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admittance
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From this reading Catesby had spoken the truth; the ring that I had taken from his finger gained for us admittance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first Hazel refused to see us, and prayed protection of the church folk.
authorities
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From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We hastened by the shortest way to the Grey Friars' Church, and from there, when we had been directed, we went to the Sanctuary.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We hastened by the shortest way to the Grey Friars' Church, and from there, when we had been directed, we went to the Sanctuary.
Catesby
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From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
Church
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From this reading We hastened by the shortest way to the Grey Friars' Church, and from there, when we had been directed, we went to the Sanctuary.
CONCLUSION
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From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
destination
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From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
directed
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From this reading We hastened by the shortest way to the Grey Friars' Church, and from there, when we had been directed, we went to the Sanctuary.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
fate
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From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
finger
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From this reading Catesby had spoken the truth; the ring that I had taken from his finger gained for us admittance.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first Hazel refused to see us, and prayed protection of the church folk.
folk
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From this reading At first Hazel refused to see us, and prayed protection of the church folk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Catesby had spoken the truth; the ring that I had taken from his finger gained for us admittance.
Friars
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From this reading We hastened by the shortest way to the Grey Friars' Church, and from there, when we had been directed, we went to the Sanctuary.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
gained
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From this reading Catesby had spoken the truth; the ring that I had taken from his finger gained for us admittance.
Grey
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From this reading We hastened by the shortest way to the Grey Friars' Church, and from there, when we had been directed, we went to the Sanctuary.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
handed
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From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
hastened
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From this reading We hastened by the shortest way to the Grey Friars' Church, and from there, when we had been directed, we went to the Sanctuary.
Hazel
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From this reading At first Hazel refused to see us, and prayed protection of the church folk.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then I remembered me, and sent unto her our names.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Catesby had spoken the truth; the ring that I had taken from his finger gained for us admittance.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then I remembered me, and sent unto her our names.
names
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From this reading Then I remembered me, and sent unto her our names.
naught
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From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At first Hazel refused to see us, and prayed protection of the church folk.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
prayed
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From this reading At first Hazel refused to see us, and prayed protection of the church folk.
proper
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From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
protection
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From this reading At first Hazel refused to see us, and prayed protection of the church folk.
reached
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From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
refused
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From this reading At first Hazel refused to see us, and prayed protection of the church folk.
remembered
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From this reading Then I remembered me, and sent unto her our names.
ring
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From this reading Catesby had spoken the truth; the ring that I had taken from his finger gained for us admittance.
SanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading We hastened by the shortest way to the Grey Friars' Church, and from there, when we had been directed, we went to the Sanctuary.
see
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From this reading At first Hazel refused to see us, and prayed protection of the church folk.
sent
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From this reading Then I remembered me, and sent unto her our names.
shortest
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From this reading We hastened by the shortest way to the Grey Friars' Church, and from there, when we had been directed, we went to the Sanctuary.
spoken
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From this reading Catesby had spoken the truth; the ring that I had taken from his finger gained for us admittance.
taken
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From this reading Catesby had spoken the truth; the ring that I had taken from his finger gained for us admittance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
Then
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From this reading Then I remembered me, and sent unto her our names.
there
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From this reading We hastened by the shortest way to the Grey Friars' Church, and from there, when we had been directed, we went to the Sanctuary.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
truth
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From this reading Catesby had spoken the truth; the ring that I had taken from his finger gained for us admittance.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading Then I remembered me, and sent unto her our names.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Catesby had spoken the truth; the ring that I had taken from his finger gained for us admittance.
way
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From this reading We hastened by the shortest way to the Grey Friars' Church, and from there, when we had been directed, we went to the Sanctuary.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We hastened by the shortest way to the Grey Friars' Church, and from there, when we had been directed, we went to the Sanctuary.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CONCLUSION When we reached our destination we handed Catesby over to the proper authorities, and from that time we had naught to do with his fate.
