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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 MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in one of the smaller chambers of her own private apartments at Hampton Court, Mary Tudor sat alone, praying and thinking, thinking and praying again.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in one of the smaller chambers of her own private apartments at Hampton Court, Mary Tudor sat alone, praying and thinking, thinking and praying again.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in one of the smaller chambers of her own private apartments at Hampton Court, Mary Tudor sat alone, praying and thinking, thinking and praying again.
apartments
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From this reading And in one of the smaller chambers of her own private apartments at Hampton Court, Mary Tudor sat alone, praying and thinking, thinking and praying again.
arraigned
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From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And in one of the smaller chambers of her own private apartments at Hampton Court, Mary Tudor sat alone, praying and thinking, thinking and praying again.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
brain
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From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
broken-hearted
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From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
capricious
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From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
chambers
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From this reading And in one of the smaller chambers of her own private apartments at Hampton Court, Mary Tudor sat alone, praying and thinking, thinking and praying again.
charge
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From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
Court
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From this reading And in one of the smaller chambers of her own private apartments at Hampton Court, Mary Tudor sat alone, praying and thinking, thinking and praying again.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
day
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From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
desires
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From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
England
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From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
eternally
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From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
eyes
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From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
followed
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From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
Hampton
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From this reading And in one of the smaller chambers of her own private apartments at Hampton Court, Mary Tudor sat alone, praying and thinking, thinking and praying again.
heavy
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From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To save him! to save him!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
how
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From this reading But how?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
lord
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From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
Mary
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From this reading And in one of the smaller chambers of her own private apartments at Hampton Court, Mary Tudor sat alone, praying and thinking, thinking and praying again.
MARYE
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From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
middle-aged
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From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
murder
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From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
now
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From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And in one of the smaller chambers of her own private apartments at Hampton Court, Mary Tudor sat alone, praying and thinking, thinking and praying again.
only
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From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
own
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From this reading And in one of the smaller chambers of her own private apartments at Hampton Court, Mary Tudor sat alone, praying and thinking, thinking and praying again.
passionate
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From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
peers
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From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
praying
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From this reading And in one of the smaller chambers of her own private apartments at Hampton Court, Mary Tudor sat alone, praying and thinking, thinking and praying again.
premier
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From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
preparing
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From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
private
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From this reading And in one of the smaller chambers of her own private apartments at Hampton Court, Mary Tudor sat alone, praying and thinking, thinking and praying again.
proud
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From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
queen
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From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
QUEENE
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From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
reiterated
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From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
sat
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From this reading And in one of the smaller chambers of her own private apartments at Hampton Court, Mary Tudor sat alone, praying and thinking, thinking and praying again.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading To save him! to save him!
see
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From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
smaller
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From this reading And in one of the smaller chambers of her own private apartments at Hampton Court, Mary Tudor sat alone, praying and thinking, thinking and praying again.
swollen
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From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in one of the smaller chambers of her own private apartments at Hampton Court, Mary Tudor sat alone, praying and thinking, thinking and praying again.
Thus
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From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
Tudor
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From this reading And in one of the smaller chambers of her own private apartments at Hampton Court, Mary Tudor sat alone, praying and thinking, thinking and praying again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
weeping
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From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
wilful
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From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
woman
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From this reading Not a queen now, not a proud and wilful Tudor, passionate, cruel, or capricious, but only a middle-aged, broken-hearted woman, with eyes swollen with weeping, and brain heavy with eternally reiterated desires.
world
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From this reading MARYE, THE QUEENE Thus day followed day, whilst in the great world without, England was preparing to see her premier lord arraigned before his peers on a charge of murder.
