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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 So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
abbey
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From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
abbot
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From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
acquire
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From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am the faithful servant of the rights and customs of this glorious monastery; although I might grant this woman license to bear free children, I am responsible for this to God and to the abbey.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am the faithful servant of the rights and customs of this glorious monastery; although I might grant this woman license to bear free children, I am responsible for this to God and to the abbey.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
artificer
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From this reading "Behold, monseigneur, what kind of servant you will have, and of an artificer of things divine you will make a mere cart-horse."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
bear
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From this reading I am the faithful servant of the rights and customs of this glorious monastery; although I might grant this woman license to bear free children, I am responsible for this to God and to the abbey.
Behold
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From this reading "Behold, monseigneur, what kind of servant you will have, and of an artificer of things divine you will make a mere cart-horse."
belongs
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From this reading This wench belongs to the abbey and not to me.
blow
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From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My son," replied the abbot, "you have wrongfully broken my chair, and lightly judged my mind.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
calmness
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From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
cart-horse
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From this reading "Behold, monseigneur, what kind of servant you will have, and of an artificer of things divine you will make a mere cart-horse."
chair
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From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
children
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From this reading I am the faithful servant of the rights and customs of this glorious monastery; although I might grant this woman license to bear free children, I am responsible for this to God and to the abbey.
customs
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From this reading I am the faithful servant of the rights and customs of this glorious monastery; although I might grant this woman license to bear free children, I am responsible for this to God and to the abbey.
divine
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From this reading "Behold, monseigneur, what kind of servant you will have, and of an artificer of things divine you will make a mere cart-horse."
doubloonsplural nounUS /dʌˈbluːnz/
old Spanish gold coins old Spanish gold coins used by sailors
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
down
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From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
enraged
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From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am the faithful servant of the rights and customs of this glorious monastery; although I might grant this woman license to bear free children, I am responsible for this to God and to the abbey.
fist
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From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
fragments
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From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading I am the faithful servant of the rights and customs of this glorious monastery; although I might grant this woman license to bear free children, I am responsible for this to God and to the abbey.
glorious
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From this reading I am the faithful servant of the rights and customs of this glorious monastery; although I might grant this woman license to bear free children, I am responsible for this to God and to the abbey.
God
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From this reading I am the faithful servant of the rights and customs of this glorious monastery; although I might grant this woman license to bear free children, I am responsible for this to God and to the abbey.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
grant
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From this reading I am the faithful servant of the rights and customs of this glorious monastery; although I might grant this woman license to bear free children, I am responsible for this to God and to the abbey.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Behold, monseigneur, what kind of servant you will have, and of an artificer of things divine you will make a mere cart-horse."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am the faithful servant of the rights and customs of this glorious monastery; although I might grant this woman license to bear free children, I am responsible for this to God and to the abbey.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
judged
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From this reading "My son," replied the abbot, "you have wrongfully broken my chair, and lightly judged my mind.
kind
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From this reading "Behold, monseigneur, what kind of servant you will have, and of an artificer of things divine you will make a mere cart-horse."
license
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From this reading I am the faithful servant of the rights and customs of this glorious monastery; although I might grant this woman license to bear free children, I am responsible for this to God and to the abbey.
lightly
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From this reading "My son," replied the abbot, "you have wrongfully broken my chair, and lightly judged my mind.
mace
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From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Behold, monseigneur, what kind of servant you will have, and of an artificer of things divine you will make a mere cart-horse."
man's
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From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This wench belongs to the abbey and not to me.
mere
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From this reading "Behold, monseigneur, what kind of servant you will have, and of an artificer of things divine you will make a mere cart-horse."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I am the faithful servant of the rights and customs of this glorious monastery; although I might grant this woman license to bear free children, I am responsible for this to God and to the abbey.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My son," replied the abbot, "you have wrongfully broken my chair, and lightly judged my mind.
monastery
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From this reading I am the faithful servant of the rights and customs of this glorious monastery; although I might grant this woman license to bear free children, I am responsible for this to God and to the abbey.
monseigneur
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From this reading "Behold, monseigneur, what kind of servant you will have, and of an artificer of things divine you will make a mere cart-horse."
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My son," replied the abbot, "you have wrongfully broken my chair, and lightly judged my mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This wench belongs to the abbey and not to me.
oaken
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From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My son," replied the abbot, "you have wrongfully broken my chair, and lightly judged my mind.
resolved
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From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading I am the faithful servant of the rights and customs of this glorious monastery; although I might grant this woman license to bear free children, I am responsible for this to God and to the abbey.
rights
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From this reading I am the faithful servant of the rights and customs of this glorious monastery; although I might grant this woman license to bear free children, I am responsible for this to God and to the abbey.
saying
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From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
servant
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From this reading "Behold, monseigneur, what kind of servant you will have, and of an artificer of things divine you will make a mere cart-horse."
shivered
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From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
silversmith
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From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
son
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From this reading "My son," replied the abbot, "you have wrongfully broken my chair, and lightly judged my mind.
split
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From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
things
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From this reading "Behold, monseigneur, what kind of servant you will have, and of an artificer of things divine you will make a mere cart-horse."
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This wench belongs to the abbey and not to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
wench
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From this reading This wench belongs to the abbey and not to me.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Behold, monseigneur, what kind of servant you will have, and of an artificer of things divine you will make a mere cart-horse."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading So saying, the silversmith, enraged by the calmness of the abbot, who seemed resolved to acquire for the abbey the good man's doubloons, brought down his fist upon an oaken chair and shivered it into fragments, for it split as under the blow of a mace.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Behold, monseigneur, what kind of servant you will have, and of an artificer of things divine you will make a mere cart-horse."
woman
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From this reading I am the faithful servant of the rights and customs of this glorious monastery; although I might grant this woman license to bear free children, I am responsible for this to God and to the abbey.
wrongfully
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From this reading "My son," replied the abbot, "you have wrongfully broken my chair, and lightly judged my mind.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Behold, monseigneur, what kind of servant you will have, and of an artificer of things divine you will make a mere cart-horse."
