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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 As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
accordingly
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From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
all
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From this reading MORGAN LE FAY If knights errant were to be believed, not all castles were desirable places to seek hospitality in.
allowance
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From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MORGAN LE FAY If knights errant were to be believed, not all castles were desirable places to seek hospitality in.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
believed
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From this reading MORGAN LE FAY If knights errant were to be believed, not all castles were desirable places to seek hospitality in.
bottom
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From this reading So I was pleased when I saw in the distance a horseman making the bottom turn of the road that wound down from this castle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
castle
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From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
castles
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From this reading MORGAN LE FAY If knights errant were to be believed, not all castles were desirable places to seek hospitality in.
cent
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From this reading It was very simple: you discounted a statement ninety-seven per cent; the rest was fact.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
desirable
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From this reading MORGAN LE FAY If knights errant were to be believed, not all castles were desirable places to seek hospitality in.
discounted
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From this reading It was very simple: you discounted a statement ninety-seven per cent; the rest was fact.
distance
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From this reading So I was pleased when I saw in the distance a horseman making the bottom turn of the road that wound down from this castle.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
door-bell
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From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
down
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From this reading So I was pleased when I saw in the distance a horseman making the bottom turn of the road that wound down from this castle.
errant
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From this reading MORGAN LE FAY If knights errant were to be believed, not all castles were desirable places to seek hospitality in.
fact
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From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
FAY
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From this reading MORGAN LE FAY If knights errant were to be believed, not all castles were desirable places to seek hospitality in.
find
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From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So I was pleased when I saw in the distance a horseman making the bottom turn of the road that wound down from this castle.
got
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From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
hailing
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From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
horseman
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From this reading So I was pleased when I saw in the distance a horseman making the bottom turn of the road that wound down from this castle.
hospitality
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From this reading MORGAN LE FAY If knights errant were to be believed, not all castles were desirable places to seek hospitality in.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading MORGAN LE FAY If knights errant were to be believed, not all castles were desirable places to seek hospitality in.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MORGAN LE FAY If knights errant were to be believed, not all castles were desirable places to seek hospitality in.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very simple: you discounted a statement ninety-seven per cent; the rest was fact.
knights
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From this reading MORGAN LE FAY If knights errant were to be believed, not all castles were desirable places to seek hospitality in.
LE
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From this reading MORGAN LE FAY If knights errant were to be believed, not all castles were desirable places to seek hospitality in.
making
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From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
matter
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From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
mean
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From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
measured
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From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
modern
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From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
MORGAN
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From this reading MORGAN LE FAY If knights errant were to be believed, not all castles were desirable places to seek hospitality in.
ninety-seven
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From this reading It was very simple: you discounted a statement ninety-seven per cent; the rest was fact.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MORGAN LE FAY If knights errant were to be believed, not all castles were desirable places to seek hospitality in.
Now
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From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
out
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From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
own
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From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading It was very simple: you discounted a statement ninety-seven per cent; the rest was fact.
persons
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From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
places
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From this reading MORGAN LE FAY If knights errant were to be believed, not all castles were desirable places to seek hospitality in.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So I was pleased when I saw in the distance a horseman making the bottom turn of the road that wound down from this castle.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was very simple: you discounted a statement ninety-seven per cent; the rest was fact.
ringing
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From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
road
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From this reading So I was pleased when I saw in the distance a horseman making the bottom turn of the road that wound down from this castle.
saw
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From this reading So I was pleased when I saw in the distance a horseman making the bottom turn of the road that wound down from this castle.
scaled
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From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
seek
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From this reading MORGAN LE FAY If knights errant were to be believed, not all castles were desirable places to seek hospitality in.
sensible
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From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
simple
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From this reading It was very simple: you discounted a statement ninety-seven per cent; the rest was fact.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I was pleased when I saw in the distance a horseman making the bottom turn of the road that wound down from this castle.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
standards
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From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
statement
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From this reading It was very simple: you discounted a statement ninety-seven per cent; the rest was fact.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MORGAN LE FAY If knights errant were to be believed, not all castles were desirable places to seek hospitality in.
truth
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From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
turn
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From this reading So I was pleased when I saw in the distance a horseman making the bottom turn of the road that wound down from this castle.
veracity
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From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
very
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From this reading It was very simple: you discounted a statement ninety-seven per cent; the rest was fact.
warders
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From this reading Now after making this allowance, the truth remained that if I could find out something about a castle before ringing the door-bell--I mean hailing the warders--it was the sensible thing to do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very simple: you discounted a statement ninety-seven per cent; the rest was fact.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MORGAN LE FAY If knights errant were to be believed, not all castles were desirable places to seek hospitality in.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So I was pleased when I saw in the distance a horseman making the bottom turn of the road that wound down from this castle.
wound
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From this reading So I was pleased when I saw in the distance a horseman making the bottom turn of the road that wound down from this castle.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As a matter of fact, knights errant were _not_ persons to be believed--that is, measured by modern standards of veracity; yet, measured by the standards of their own time, and scaled accordingly, you got the truth.
