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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 "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Rumney standing by the fountain, and several men about to swing the long piece of timber against the door a second time.
Afar
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From this reading Afar, at the gate by the road, as Hal could descry through the leafless trees, a mounted man kept watch.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Rumney standing by the fountain, and several men about to swing the long piece of timber against the door a second time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rumney standing by the fountain, and several men about to swing the long piece of timber against the door a second time.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Afar, at the gate by the road, as Hal could descry through the leafless trees, a mounted man kept watch.
avoid
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From this reading Master Rumney preferred to avoid witnesses, in his violation of the peace this Sunday morning.
Beauty
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From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Rumney standing by the fountain, and several men about to swing the long piece of timber against the door a second time.
corner
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From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Afar, at the gate by the road, as Hal could descry through the leafless trees, a mounted man kept watch.
DEPART
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From this reading THE HORSEMEN DEPART.
descry
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From this reading Afar, at the gate by the road, as Hal could descry through the leafless trees, a mounted man kept watch.
door
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From this reading Rumney standing by the fountain, and several men about to swing the long piece of timber against the door a second time.
down
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From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
fountain
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From this reading Rumney standing by the fountain, and several men about to swing the long piece of timber against the door a second time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
gate
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From this reading Afar, at the gate by the road, as Hal could descry through the leafless trees, a mounted man kept watch.
gold
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From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
Hal
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From this reading Afar, at the gate by the road, as Hal could descry through the leafless trees, a mounted man kept watch.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Master Rumney preferred to avoid witnesses, in his violation of the peace this Sunday morning.
HORSEMEN
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From this reading THE HORSEMEN DEPART.
horses
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From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
huddled
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From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
kept
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From this reading Afar, at the gate by the road, as Hal could descry through the leafless trees, a mounted man kept watch.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves, usually because of the season
From this reading Afar, at the gate by the road, as Hal could descry through the leafless trees, a mounted man kept watch.
Like
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From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rumney standing by the fountain, and several men about to swing the long piece of timber against the door a second time.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
man
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From this reading Afar, at the gate by the road, as Hal could descry through the leafless trees, a mounted man kept watch.
Marryott
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From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
Master
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From this reading Master Rumney preferred to avoid witnesses, in his violation of the peace this Sunday morning.
men
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From this reading Rumney standing by the fountain, and several men about to swing the long piece of timber against the door a second time.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Master Rumney preferred to avoid witnesses, in his violation of the peace this Sunday morning.
mounted
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From this reading Afar, at the gate by the road, as Hal could descry through the leafless trees, a mounted man kept watch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
oriel
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From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
peace
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From this reading Master Rumney preferred to avoid witnesses, in his violation of the peace this Sunday morning.
piece
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From this reading Rumney standing by the fountain, and several men about to swing the long piece of timber against the door a second time.
preferred
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From this reading Master Rumney preferred to avoid witnesses, in his violation of the peace this Sunday morning.
provoketh
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From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
quadrangle
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From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
road
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From this reading Afar, at the gate by the road, as Hal could descry through the leafless trees, a mounted man kept watch.
Rumney
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From this reading Rumney standing by the fountain, and several men about to swing the long piece of timber against the door a second time.
saw
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From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
second
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From this reading Rumney standing by the fountain, and several men about to swing the long piece of timber against the door a second time.
several
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From this reading Rumney standing by the fountain, and several men about to swing the long piece of timber against the door a second time.
sooner
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From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rumney standing by the fountain, and several men about to swing the long piece of timber against the door a second time.
Sunday
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From this reading Master Rumney preferred to avoid witnesses, in his violation of the peace this Sunday morning.
swing
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From this reading Rumney standing by the fountain, and several men about to swing the long piece of timber against the door a second time.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HORSEMEN DEPART.
thieves
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From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Master Rumney preferred to avoid witnesses, in his violation of the peace this Sunday morning.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Afar, at the gate by the road, as Hal could descry through the leafless trees, a mounted man kept watch.
timber
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From this reading Rumney standing by the fountain, and several men about to swing the long piece of timber against the door a second time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rumney standing by the fountain, and several men about to swing the long piece of timber against the door a second time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rumney standing by the fountain, and several men about to swing the long piece of timber against the door a second time.
trees
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From this reading Afar, at the gate by the road, as Hal could descry through the leafless trees, a mounted man kept watch.
violation
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From this reading Master Rumney preferred to avoid witnesses, in his violation of the peace this Sunday morning.
watch
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From this reading Afar, at the gate by the road, as Hal could descry through the leafless trees, a mounted man kept watch.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
witnesses
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From this reading Master Rumney preferred to avoid witnesses, in his violation of the peace this Sunday morning.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold."--_As You Like It._ When Marryott looked down from the oriel, he saw the horses huddled in a corner of the quadrangle.
