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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 INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
accompanied
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
all
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From this reading "A comedy, friend, in which the Queen, Her Grace of Lincoln, you, and His Eminence the Cardinal, all play leading roles."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A comedy, friend, in which the Queen, Her Grace of Lincoln, you, and His Eminence the Cardinal, all play leading roles."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What, my lord?" asked Everingham with seeming unconcern.
boy
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From this reading "Nay! marry, this is the bravest comedy ever witnessed," laughed the Duke, when the boy had gone.
bravest
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From this reading "Nay! marry, this is the bravest comedy ever witnessed," laughed the Duke, when the boy had gone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
Cardinal
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From this reading "A comedy, friend, in which the Queen, Her Grace of Lincoln, you, and His Eminence the Cardinal, all play leading roles."
comedy
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From this reading "Nay! marry, this is the bravest comedy ever witnessed," laughed the Duke, when the boy had gone.
deputed
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
don't
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From this reading "I don't understand."
Duchess
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
Duke
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From this reading "Nay! marry, this is the bravest comedy ever witnessed," laughed the Duke, when the boy had gone.
echoing
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
Eminence
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From this reading "A comedy, friend, in which the Queen, Her Grace of Lincoln, you, and His Eminence the Cardinal, all play leading roles."
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Nay! marry, this is the bravest comedy ever witnessed," laughed the Duke, when the boy had gone.
Everingham
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From this reading "What, my lord?" asked Everingham with seeming unconcern.
excuses
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
friend
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
girlish
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
gone
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From this reading "Nay! marry, this is the bravest comedy ever witnessed," laughed the Duke, when the boy had gone.
Grace
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Nay! marry, this is the bravest comedy ever witnessed," laughed the Duke, when the boy had gone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't understand."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A comedy, friend, in which the Queen, Her Grace of Lincoln, you, and His Eminence the Cardinal, all play leading roles."
INTRIGUES
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nay! marry, this is the bravest comedy ever witnessed," laughed the Duke, when the boy had gone.
lately
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
laughed
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From this reading "Nay! marry, this is the bravest comedy ever witnessed," laughed the Duke, when the boy had gone.
laughter
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
leading
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From this reading "A comedy, friend, in which the Queen, Her Grace of Lincoln, you, and His Eminence the Cardinal, all play leading roles."
Lincoln
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
lord
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From this reading "What, my lord?" asked Everingham with seeming unconcern.
marry
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From this reading "Nay! marry, this is the bravest comedy ever witnessed," laughed the Duke, when the boy had gone.
merry
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
met
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What, my lord?" asked Everingham with seeming unconcern.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay! marry, this is the bravest comedy ever witnessed," laughed the Duke, when the boy had gone.
non-appearance
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
page
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
play
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From this reading "A comedy, friend, in which the Queen, Her Grace of Lincoln, you, and His Eminence the Cardinal, all play leading roles."
present
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
Queen
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From this reading "A comedy, friend, in which the Queen, Her Grace of Lincoln, you, and His Eminence the Cardinal, all play leading roles."
reached
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
roles
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From this reading "A comedy, friend, in which the Queen, Her Grace of Lincoln, you, and His Eminence the Cardinal, all play leading roles."
room
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
seeming
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From this reading "What, my lord?" asked Everingham with seeming unconcern.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Nay! marry, this is the bravest comedy ever witnessed," laughed the Duke, when the boy had gone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
unconcern
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From this reading "What, my lord?" asked Everingham with seeming unconcern.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't understand."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
Wessex
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From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What, my lord?" asked Everingham with seeming unconcern.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading INTRIGUES When Wessex, accompanied by his friend, reached the room which so lately was echoing with merry girlish laughter, he was met by a page, deputed by the Duchess of Lincoln to present her excuses to His Grace for her non-appearance.
witnessed
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From this reading "Nay! marry, this is the bravest comedy ever witnessed," laughed the Duke, when the boy had gone.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "A comedy, friend, in which the Queen, Her Grace of Lincoln, you, and His Eminence the Cardinal, all play leading roles."
