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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 A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There are two messages that he has received one right after the other, and he seems much preoccupied with them.
all
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From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are two messages that he has received one right after the other, and he seems much preoccupied with them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
asked
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
attached
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "So be it, gentlemen," the king replied as a matter of course.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
bother
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From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
break
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But never mind! we shall know by and by what the matter is, and meanwhile you may break a lance or two.
Cardinal
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From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
correspondence
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From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
course
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From this reading "So be it, gentlemen," the king replied as a matter of course.
court
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
days
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
de
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From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
deal
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From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
early
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
entertainment
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
especially
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From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
fancy
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From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
following
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
FORTUNATE
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
gentlemen
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
give
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From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are two messages that he has received one right after the other, and he seems much preoccupied with them.
heart
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From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
here
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From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
honor
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
hours
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From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
king
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From this reading "So be it, gentlemen," the king replied as a matter of course.
king's
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
know
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From this reading But never mind! we shall know by and by what the matter is, and meanwhile you may break a lance or two.
ladies
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
lance
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
le
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From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
leave
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
likely
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From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
Lorraine
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From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
matter
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From this reading "So be it, gentlemen," the king replied as a matter of course.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But never mind! we shall know by and by what the matter is, and meanwhile you may break a lance or two.
meanwhile
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From this reading But never mind! we shall know by and by what the matter is, and meanwhile you may break a lance or two.
messages
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From this reading There are two messages that he has received one right after the other, and he seems much preoccupied with them.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But never mind! we shall know by and by what the matter is, and meanwhile you may break a lance or two.
Monsieur
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From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
much
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From this reading There are two messages that he has received one right after the other, and he seems much preoccupied with them.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
never
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From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
next
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
numerous
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From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are two messages that he has received one right after the other, and he seems much preoccupied with them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
other
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From this reading There are two messages that he has received one right after the other, and he seems much preoccupied with them.
place
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
preoccupied
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From this reading There are two messages that he has received one right after the other, and he seems much preoccupied with them.
proper
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
quite
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
received
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From this reading There are two messages that he has received one right after the other, and he seems much preoccupied with them.
replied
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From this reading "So be it, gentlemen," the king replied as a matter of course.
right
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From this reading There are two messages that he has received one right after the other, and he seems much preoccupied with them.
seems
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From this reading There are two messages that he has received one right after the other, and he seems much preoccupied with them.
several
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But never mind! we shall know by and by what the matter is, and meanwhile you may break a lance or two.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So be it, gentlemen," the king replied as a matter of course.
still
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
take
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are two messages that he has received one right after the other, and he seems much preoccupied with them.
There
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From this reading There are two messages that he has received one right after the other, and he seems much preoccupied with them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
tournaments
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
TOURNEY
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
two
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From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A FORTUNATE TOURNEY The tournaments proper were not to take place until the next and following days; but several gentlemen attached to the court asked the king's leave, as it was still quite early, to break a lance or two in honor of the ladies and for their entertainment.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But never mind! we shall know by and by what the matter is, and meanwhile you may break a lance or two.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I give you leave with all my heart, especially as it is likely to bother Monsieur le Cardinal de Lorraine, who has never had to deal with so numerous a correspondence, I fancy, as during the two hours that we have been here.
