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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 With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
action
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addressed
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From this reading While this was being done, the Count of Nullepart went to the Englishman and addressed him privily.
all
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
almost
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
ANY
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apology
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
arise
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beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading While this was being done, the Count of Nullepart went to the Englishman and addressed him privily.
besought
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S DUELLO WITH THE GALLANT FRENCHMAN ANY excitement that was likely to arise was checked by the Frenchman’s action.
calmness
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
cards
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
checked
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close
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
cold
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
Count
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From this reading While this was being done, the Count of Nullepart went to the Englishman and addressed him privily.
courteous
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
covered
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
dark
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
display
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While this was being done, the Count of Nullepart went to the Englishman and addressed him privily.
drawn
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
DUELLO
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Englishman
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From this reading While this was being done, the Count of Nullepart went to the Englishman and addressed him privily.
entreaty
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
excitement
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From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S DUELLO WITH THE GALLANT FRENCHMAN ANY excitement that was likely to arise was checked by the Frenchman’s action.
fellow
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From this reading “This fellow,” said he, “is the first swordsman in France.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
France
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From this reading “This fellow,” said he, “is the first swordsman in France.
FRENCHMAN
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Frenchman's
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friends
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
furniture
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
GALLANT
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
hand
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
held
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This fellow,” said he, “is the first swordsman in France.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
jewels
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
landlord
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
likely
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lips
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
most
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
Nullepart
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From this reading While this was being done, the Count of Nullepart went to the Englishman and addressed him privily.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S DUELLO WITH THE GALLANT FRENCHMAN ANY excitement that was likely to arise was checked by the Frenchman’s action.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
ordered
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
own
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
PENDRAGON'S
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plaguy
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
play
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
privily
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From this reading While this was being done, the Count of Nullepart went to the Englishman and addressed him privily.
remarking
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
RICHARD
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room's
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
said
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From this reading “This fellow,” said he, “is the first swordsman in France.
season
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
SIR
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slender
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
smile
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
smiled
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
suspend
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
suspended
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
swordsman
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From this reading “This fellow,” said he, “is the first swordsman in France.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S DUELLO WITH THE GALLANT FRENCHMAN ANY excitement that was likely to arise was checked by the Frenchman’s action.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S DUELLO WITH THE GALLANT FRENCHMAN ANY excitement that was likely to arise was checked by the Frenchman’s action.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
Then
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While this was being done, the Count of Nullepart went to the Englishman and addressed him privily.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S DUELLO WITH THE GALLANT FRENCHMAN ANY excitement that was likely to arise was checked by the Frenchman’s action.
tone
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
turned
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
unfortunate
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
up
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
wall
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From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S DUELLO WITH THE GALLANT FRENCHMAN ANY excitement that was likely to arise was checked by the Frenchman’s action.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While this was being done, the Count of Nullepart went to the Englishman and addressed him privily.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While this was being done, the Count of Nullepart went to the Englishman and addressed him privily.
white
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From this reading With a dark and cold smile on his lips, he turned to his friends and held up a slender white hand that was covered with jewels, and besought them, almost in a tone of entreaty, to display calmness.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then with a most courteous apology to all who had suspended their play, and remarking that it was plaguy unfortunate that he must suspend his own when the cards had smiled upon him for the first time in a long season, he ordered the landlord to have all the room’s furniture drawn close to the wall.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading OF SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S DUELLO WITH THE GALLANT FRENCHMAN ANY excitement that was likely to arise was checked by the Frenchman’s action.
