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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 Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
action
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Despite its high-sounding Norman name, the House of Vipont was no House at all for some generations after the Conquest.
ages
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
all
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Despite its high-sounding Norman name, the House of Vipont was no House at all for some generations after the Conquest.
back
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
canamus
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From this reading The House of Vipont,--"/Majora canamus/."
changes
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
connected
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
Conquest
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From this reading Despite its high-sounding Norman name, the House of Vipont was no House at all for some generations after the Conquest.
continuous
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
DespiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite its high-sounding Norman name, the House of Vipont was no House at all for some generations after the Conquest.
development
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
dies
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
Earl
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
emerged
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
ended
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
est
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
expedition
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
fighting-men
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Despite its high-sounding Norman name, the House of Vipont was no House at all for some generations after the Conquest.
form
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
Gascon
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
generations
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From this reading Despite its high-sounding Norman name, the House of Vipont was no House at all for some generations after the Conquest.
guided
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
Haven
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
Henry
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
high-sounding
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From this reading Despite its high-sounding Norman name, the House of Vipont was no House at all for some generations after the Conquest.
House
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From this reading The House of Vipont,--"/Majora canamus/."
idiosyncrasy
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
II
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
Ireland
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
Le
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
live
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
living
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
Looking
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
Majora
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From this reading The House of Vipont,--"/Majora canamus/."
Milford
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
mort
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
moved
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Despite its high-sounding Norman name, the House of Vipont was no House at all for some generations after the Conquest.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Despite its high-sounding Norman name, the House of Vipont was no House at all for some generations after the Conquest.
Norman
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From this reading Despite its high-sounding Norman name, the House of Vipont was no House at all for some generations after the Conquest.
obscurity
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The House of Vipont,--"/Majora canamus/."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
origin
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
outward
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
Pembroke
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
progressive
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
reign
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
roi
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
rude
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
sailed
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
seems
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
single
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
soldier
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
some
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From this reading Despite its high-sounding Norman name, the House of Vipont was no House at all for some generations after the Conquest.
spirit
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
stout
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
strange
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The House of Vipont,--"/Majora canamus/."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
thousand
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From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
unity
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
Vipont
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From this reading The House of Vipont,--"/Majora canamus/."
vive
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From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Despite its high-sounding Norman name, the House of Vipont was no House at all for some generations after the Conquest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Looking back through ages, it seems as if the House of Vipont were one continuous living idiosyncrasy, having in its progressive development a connected unity of thought and action, so that through all the changes of its outward form it had been moved and guided by the same single spirit,--"/Le roi est mort; vive le roi!/"--A Vipont dies; live the Vipont!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first Vipont who emerged from the obscurity of time was a rude soldier of Gascon origin, in the reign of Henry II.,--one of the thousand fighting-men who sailed from Milford Haven with the stout Earl of Pembroke, on that strange expedition which ended in the conquest of Ireland.
