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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 They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I was given the choicest suite of apartments in the castle, after the king's.
aglow
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From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
all
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From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
also
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
apartments
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From this reading I was given the choicest suite of apartments in the castle, after the king's.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
authority
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From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
aware
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From this reading But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
breed
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From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
carpet
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From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
castle
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From this reading I was given the choicest suite of apartments in the castle, after the king's.
choicest
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From this reading I was given the choicest suite of apartments in the castle, after the king's.
cloth
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
clothes
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From this reading But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.
concerned
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From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
consequence
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
far
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From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
floors
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From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
given
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From this reading I was given the choicest suite of apartments in the castle, after the king's.
gold
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
habit
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From this reading But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
hangings
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From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
Inasmuch
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From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
king's
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From this reading I was given the choicest suite of apartments in the castle, after the king's.
Kingdom
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From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
loud-colored
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From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
made
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From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
MERLIN'S
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From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
misfit
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From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
much
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From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
now
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From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
personage
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From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
political
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From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
power
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From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
raiment
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
reconcile
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From this reading But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.
rushes
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From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
second
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From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
showy
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
silken
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From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
silks
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
soon
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From this reading But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.
stone
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From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
suite
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From this reading I was given the choicest suite of apartments in the castle, after the king's.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.
TOWER
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From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
uncomfortable
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
velvets
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
very
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From this reading My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on them for a carpet, and they were misfit rushes at that, being not all of one breed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that.
