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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 He was a merciless King at first.
acknowledging
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From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was a merciless King at first.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
brings
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From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
brother
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From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
brothers
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From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
CANUTE
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From this reading ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE Canute reigned eighteen years.
chiefs
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From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
clasped
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From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
DANE
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From this reading ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE Canute reigned eighteen years.
dear
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From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
dearer
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From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
denounced
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From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
down
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From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
eighteen
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From this reading ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE Canute reigned eighteen years.
enemies
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From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
ENGLAND
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From this reading ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE Canute reigned eighteen years.
family
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From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a merciless King at first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
got
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From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a merciless King at first.
head
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From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
hunting
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From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
just
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From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
King
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From this reading He was a merciless King at first.
large
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From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
late
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From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
many
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From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
merciless
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From this reading He was a merciless King at first.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
pretty
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From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
reigned
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From this reading ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE Canute reigned eighteen years.
relations
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From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
return
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From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
Saxon
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From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
say
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From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
severe
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From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
sincerity
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From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
slew
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From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
swore
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From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE Canute reigned eighteen years.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
together
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From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
token
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From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE Canute reigned eighteen years.
used
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From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a merciless King at first.
well
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From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
years
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From this reading ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE Canute reigned eighteen years.
