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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Marquis of Suffolk’s was a slow progress both in England and abroad, with many halts both on account of weather and of feasts and festivals.
abroad
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From this reading The Marquis of Suffolk’s was a slow progress both in England and abroad, with many halts both on account of weather and of feasts and festivals.
account
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From this reading The Marquis of Suffolk’s was a slow progress both in England and abroad, with many halts both on account of weather and of feasts and festivals.
adjuncts
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
all
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From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
Anjou
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
away
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
Beaufort
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The Marquis of Suffolk’s was a slow progress both in England and abroad, with many halts both on account of weather and of feasts and festivals.
Canterbury
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
Cardinal
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
castle
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
charge
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From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
compelled
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From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
country
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From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
cut
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From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
days
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
delay
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
Eleanor
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
England
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From this reading The Marquis of Suffolk’s was a slow progress both in England and abroad, with many halts both on account of weather and of feasts and festivals.
entertainment
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
feasts
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From this reading The Marquis of Suffolk’s was a slow progress both in England and abroad, with many halts both on account of weather and of feasts and festivals.
festivals
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From this reading The Marquis of Suffolk’s was a slow progress both in England and abroad, with many halts both on account of weather and of feasts and festivals.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
give
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From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
halts
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From this reading The Marquis of Suffolk’s was a slow progress both in England and abroad, with many halts both on account of weather and of feasts and festivals.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
Henry
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From this reading --King Henry V.
heralds
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
hurried
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
impression
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
irrevocable
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
join
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
King
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From this reading --King Henry V.
London
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
many
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From this reading The Marquis of Suffolk’s was a slow progress both in England and abroad, with many halts both on account of weather and of feasts and festivals.
marches
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From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
Margaret
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
Marquis
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From this reading The Marquis of Suffolk’s was a slow progress both in England and abroad, with many halts both on account of weather and of feasts and festivals.
match
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
monastic-minded
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
numerous
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Marquis of Suffolk’s was a slow progress both in England and abroad, with many halts both on account of weather and of feasts and festivals.
off
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From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
offenders
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From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Marquis of Suffolk’s was a slow progress both in England and abroad, with many halts both on account of weather and of feasts and festivals.
once
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
only
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
other
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
out
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
partly
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
pomp
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
produced
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
progress
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From this reading The Marquis of Suffolk’s was a slow progress both in England and abroad, with many halts both on account of weather and of feasts and festivals.
pursuivants
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
removing
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
retainers
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
road
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
sake
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
Scotland
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
slightest
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
slow
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From this reading The Marquis of Suffolk’s was a slow progress both in England and abroad, with many halts both on account of weather and of feasts and festivals.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
Suffolk's
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From this reading The Marquis of Suffolk’s was a slow progress both in England and abroad, with many halts both on account of weather and of feasts and festivals.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
then
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
there
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From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
three
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
two
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From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
V
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From this reading --King Henry V.
villages
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From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Marquis of Suffolk’s was a slow progress both in England and abroad, with many halts both on account of weather and of feasts and festivals.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
weather
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From this reading The Marquis of Suffolk’s was a slow progress both in England and abroad, with many halts both on account of weather and of feasts and festivals.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When once out of London there were, however, numerous halts on the road,--two or three days of entertainment at every castle, and then a long delay at Canterbury to give time for Suffolk’s retainers, and all the heralds, pursuivants, and other adjuncts of pomp and splendour, to join them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
Windsor
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From this reading Cardinal Beaufort had hurried the party away from London partly in order to make the match with Margaret of Anjou irrevocable, partly for the sake of removing Eleanor of Scotland, the only maiden who had ever produced the slightest impression on the monastic-minded Henry of Windsor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Marquis of Suffolk’s was a slow progress both in England and abroad, with many halts both on account of weather and of feasts and festivals.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘We would have all such offenders cut off, and we give express charge that, in the marches through the country, there be nothing compelled from the villages.’
