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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 I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
able
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From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then it was that in some mysterious manner his sanguine temper came again to his aid.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
aid
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From this reading Then it was that in some mysterious manner his sanguine temper came again to his aid.
ambition
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From this reading Precisely what these were we had yet to discover; yet, as we returned into my fair native country, it was clear that the mind of Sir Richard Pendragon was moved by some new ambition.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the lustre of his new designs he began to forget his cross in fortune.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Precisely what these were we had yet to discover; yet, as we returned into my fair native country, it was clear that the mind of Sir Richard Pendragon was moved by some new ambition.
came
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From this reading Then it was that in some mysterious manner his sanguine temper came again to his aid.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
clear
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From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
country
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From this reading Precisely what these were we had yet to discover; yet, as we returned into my fair native country, it was clear that the mind of Sir Richard Pendragon was moved by some new ambition.
cross
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From this reading In the lustre of his new designs he began to forget his cross in fortune.
designs
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From this reading In the lustre of his new designs he began to forget his cross in fortune.
discover
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From this reading Precisely what these were we had yet to discover; yet, as we returned into my fair native country, it was clear that the mind of Sir Richard Pendragon was moved by some new ambition.
dubbed
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From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
Englishman
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From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
esteem
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From this reading I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Precisely what these were we had yet to discover; yet, as we returned into my fair native country, it was clear that the mind of Sir Richard Pendragon was moved by some new ambition.
Flemish
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From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
forget
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From this reading In the lustre of his new designs he began to forget his cross in fortune.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the lustre of his new designs he began to forget his cross in fortune.
France
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From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
grocer
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From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Precisely what these were we had yet to discover; yet, as we returned into my fair native country, it was clear that the mind of Sir Richard Pendragon was moved by some new ambition.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then it was that in some mysterious manner his sanguine temper came again to his aid.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Precisely what these were we had yet to discover; yet, as we returned into my fair native country, it was clear that the mind of Sir Richard Pendragon was moved by some new ambition.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
King
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From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
less
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From this reading I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
Louis
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From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
lustre
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From this reading In the lustre of his new designs he began to forget his cross in fortune.
man
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From this reading I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
manner
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From this reading Then it was that in some mysterious manner his sanguine temper came again to his aid.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Precisely what these were we had yet to discover; yet, as we returned into my fair native country, it was clear that the mind of Sir Richard Pendragon was moved by some new ambition.
moved
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From this reading Precisely what these were we had yet to discover; yet, as we returned into my fair native country, it was clear that the mind of Sir Richard Pendragon was moved by some new ambition.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Precisely what these were we had yet to discover; yet, as we returned into my fair native country, it was clear that the mind of Sir Richard Pendragon was moved by some new ambition.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Then it was that in some mysterious manner his sanguine temper came again to his aid.
native
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From this reading Precisely what these were we had yet to discover; yet, as we returned into my fair native country, it was clear that the mind of Sir Richard Pendragon was moved by some new ambition.
nature
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From this reading I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
near
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From this reading I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
new
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From this reading In the lustre of his new designs he began to forget his cross in fortune.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
off
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From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
own
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From this reading I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
peer
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From this reading I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
Pendragon
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From this reading Precisely what these were we had yet to discover; yet, as we returned into my fair native country, it was clear that the mind of Sir Richard Pendragon was moved by some new ambition.
PENDRAGON'S
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From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
pock-marked
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From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
power
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From this reading I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
Precisely
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From this reading Precisely what these were we had yet to discover; yet, as we returned into my fair native country, it was clear that the mind of Sir Richard Pendragon was moved by some new ambition.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
renders
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From this reading I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
resentment
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From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Precisely what these were we had yet to discover; yet, as we returned into my fair native country, it was clear that the mind of Sir Richard Pendragon was moved by some new ambition.
RICHARD
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From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
sanguine
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From this reading Then it was that in some mysterious manner his sanguine temper came again to his aid.
self-belief
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From this reading I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
shake
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From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
SIR
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From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
soil
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From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
some
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From this reading Then it was that in some mysterious manner his sanguine temper came again to his aid.
STRATEGY
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From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
temper
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From this reading Then it was that in some mysterious manner his sanguine temper came again to his aid.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
Then
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From this reading Then it was that in some mysterious manner his sanguine temper came again to his aid.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Precisely what these were we had yet to discover; yet, as we returned into my fair native country, it was clear that the mind of Sir Richard Pendragon was moved by some new ambition.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SIR RICHARD PENDRAGON’S STRATEGY IT was not until we were clear of the soil of France that the Englishman was able to shake off his resentment against King Louis, “the pock-marked Flemish grocer,” as he dubbed him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Precisely what these were we had yet to discover; yet, as we returned into my fair native country, it was clear that the mind of Sir Richard Pendragon was moved by some new ambition.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I cannot remember one who came near this Englishman in that power of self-belief which renders a man in his own esteem not less than the peer of nature.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Precisely what these were we had yet to discover; yet, as we returned into my fair native country, it was clear that the mind of Sir Richard Pendragon was moved by some new ambition.
