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1553
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
2nd
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Certainly the witch's tent was a mistake.
Abra
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From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
associate
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From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
beard
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From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
business
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From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what would you?
call
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From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
called
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From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly the witch's tent was a mistake.
chroniclers
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
comedies
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
conspicuous
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
cultivated
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From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
dangerous
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From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
day
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
deep-sunk
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From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
doings
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
doubt
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From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
drama
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
earning
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From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
East
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
events
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
extant
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
eyes
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From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
FairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
forth
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From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
gaunt
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From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
gay
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
grey
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From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
guttural
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From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
hooked
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From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
individual
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From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
latter
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
livelihood
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From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
Lord
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
lucrative
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From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
many
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
means
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From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
mention
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
Mirrab
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From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
mistake
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From this reading Certainly the witch's tent was a mistake.
Molesey
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
mystification
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From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
nearly
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
necromancy
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From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
nose
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From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
October
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
purposes
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From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
remarkably
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From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
Renard
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
several
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
solemn
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From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
tall
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From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
TENT
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
There
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
trade
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From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
tragic
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
tried
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From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
turned
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
various
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
varying
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
very
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
voice
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From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Certainly the witch's tent was a mistake.
weird
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what would you?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
Witch
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From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
WITCH'S
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was tall and gaunt, with hooked nose and deep-sunk eyes; he had cultivated a long, grey beard, and could call forth the powers of Mirrab the Witch with a remarkably solemn and guttural voice.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But what would you?
year
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From this reading THE WITCH'S TENT There are many accounts still extant of the various doings at East Molesey Fair on this 2nd of October in the year of our Lord 1553, and several chroniclers--Renard is conspicuous among the latter--make mention of the events which very nearly turned the gay and varying comedies of that day into weird and tragic drama.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading No doubt the worthy individual, who for purposes of mystification called himself "Abra," had tried many means of earning a livelihood before he and his associate in business took to the lucrative, yet dangerous trade of necromancy.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But what would you?
