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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 The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
account
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From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
advantage
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From this reading They extended in length from north to south, so as to give both parties the equal advantage of the rising sun.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
agreed
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From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heard ye the din of battle bray, Lance to lance, and horse to horse?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They extended in length from north to south, so as to give both parties the equal advantage of the rising sun.
assemblage
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From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
battle
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From this reading Heard ye the din of battle bray, Lance to lance, and horse to horse?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They extended in length from north to south, so as to give both parties the equal advantage of the rising sun.
bray
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From this reading Heard ye the din of battle bray, Lance to lance, and horse to horse?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
cause
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From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
climate
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From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
combat
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From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
constructed
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From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
Desert
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From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
Diamond
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From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
din
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From this reading Heard ye the din of battle bray, Lance to lance, and horse to horse?
enclosed
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From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
equal
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From this reading They extended in length from north to south, so as to give both parties the equal advantage of the rising sun.
extended
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From this reading They extended in length from north to south, so as to give both parties the equal advantage of the rising sun.
forty
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From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They extended in length from north to south, so as to give both parties the equal advantage of the rising sun.
give
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From this reading They extended in length from north to south, so as to give both parties the equal advantage of the rising sun.
GRAY
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From this reading GRAY.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
hard
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From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
Heard
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From this reading Heard ye the din of battle bray, Lance to lance, and horse to horse?
heat
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From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
horse
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From this reading Heard ye the din of battle bray, Lance to lance, and horse to horse?
hour
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From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
hundred
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From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
inspection
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From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
judicial
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From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
Knight
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From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
Lance
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From this reading Heard ye the din of battle bray, Lance to lance, and horse to horse?
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading They extended in length from north to south, so as to give both parties the equal advantage of the rising sun.
Leopard
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From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
lists
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From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
nations
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From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
north
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From this reading They extended in length from north to south, so as to give both parties the equal advantage of the rising sun.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Heard ye the din of battle bray, Lance to lance, and horse to horse?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
parties
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From this reading They extended in length from north to south, so as to give both parties the equal advantage of the rising sun.
place
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From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
present
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From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
rising
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From this reading They extended in length from north to south, so as to give both parties the equal advantage of the rising sun.
sand
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From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They extended in length from north to south, so as to give both parties the equal advantage of the rising sun.
south
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From this reading They extended in length from north to south, so as to give both parties the equal advantage of the rising sun.
space
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From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
sun
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From this reading They extended in length from north to south, so as to give both parties the equal advantage of the rising sun.
sunrise
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From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Heard ye the din of battle bray, Lance to lance, and horse to horse?
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They extended in length from north to south, so as to give both parties the equal advantage of the rising sun.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heard ye the din of battle bray, Lance to lance, and horse to horse?
twenty
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From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
various
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From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had been agreed, on account of the heat of the climate, that the judicial combat which was the cause of the present assemblage of various nations at the Diamond of the Desert should take place at one hour after sunrise.
wide
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From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
width
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From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
yards
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From this reading The wide lists, which had been constructed under the inspection of the Knight of the Leopard, enclosed a space of hard sand, which was one hundred and twenty yards long by forty in width.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Heard ye the din of battle bray, Lance to lance, and horse to horse?
