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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 is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was restrained by the threats of the two gentlemen and by the presence of their attendants, who doubtless had received their instructions.
any
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From this reading Perhaps he would have sought to escape by flight had he seen any possibility of doing so.
approached
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From this reading The monk entered the chamber and approached the bed of the wounded man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And besides, he considered it most expedient, without exhibiting too much ill-will, to follow to the end his rôle as confessor.
attendants
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From this reading He was restrained by the threats of the two gentlemen and by the presence of their attendants, who doubtless had received their instructions.
attended
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From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
bed
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From this reading The monk entered the chamber and approached the bed of the wounded man.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading And besides, he considered it most expedient, without exhibiting too much ill-will, to follow to the end his rôle as confessor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Perhaps he would have sought to escape by flight had he seen any possibility of doing so.
chamber
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From this reading The monk entered the chamber and approached the bed of the wounded man.
confessor
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From this reading And besides, he considered it most expedient, without exhibiting too much ill-will, to follow to the end his rôle as confessor.
considered
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From this reading And besides, he considered it most expedient, without exhibiting too much ill-will, to follow to the end his rôle as confessor.
contrary
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From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
doing
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From this reading Perhaps he would have sought to escape by flight had he seen any possibility of doing so.
doubtless
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From this reading He was restrained by the threats of the two gentlemen and by the presence of their attendants, who doubtless had received their instructions.
end
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From this reading And besides, he considered it most expedient, without exhibiting too much ill-will, to follow to the end his rôle as confessor.
entered
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From this reading The monk entered the chamber and approached the bed of the wounded man.
escape
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From this reading Perhaps he would have sought to escape by flight had he seen any possibility of doing so.
exhibiting
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From this reading And besides, he considered it most expedient, without exhibiting too much ill-will, to follow to the end his rôle as confessor.
expedient
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From this reading And besides, he considered it most expedient, without exhibiting too much ill-will, to follow to the end his rôle as confessor.
flight
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From this reading Perhaps he would have sought to escape by flight had he seen any possibility of doing so.
follow
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From this reading And besides, he considered it most expedient, without exhibiting too much ill-will, to follow to the end his rôle as confessor.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was restrained by the threats of the two gentlemen and by the presence of their attendants, who doubtless had received their instructions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps he would have sought to escape by flight had he seen any possibility of doing so.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
ill-will
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From this reading And besides, he considered it most expedient, without exhibiting too much ill-will, to follow to the end his rôle as confessor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
instructions
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From this reading He was restrained by the threats of the two gentlemen and by the presence of their attendants, who doubtless had received their instructions.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
man
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From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
manner
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From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
monk
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From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
most
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From this reading And besides, he considered it most expedient, without exhibiting too much ill-will, to follow to the end his rôle as confessor.
much
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From this reading And besides, he considered it most expedient, without exhibiting too much ill-will, to follow to the end his rôle as confessor.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
own
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From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps he would have sought to escape by flight had he seen any possibility of doing so.
place
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From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
possibility
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From this reading Perhaps he would have sought to escape by flight had he seen any possibility of doing so.
presence
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From this reading He was restrained by the threats of the two gentlemen and by the presence of their attendants, who doubtless had received their instructions.
received
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From this reading He was restrained by the threats of the two gentlemen and by the presence of their attendants, who doubtless had received their instructions.
recommended
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From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
reluctantly
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From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
restrained
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From this reading He was restrained by the threats of the two gentlemen and by the presence of their attendants, who doubtless had received their instructions.
rôle
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From this reading And besides, he considered it most expedient, without exhibiting too much ill-will, to follow to the end his rôle as confessor.
seen
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From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
sought
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From this reading Perhaps he would have sought to escape by flight had he seen any possibility of doing so.
strange
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From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
taken
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From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was restrained by the threats of the two gentlemen and by the presence of their attendants, who doubtless had received their instructions.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
threats
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From this reading He was restrained by the threats of the two gentlemen and by the presence of their attendants, who doubtless had received their instructions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
too
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From this reading And besides, he considered it most expedient, without exhibiting too much ill-will, to follow to the end his rôle as confessor.
two
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From this reading He was restrained by the threats of the two gentlemen and by the presence of their attendants, who doubtless had received their instructions.
very
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From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And besides, he considered it most expedient, without exhibiting too much ill-will, to follow to the end his rôle as confessor.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps he would have sought to escape by flight had he seen any possibility of doing so.
wounded
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From this reading This is what had taken place: We have seen that it was not of his own free will, but, on the contrary, very reluctantly, that the monk attended the wounded man who had been recommended to him in so strange a manner.
