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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 This Sovereign was, above everything, a soldier.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading This Sovereign was, above everything, a soldier.
acumen
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From this reading He observed all that passed in his camp with extraordinary acumen.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
all
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From this reading He observed all that passed in his camp with extraordinary acumen.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
answered
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
any
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
army
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From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
asked
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
beseem
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
bravest
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
called
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
camp
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From this reading He observed all that passed in his camp with extraordinary acumen.
captain
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
catch
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
chance
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
chivalrous
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From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
chivalry
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
cold
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
day
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
dead
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
deed
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
discredit
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
duty
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
English
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
enough
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading This Sovereign was, above everything, a soldier.
extraordinary
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From this reading He observed all that passed in his camp with extraordinary acumen.
eye
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
fair
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
fame
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
famous
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
foul
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
gallant
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
gentlest
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
gloomy
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He observed all that passed in his camp with extraordinary acumen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
ill
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
indifferent
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From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
joined
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
king
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
knight
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
latter
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
lay
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
life
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
light
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From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
living
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
mercenaries
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
mêlée
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
name
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
near
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
never
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
observed
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From this reading He observed all that passed in his camp with extraordinary acumen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
outer
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
passed
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From this reading He observed all that passed in his camp with extraordinary acumen.
person
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
plausibly
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
pleasure
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
pointing
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
pride
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
prowess
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
remnant
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
Royal
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
scenes
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From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
served
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From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
shield
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
shone
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
show
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From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
shrewd
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
sights
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From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
small
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
soldier
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From this reading This Sovereign was, above everything, a soldier.
some
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
soon
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
SovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading This Sovereign was, above everything, a soldier.
stain
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
standard
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
sterility
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
then
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
there
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
tied
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
time
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
tongue
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
truth
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From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This Sovereign was, above everything, a soldier.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was my chance, soon after we joined the army, to catch his eye by some small deed of prowess in a mêlée near his standard, and that shrewd Sovereign called me to him, and asked my name and fame--the which I answered plausibly enough, for my tongue was never tied to the cold sterility of truth--and then, pointing to where there lay on his shield a famous dead English captain of mercenaries, asked me if I would do duty for that soldier.
white
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From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Such sights and scenes as these will show the chivalrous army with whom I served in but an indifferent light.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And ill it would beseem me, who remember this time with pride, and the gloomy pleasure of my latter life, to stain the fair fame of English chivalry or to discredit with the foul life of its outer remnant our gallant army or that Royal person who shone in the white light of his day, the bravest knight and the gentlest king of any then living.
