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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 In the end it was given to me to learn that Sir Richard Pendragon, so far from being a hare-brain, was a very deep and masterful schemer.
ADVENTURES
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From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
afflicted
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From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
anticipate
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From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
appointed
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From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
army
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From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
awaited
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From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
behest
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From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In the end it was given to me to learn that Sir Richard Pendragon, so far from being a hare-brain, was a very deep and masterful schemer.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
came
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From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
cart
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From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
Castile's
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From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
CASTILIAN
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From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
character
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From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
comprehension
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From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
deemed
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From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
deep
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From this reading In the end it was given to me to learn that Sir Richard Pendragon, so far from being a hare-brain, was a very deep and masterful schemer.
designs
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From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
direction
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From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
dispositions
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From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
end
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From this reading In the end it was given to me to learn that Sir Richard Pendragon, so far from being a hare-brain, was a very deep and masterful schemer.
extravagance
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From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
far
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From this reading In the end it was given to me to learn that Sir Richard Pendragon, so far from being a hare-brain, was a very deep and masterful schemer.
feelings
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From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
felt
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From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
filled
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From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
final
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From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
follows
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From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the end it was given to me to learn that Sir Richard Pendragon, so far from being a hare-brain, was a very deep and masterful schemer.
given
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From this reading In the end it was given to me to learn that Sir Richard Pendragon, so far from being a hare-brain, was a very deep and masterful schemer.
happened
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From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
hare-brain
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From this reading In the end it was given to me to learn that Sir Richard Pendragon, so far from being a hare-brain, was a very deep and masterful schemer.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
heads
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From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
HOST
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From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
King
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From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
learn
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From this reading In the end it was given to me to learn that Sir Richard Pendragon, so far from being a hare-brain, was a very deep and masterful schemer.
manifestation
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From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
many
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From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
masterful
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From this reading In the end it was given to me to learn that Sir Richard Pendragon, so far from being a hare-brain, was a very deep and masterful schemer.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
modified
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From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
mules
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From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
narration
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From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
necessary
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From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
new
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From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
now
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From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
obeyed
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From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
other
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From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
out
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From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
own
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From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
pay
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From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
Pendragon
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From this reading In the end it was given to me to learn that Sir Richard Pendragon, so far from being a hare-brain, was a very deep and masterful schemer.
period
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From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
posada
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From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
precisely
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From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
proper
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From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
rather
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From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
Richard
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From this reading In the end it was given to me to learn that Sir Richard Pendragon, so far from being a hare-brain, was a very deep and masterful schemer.
Richard's
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From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
schemer
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From this reading In the end it was given to me to learn that Sir Richard Pendragon, so far from being a hare-brain, was a very deep and masterful schemer.
season
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From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
sense
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From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
setting
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From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
show
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From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
Sir
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From this reading In the end it was given to me to learn that Sir Richard Pendragon, so far from being a hare-brain, was a very deep and masterful schemer.
skins
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From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the end it was given to me to learn that Sir Richard Pendragon, so far from being a hare-brain, was a very deep and masterful schemer.
strange
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From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
taken
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From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
there
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From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
things
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From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
treat
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From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
tribute
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From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
turned
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From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
very
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From this reading In the end it was given to me to learn that Sir Richard Pendragon, so far from being a hare-brain, was a very deep and masterful schemer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the end it was given to me to learn that Sir Richard Pendragon, so far from being a hare-brain, was a very deep and masterful schemer.
water
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From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading OF OUR ADVENTURES AMONG THE CASTILIAN HOST I HAVE deemed it proper in the narration of that which follows to show my own feelings precisely as they afflicted me at the time, and not as they came to be modified by the strange things that happened.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But in so far as his designs passed beyond my comprehension at the period of which I now treat, I have deemed it right not to anticipate that final tribute which it will be necessary to pay to his character in the appointed time and season.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On setting out that morning from the posada, at Sir Richard’s behest we filled the cart and the skins with water and turned the heads of our mules in the direction of the King of Castile’s army.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
yielded
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From this reading I yielded to these dispositions because, having come so far and having already obeyed in many things, I felt there was no other course to be taken; yet it was rather with the sense of being in a dream that I awaited the manifestation of this new extravagance.
