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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 To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
Abandon
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From this reading For the rest I will--" "Abandon your anger, my daughter," said the monk.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
aloud
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From this reading "The matter is, my father," replied she, "that my wrongs cry aloud for vengeance.
also
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From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
anger
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From this reading For the rest I will--" "Abandon your anger, my daughter," said the monk.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be saving the hangman a job.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
begin
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From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
Cande
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From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
channel
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From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
Church
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From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
commanded
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From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
cry
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From this reading "The matter is, my father," replied she, "that my wrongs cry aloud for vengeance.
daughter
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From this reading For the rest I will--" "Abandon your anger, my daughter," said the monk.
diverted
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From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
father
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From this reading "The matter is, my father," replied she, "that my wrongs cry aloud for vengeance.
favour
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From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
find
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From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The matter is, my father," replied she, "that my wrongs cry aloud for vengeance.
forgive
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From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
hangman
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From this reading It will be saving the hangman a job.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
Heaven
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From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
House
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From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The matter is, my father," replied she, "that my wrongs cry aloud for vengeance.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be saving the hangman a job.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
job
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From this reading It will be saving the hangman a job.
matter
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From this reading "The matter is, my father," replied she, "that my wrongs cry aloud for vengeance.
monk
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From this reading For the rest I will--" "Abandon your anger, my daughter," said the monk.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The matter is, my father," replied she, "that my wrongs cry aloud for vengeance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
others
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From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
pardon
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From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
proper
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From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The matter is, my father," replied she, "that my wrongs cry aloud for vengeance.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the rest I will--" "Abandon your anger, my daughter," said the monk.
river
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From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
sack
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From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
said
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From this reading For the rest I will--" "Abandon your anger, my daughter," said the monk.
saving
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From this reading It will be saving the hangman a job.
seed
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From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
sewn
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From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The matter is, my father," replied she, "that my wrongs cry aloud for vengeance.
side
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From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The matter is, my father," replied she, "that my wrongs cry aloud for vengeance.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The matter is, my father," replied she, "that my wrongs cry aloud for vengeance.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
thrown
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From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
trespass
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From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
trollop
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From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
up
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From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
vengeance
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From this reading "The matter is, my father," replied she, "that my wrongs cry aloud for vengeance.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be saving the hangman a job.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To begin with, I shall have this trollop thrown into the river, sewn up in a sack, for having diverted the seed of the House of Cande from its proper channel.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
wrongs
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From this reading "The matter is, my father," replied she, "that my wrongs cry aloud for vengeance.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is commanded us by the Church to forgive those who trespass against us, if we would find favour in the side of Heaven, because you pardon those who also pardon others.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For the rest I will--" "Abandon your anger, my daughter," said the monk.
