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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 So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
any
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From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Care for them, I pray thee, and bring them up as befits the children of a king.
away
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From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
befits
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From this reading Care for them, I pray thee, and bring them up as befits the children of a king.
Birkabeyn
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From this reading Now there was in Denmark a certain King called Birkabeyn, who had three children, two daughters and a son.
bring
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From this reading Care for them, I pray thee, and bring them up as befits the children of a king.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
called
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From this reading Now there was in Denmark a certain King called Birkabeyn, who had three children, two daughters and a son.
Care
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From this reading Care for them, I pray thee, and bring them up as befits the children of a king.
carried
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From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
castle
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From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
certain
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From this reading Now there was in Denmark a certain King called Birkabeyn, who had three children, two daughters and a son.
children
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From this reading Now there was in Denmark a certain King called Birkabeyn, who had three children, two daughters and a son.
clothes
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From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
commend
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From this reading And Birkabeyn fell sick, and knowing that death had stricken him, he called for Godard, whom he thought his truest friend, and said, "Godard, here I commend my children to thee.
daughters
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From this reading Now there was in Denmark a certain King called Birkabeyn, who had three children, two daughters and a son.
death
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From this reading And Birkabeyn fell sick, and knowing that death had stricken him, he called for Godard, whom he thought his truest friend, and said, "Godard, here I commend my children to thee.
Denmark
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From this reading Now there was in Denmark a certain King called Birkabeyn, who had three children, two daughters and a son.
Dover
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From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
dressed
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From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
earl
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From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
fed
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From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
fell
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From this reading And Birkabeyn fell sick, and knowing that death had stricken him, he called for Godard, whom he thought his truest friend, and said, "Godard, here I commend my children to thee.
fetched
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From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
friend
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From this reading And Birkabeyn fell sick, and knowing that death had stricken him, he called for Godard, whom he thought his truest friend, and said, "Godard, here I commend my children to thee.
friends
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From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
go
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From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
Godard
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From this reading And Birkabeyn fell sick, and knowing that death had stricken him, he called for Godard, whom he thought his truest friend, and said, "Godard, here I commend my children to thee.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now there was in Denmark a certain King called Birkabeyn, who had three children, two daughters and a son.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Birkabeyn fell sick, and knowing that death had stricken him, he called for Godard, whom he thought his truest friend, and said, "Godard, here I commend my children to thee.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Birkabeyn fell sick, and knowing that death had stricken him, he called for Godard, whom he thought his truest friend, and said, "Godard, here I commend my children to thee.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And Birkabeyn fell sick, and knowing that death had stricken him, he called for Godard, whom he thought his truest friend, and said, "Godard, here I commend my children to thee.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
King
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From this reading Now there was in Denmark a certain King called Birkabeyn, who had three children, two daughters and a son.
knowing
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From this reading And Birkabeyn fell sick, and knowing that death had stricken him, he called for Godard, whom he thought his truest friend, and said, "Godard, here I commend my children to thee.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And Birkabeyn fell sick, and knowing that death had stricken him, he called for Godard, whom he thought his truest friend, and said, "Godard, here I commend my children to thee.
near
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From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
Now
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From this reading Now there was in Denmark a certain King called Birkabeyn, who had three children, two daughters and a son.
oath
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From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
off
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From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
pray
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From this reading Care for them, I pray thee, and bring them up as befits the children of a king.
said
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From this reading And Birkabeyn fell sick, and knowing that death had stricken him, he called for Godard, whom he thought his truest friend, and said, "Godard, here I commend my children to thee.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
small or barely sufficient in amount
From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
seashore
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From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
shut
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From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
sick
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From this reading And Birkabeyn fell sick, and knowing that death had stricken him, he called for Godard, whom he thought his truest friend, and said, "Godard, here I commend my children to thee.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
son
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From this reading Now there was in Denmark a certain King called Birkabeyn, who had three children, two daughters and a son.
stricken
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From this reading And Birkabeyn fell sick, and knowing that death had stricken him, he called for Godard, whom he thought his truest friend, and said, "Godard, here I commend my children to thee.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading And Birkabeyn fell sick, and knowing that death had stricken him, he called for Godard, whom he thought his truest friend, and said, "Godard, here I commend my children to thee.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Care for them, I pray thee, and bring them up as befits the children of a king.
there
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From this reading Now there was in Denmark a certain King called Birkabeyn, who had three children, two daughters and a son.
Therein
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From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Birkabeyn fell sick, and knowing that death had stricken him, he called for Godard, whom he thought his truest friend, and said, "Godard, here I commend my children to thee.
three
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From this reading Now there was in Denmark a certain King called Birkabeyn, who had three children, two daughters and a son.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
truest
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From this reading And Birkabeyn fell sick, and knowing that death had stricken him, he called for Godard, whom he thought his truest friend, and said, "Godard, here I commend my children to thee.
two
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From this reading Now there was in Denmark a certain King called Birkabeyn, who had three children, two daughters and a son.
up
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From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now there was in Denmark a certain King called Birkabeyn, who had three children, two daughters and a son.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Birkabeyn fell sick, and knowing that death had stricken him, he called for Godard, whom he thought his truest friend, and said, "Godard, here I commend my children to thee.
Winchester
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From this reading So the earl let his oath go for nothing, and went to Winchester where the maiden was, and fetched her away and carried her off to Dover to a castle that is by the seashore.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Therein he shut her up and dressed her in poor clothes, and fed her on scanty fare; neither would he let any of her friends come near her.
