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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 VEILED WITCH Lord Everingham felt not a little perplexed.
all
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From this reading Sir Henry Jerningham, Arundel, Cheyne, Paget, all hot partisans of Wessex, could easily be communicated with.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
Arundel
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From this reading Sir Henry Jerningham, Arundel, Cheyne, Paget, all hot partisans of Wessex, could easily be communicated with.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lord Sussex and the Earl of Oxford were staying at the Palace.
avowed
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From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sir Henry Jerningham, Arundel, Cheyne, Paget, all hot partisans of Wessex, could easily be communicated with.
bent
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From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
Cardinal
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From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
Cheyne
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From this reading Sir Henry Jerningham, Arundel, Cheyne, Paget, all hot partisans of Wessex, could easily be communicated with.
communicated
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From this reading Sir Henry Jerningham, Arundel, Cheyne, Paget, all hot partisans of Wessex, could easily be communicated with.
condition
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From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sir Henry Jerningham, Arundel, Cheyne, Paget, all hot partisans of Wessex, could easily be communicated with.
definite
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From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
Earl
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From this reading Lord Sussex and the Earl of Oxford were staying at the Palace.
easily
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From this reading Sir Henry Jerningham, Arundel, Cheyne, Paget, all hot partisans of Wessex, could easily be communicated with.
enmity
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From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
Everingham
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From this reading THE VEILED WITCH Lord Everingham felt not a little perplexed.
felt
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From this reading THE VEILED WITCH Lord Everingham felt not a little perplexed.
friends
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From this reading Moreover he would have wished to speak with some of his friends.
friendship
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From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Moreover he would have wished to speak with some of his friends.
Henry
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From this reading Sir Henry Jerningham, Arundel, Cheyne, Paget, all hot partisans of Wessex, could easily be communicated with.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
hot
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From this reading Sir Henry Jerningham, Arundel, Cheyne, Paget, all hot partisans of Wessex, could easily be communicated with.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
Jerningham
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From this reading Sir Henry Jerningham, Arundel, Cheyne, Paget, all hot partisans of Wessex, could easily be communicated with.
leave
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From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VEILED WITCH Lord Everingham felt not a little perplexed.
Lord
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From this reading THE VEILED WITCH Lord Everingham felt not a little perplexed.
man
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From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
matter
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From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover he would have wished to speak with some of his friends.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE VEILED WITCH Lord Everingham felt not a little perplexed.
obtaining
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From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
Oxford
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From this reading Lord Sussex and the Earl of Oxford were staying at the Palace.
Paget
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From this reading Sir Henry Jerningham, Arundel, Cheyne, Paget, all hot partisans of Wessex, could easily be communicated with.
Palace
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From this reading Lord Sussex and the Earl of Oxford were staying at the Palace.
partisans
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From this reading Sir Henry Jerningham, Arundel, Cheyne, Paget, all hot partisans of Wessex, could easily be communicated with.
perplexed
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From this reading THE VEILED WITCH Lord Everingham felt not a little perplexed.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
preferred
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From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
pressing
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From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
promise
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From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
quo
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From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Henry Jerningham, Arundel, Cheyne, Paget, all hot partisans of Wessex, could easily be communicated with.
some
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From this reading Moreover he would have wished to speak with some of his friends.
speak
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From this reading Moreover he would have wished to speak with some of his friends.
statu
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From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
staying
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From this reading Lord Sussex and the Earl of Oxford were staying at the Palace.
Sussex
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From this reading Lord Sussex and the Earl of Oxford were staying at the Palace.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VEILED WITCH Lord Everingham felt not a little perplexed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
VEILED
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From this reading THE VEILED WITCH Lord Everingham felt not a little perplexed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lord Sussex and the Earl of Oxford were staying at the Palace.
Wessex
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From this reading Sir Henry Jerningham, Arundel, Cheyne, Paget, all hot partisans of Wessex, could easily be communicated with.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
wished
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From this reading Moreover he would have wished to speak with some of his friends.
WITCH
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From this reading THE VEILED WITCH Lord Everingham felt not a little perplexed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Moreover he would have wished to speak with some of his friends.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
young
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From this reading The Cardinal seemed bent on pressing his point, and on obtaining a definite promise of friendship, whilst the young man would have preferred to leave the matter _in statu quo_, a condition of open and avowed enmity.
