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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
adore
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From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
attitude
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From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
awaiting
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From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When King Richard returned to his tent, he commanded the Nubian to be brought before him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When King Richard returned to his tent, he commanded the Nubian to be brought before him.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When King Richard returned to his tent, he commanded the Nubian to be brought before him.
ceremonial
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From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
character
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From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
commanded
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From this reading When King Richard returned to his tent, he commanded the Nubian to be brought before him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
difficult
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From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
encountered
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From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
entered
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From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
eyes
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From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
fixed
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From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
fully
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From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
glance
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From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
ground
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From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When King Richard returned to his tent, he commanded the Nubian to be brought before him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When King Richard returned to his tent, he commanded the Nubian to be brought before him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When King Richard returned to his tent, he commanded the Nubian to be brought before him.
honour
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From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
inconstancy
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From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
keen
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From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
King
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From this reading When King Richard returned to his tent, he commanded the Nubian to be brought before him.
LINES
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From this reading MONTROSE'S LINES.
love
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From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
Loved
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From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
master
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From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
MONTROSE'S
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From this reading MONTROSE'S LINES.
more
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From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
much
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From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
Nubian
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From this reading When King Richard returned to his tent, he commanded the Nubian to be brought before him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
orders
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From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
perhaps
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From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
preservation
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From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
prostrated
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From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When King Richard returned to his tent, he commanded the Nubian to be brought before him.
reverence
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From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
Richard
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From this reading When King Richard returned to his tent, he commanded the Nubian to be brought before him.
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
slave
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From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
some
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From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
surveyed
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From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
sustain
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From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
tent
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From this reading When King Richard returned to his tent, he commanded the Nubian to be brought before him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When King Richard returned to his tent, he commanded the Nubian to be brought before him.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When King Richard returned to his tent, he commanded the Nubian to be brought before him.
too
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From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
usual
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From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
well
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From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When King Richard returned to his tent, he commanded the Nubian to be brought before him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He entered with his usual ceremonial reverence, and having prostrated himself, remained standing before the King in the attitude of a slave awaiting the orders of his master.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was perhaps well for him that the preservation of his character required his eyes to be fixed on the ground, since the keen glance with which Richard for some time surveyed him in silence would, if fully encountered, have been difficult to sustain.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet this inconstancy is such, As thou, too, shalt adore; I could not love thee, love so much, Loved I not honour more.
