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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 A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
accompanied
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From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
According
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From this reading According to his custom, he had spent Passion week in the monastery.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Easter had come on the latest day possible--the twenty-fifth of April--and when he bade farewell to the monks the gout had already attacked him again.
air
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From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Easter had come on the latest day possible--the twenty-fifth of April--and when he bade farewell to the monks the gout had already attacked him again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
April
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From this reading Easter had come on the latest day possible--the twenty-fifth of April--and when he bade farewell to the monks the gout had already attacked him again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
attacked
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From this reading Easter had come on the latest day possible--the twenty-fifth of April--and when he bade farewell to the monks the gout had already attacked him again.
bade
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From this reading Easter had come on the latest day possible--the twenty-fifth of April--and when he bade farewell to the monks the gout had already attacked him again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
better
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From this reading He could now understand his father's tales of his Majesty's better days, his vigorous manly strength and eager delight in existence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
Charles
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From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Easter had come on the latest day possible--the twenty-fifth of April--and when he bade farewell to the monks the gout had already attacked him again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could now understand his father's tales of his Majesty's better days, his vigorous manly strength and eager delight in existence.
country
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From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
custom
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From this reading According to his custom, he had spent Passion week in the monastery.
day
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From this reading Easter had come on the latest day possible--the twenty-fifth of April--and when he bade farewell to the monks the gout had already attacked him again.
days
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From this reading He could now understand his father's tales of his Majesty's better days, his vigorous manly strength and eager delight in existence.
delight
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From this reading He could now understand his father's tales of his Majesty's better days, his vigorous manly strength and eager delight in existence.
eager
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From this reading He could now understand his father's tales of his Majesty's better days, his vigorous manly strength and eager delight in existence.
Easter
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From this reading Easter had come on the latest day possible--the twenty-fifth of April--and when he bade farewell to the monks the gout had already attacked him again.
Emperor
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From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
existence
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From this reading He could now understand his father's tales of his Majesty's better days, his vigorous manly strength and eager delight in existence.
farewell
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From this reading Easter had come on the latest day possible--the twenty-fifth of April--and when he bade farewell to the monks the gout had already attacked him again.
father's
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From this reading He could now understand his father's tales of his Majesty's better days, his vigorous manly strength and eager delight in existence.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
forth
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From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
gay
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From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
gout
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From this reading Easter had come on the latest day possible--the twenty-fifth of April--and when he bade farewell to the monks the gout had already attacked him again.
Granvelle
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From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
green
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From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading According to his custom, he had spent Passion week in the monastery.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading According to his custom, he had spent Passion week in the monastery.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Easter had come on the latest day possible--the twenty-fifth of April--and when he bade farewell to the monks the gout had already attacked him again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading According to his custom, he had spent Passion week in the monastery.
Hungary
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From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
ladies
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From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
latest
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From this reading Easter had come on the latest day possible--the twenty-fifth of April--and when he bade farewell to the monks the gout had already attacked him again.
like
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From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
lords
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From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
Majesty's
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From this reading He could now understand his father's tales of his Majesty's better days, his vigorous manly strength and eager delight in existence.
man
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From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
manly
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From this reading He could now understand his father's tales of his Majesty's better days, his vigorous manly strength and eager delight in existence.
monastery
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From this reading According to his custom, he had spent Passion week in the monastery.
monks
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From this reading Easter had come on the latest day possible--the twenty-fifth of April--and when he bade farewell to the monks the gout had already attacked him again.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
Now
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From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Easter had come on the latest day possible--the twenty-fifth of April--and when he bade farewell to the monks the gout had already attacked him again.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
Passion
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From this reading According to his custom, he had spent Passion week in the monastery.
possible
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From this reading Easter had come on the latest day possible--the twenty-fifth of April--and when he bade farewell to the monks the gout had already attacked him again.
Queen
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From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
rescued
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From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
ride
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From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
rode
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From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
seclusion
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From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
seen
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From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
service
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From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
several
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From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
spent
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From this reading According to his custom, he had spent Passion week in the monastery.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He could now understand his father's tales of his Majesty's better days, his vigorous manly strength and eager delight in existence.
tales
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From this reading He could now understand his father's tales of his Majesty's better days, his vigorous manly strength and eager delight in existence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to his custom, he had spent Passion week in the monastery.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A short time after, the Emperor Charles, accompanied by the Queen of Hungary and several lords and ladies, took a ride in the open air for the first time after long seclusion.
twenty-fifth
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From this reading Easter had come on the latest day possible--the twenty-fifth of April--and when he bade farewell to the monks the gout had already attacked him again.
unconstrained
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From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could now understand his father's tales of his Majesty's better days, his vigorous manly strength and eager delight in existence.
vigorous
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From this reading He could now understand his father's tales of his Majesty's better days, his vigorous manly strength and eager delight in existence.
week
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From this reading According to his custom, he had spent Passion week in the monastery.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Easter had come on the latest day possible--the twenty-fifth of April--and when he bade farewell to the monks the gout had already attacked him again.
woods
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From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
younger
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From this reading Now he rode forth into the open country and the green woods like a rescued man; the younger Granvelle, long as he had been in his service, had never seen him so gay and unconstrained.
