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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 He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Tell your mistress I will not stint her in anything she desires."
arranging
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From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
catch
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From this reading Hearing this, the good constable rubbed his hands thinking how nicely the provost would catch the pair.
commands
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From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
constable
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From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
cunning
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From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
darkness
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From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
desires
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From this reading "Tell your mistress I will not stint her in anything she desires."
diabolicaladjectiveUS /ˌdaɪəˈbɑːlɪkəl/
extremely evil or frightening
From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
English
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From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
flagons
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From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
gallant
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From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
gallantries
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From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good!" said he.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Hearing this, the good constable rubbed his hands thinking how nicely the provost would catch the pair.
happened
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From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good!" said he.
Hearing
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From this reading Hearing this, the good constable rubbed his hands thinking how nicely the provost would catch the pair.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Tell your mistress I will not stint her in anything she desires."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
house
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From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
how
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From this reading Hearing this, the good constable rubbed his hands thinking how nicely the provost would catch the pair.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Tell your mistress I will not stint her in anything she desires."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Tell your mistress I will not stint her in anything she desires."
informed
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From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
instantly
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From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
king's
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From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
lord's
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From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
master
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From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
meats
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From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
mistress
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From this reading "Tell your mistress I will not stint her in anything she desires."
nicely
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From this reading Hearing this, the good constable rubbed his hands thinking how nicely the provost would catch the pair.
nobleman
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From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Tell your mistress I will not stint her in anything she desires."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
out
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From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
pages
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From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
pair
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From this reading Hearing this, the good constable rubbed his hands thinking how nicely the provost would catch the pair.
plot
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From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
prepare
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From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
provost
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From this reading Hearing this, the good constable rubbed his hands thinking how nicely the provost would catch the pair.
return
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From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
rubbed
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From this reading Hearing this, the good constable rubbed his hands thinking how nicely the provost would catch the pair.
said
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From this reading "Good!" said he.
seeing
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From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
seize
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From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
sent
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From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
set
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From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Tell your mistress I will not stint her in anything she desires."
stint
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From this reading "Tell your mistress I will not stint her in anything she desires."
suspected
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From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell your mistress I will not stint her in anything she desires."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hearing this, the good constable rubbed his hands thinking how nicely the provost would catch the pair.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hearing this, the good constable rubbed his hands thinking how nicely the provost would catch the pair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
town
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From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
vehemently
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From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
watching
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From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Tell your mistress I will not stint her in anything she desires."
wished
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From this reading The pages of the cunning constable, who were watching the house, seeing the gallant prepare for his gallantries, and set out the flagons and the meats, went and informed their master that everything had happened as he wished.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
word
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From this reading He instantly sent word to him, that by the king's express commands he was to return to town, in order that he might seize at the said lord's house an English nobleman, with whom he was vehemently suspected to be arranging a plot of diabolical darkness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hearing this, the good constable rubbed his hands thinking how nicely the provost would catch the pair.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tell your mistress I will not stint her in anything she desires."
