are driving over the face of the sun.
entice
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face
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From this reading The hermit followed the ladies from the pavilion of Richard, as shadow follows a beam of sunshine when the clouds are driving over the face of the sun.
fantastical
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From this reading This work desires a planetary intelligence Of Jupiter and Sol; and those great spirits Are proud, fantastical.
followed
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From this reading The hermit followed the ladies from the pavilion of Richard, as shadow follows a beam of sunshine when the clouds are driving over the face of the sun.
follows
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From this reading The hermit followed the ladies from the pavilion of Richard, as shadow follows a beam of sunshine when the clouds are driving over the face of the sun.
foul
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From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It asks great charges To entice them from the guiding of their spheres, To wait on mortals.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This work desires a planetary intelligence Of Jupiter and Sol; and those great spirits Are proud, fantastical.
guiding
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From this reading It asks great charges To entice them from the guiding of their spheres, To wait on mortals.
hand
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From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
held
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From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
hermit
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From this reading The hermit followed the ladies from the pavilion of Richard, as shadow follows a beam of sunshine when the clouds are driving over the face of the sun.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
infidel
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From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
intelligence
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From this reading This work desires a planetary intelligence Of Jupiter and Sol; and those great spirits Are proud, fantastical.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It asks great charges To entice them from the guiding of their spheres, To wait on mortals.
Jupiter
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From this reading This work desires a planetary intelligence Of Jupiter and Sol; and those great spirits Are proud, fantastical.
King
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From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
ladies
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From this reading The hermit followed the ladies from the pavilion of Richard, as shadow follows a beam of sunshine when the clouds are driving over the face of the sun.
menacing
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From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
mortals
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From this reading It asks great charges To entice them from the guiding of their spheres, To wait on mortals.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This work desires a planetary intelligence Of Jupiter and Sol; and those great spirits Are proud, fantastical.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It asks great charges To entice them from the guiding of their spheres, To wait on mortals.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The hermit followed the ladies from the pavilion of Richard, as shadow follows a beam of sunshine when the clouds are driving over the face of the sun.
pavilion
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From this reading The hermit followed the ladies from the pavilion of Richard, as shadow follows a beam of sunshine when the clouds are driving over the face of the sun.
planetary
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From this reading This work desires a planetary intelligence Of Jupiter and Sol; and those great spirits Are proud, fantastical.
posture
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From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
proud
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From this reading This work desires a planetary intelligence Of Jupiter and Sol; and those great spirits Are proud, fantastical.
rejects
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From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
Richard
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said
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From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The hermit followed the ladies from the pavilion of Richard, as shadow follows a beam of sunshine when the clouds are driving over the face of the sun.
Sol
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From this reading This work desires a planetary intelligence Of Jupiter and Sol; and those great spirits Are proud, fantastical.
spheres
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From this reading It asks great charges To entice them from the guiding of their spheres, To wait on mortals.
spirits
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From this reading This work desires a planetary intelligence Of Jupiter and Sol; and those great spirits Are proud, fantastical.
sun
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From this reading The hermit followed the ladies from the pavilion of Richard, as shadow follows a beam of sunshine when the clouds are driving over the face of the sun.
sunshine
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From this reading The hermit followed the ladies from the pavilion of Richard, as shadow follows a beam of sunshine when the clouds are driving over the face of the sun.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It asks great charges To entice them from the guiding of their spheres, To wait on mortals.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It asks great charges To entice them from the guiding of their spheres, To wait on mortals.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It asks great charges To entice them from the guiding of their spheres, To wait on mortals.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This work desires a planetary intelligence Of Jupiter and Sol; and those great spirits Are proud, fantastical.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading This work desires a planetary intelligence Of Jupiter and Sol; and those great spirits Are proud, fantastical.
threshold
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From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It asks great charges To entice them from the guiding of their spheres, To wait on mortals.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
turned
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From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
up
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From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
wait
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From this reading It asks great charges To entice them from the guiding of their spheres, To wait on mortals.
warning
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From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The hermit followed the ladies from the pavilion of Richard, as shadow follows a beam of sunshine when the clouds are driving over the face of the sun.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
Woe
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From this reading But he turned on the threshold, and held up his hand towards the King in a warning, or almost a menacing posture, as he said, “Woe to him who rejects the counsel of the church, and betaketh himself to the foul divan of the infidel!
work
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From this reading This work desires a planetary intelligence Of Jupiter and Sol; and those great spirits Are proud, fantastical.
