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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 Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
Albini
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From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
all
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From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
Andrew's
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From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
Archbishop
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
archers
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From this reading So Albini and the nobles were spared, but the archers and men-at-arms were hung in halters to every tree in the forest.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading John was for hanging the whole garrison, but Mauléon said, “Sir, the war is not over; the chances are beyond reckoning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
barons
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From this reading If we begin by hanging your barons, your barons may end by hanging us.”
battered
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From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
begin
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From this reading If we begin by hanging your barons, your barons may end by hanging us.”
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading John was for hanging the whole garrison, but Mauléon said, “Sir, the war is not over; the chances are beyond reckoning.
brave
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From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
brother
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
chances
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From this reading John was for hanging the whole garrison, but Mauléon said, “Sir, the war is not over; the chances are beyond reckoning.
Day
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From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
detested
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
down
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From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
eaten
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From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
end
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From this reading If we begin by hanging your barons, your barons may end by hanging us.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading So Albini and the nobles were spared, but the archers and men-at-arms were hung in halters to every tree in the forest.
failed
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
fault
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
forced
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From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
forest
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From this reading So Albini and the nobles were spared, but the archers and men-at-arms were hung in halters to every tree in the forest.
garrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading John was for hanging the whole garrison, but Mauléon said, “Sir, the war is not over; the chances are beyond reckoning.
generally
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
given
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
halters
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From this reading So Albini and the nobles were spared, but the archers and men-at-arms were hung in halters to every tree in the forest.
hanging
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From this reading John was for hanging the whole garrison, but Mauléon said, “Sir, the war is not over; the chances are beyond reckoning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
held
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From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
horses
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From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
hung
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From this reading So Albini and the nobles were spared, but the archers and men-at-arms were hung in halters to every tree in the forest.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we begin by hanging your barons, your barons may end by hanging us.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Albini and the nobles were spared, but the archers and men-at-arms were hung in halters to every tree in the forest.
Innocent
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
interfering
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John was for hanging the whole garrison, but Mauléon said, “Sir, the war is not over; the chances are beyond reckoning.
John
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From this reading John was for hanging the whole garrison, but Mauléon said, “Sir, the war is not over; the chances are beyond reckoning.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
man
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
Mauléon
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From this reading John was for hanging the whole garrison, but Mauléon said, “Sir, the war is not over; the chances are beyond reckoning.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If we begin by hanging your barons, your barons may end by hanging us.”
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
men
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From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
men-at-arms
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From this reading So Albini and the nobles were spared, but the archers and men-at-arms were hung in halters to every tree in the forest.
months
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From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
nobles
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From this reading So Albini and the nobles were spared, but the archers and men-at-arms were hung in halters to every tree in the forest.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading John was for hanging the whole garrison, but Mauléon said, “Sir, the war is not over; the chances are beyond reckoning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
out
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From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading John was for hanging the whole garrison, but Mauléon said, “Sir, the war is not over; the chances are beyond reckoning.
own
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
partly
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
reason
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
reckoning
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From this reading John was for hanging the whole garrison, but Mauléon said, “Sir, the war is not over; the chances are beyond reckoning.
Rome
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
said
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From this reading John was for hanging the whole garrison, but Mauléon said, “Sir, the war is not over; the chances are beyond reckoning.
Simon
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
Sir
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From this reading John was for hanging the whole garrison, but Mauléon said, “Sir, the war is not over; the chances are beyond reckoning.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
spared
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From this reading So Albini and the nobles were spared, but the archers and men-at-arms were hung in halters to every tree in the forest.
St
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From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
surrender
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From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
thus
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
tree
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From this reading So Albini and the nobles were spared, but the archers and men-at-arms were hung in halters to every tree in the forest.
tried
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
two
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From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If we begin by hanging your barons, your barons may end by hanging us.”
walls
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From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
war
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From this reading John was for hanging the whole garrison, but Mauléon said, “Sir, the war is not over; the chances are beyond reckoning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we begin by hanging your barons, your barons may end by hanging us.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For two months these brave men held out, but by St. Andrew’s Day they had eaten all their horses, and the walls were battered down, so that Albini was forced to surrender.
whole
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From this reading John was for hanging the whole garrison, but Mauléon said, “Sir, the war is not over; the chances are beyond reckoning.
York
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From this reading Meanwhile, the Archbishop had failed at Rome, and partly by his own fault, for he had tried to make his brother Simon, a man generally detested, Archbishop of York, and thus had given Innocent good reason for again interfering.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If we begin by hanging your barons, your barons may end by hanging us.”
