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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 It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
accompanied
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From this reading He was accompanied by a number of persons bearing lanterns.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
awaited
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From this reading By now it was dark, but the light of the stars shed their soft lustre upon the sombre walls and the eager groups of soldiers that awaited us.
bearing
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From this reading He was accompanied by a number of persons bearing lanterns.
become
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From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
burden
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From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading By now it was dark, but the light of the stars shed their soft lustre upon the sombre walls and the eager groups of soldiers that awaited us.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By now it was dark, but the light of the stars shed their soft lustre upon the sombre walls and the eager groups of soldiers that awaited us.
castle
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From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
clear
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From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
cries
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From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
crossed
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From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
curiosity
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From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
dark
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From this reading By now it was dark, but the light of the stars shed their soft lustre upon the sombre walls and the eager groups of soldiers that awaited us.
Don
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From this reading The first to greet us was Don Luiz, the opprobrious fat man.
drawbridge
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From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
eager
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From this reading By now it was dark, but the light of the stars shed their soft lustre upon the sombre walls and the eager groups of soldiers that awaited us.
entered
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From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
exploit
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From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
fat
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From this reading The first to greet us was Don Luiz, the opprobrious fat man.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first to greet us was Don Luiz, the opprobrious fat man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
FROWARD
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From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
greet
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From this reading The first to greet us was Don Luiz, the opprobrious fat man.
groups
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From this reading By now it was dark, but the light of the stars shed their soft lustre upon the sombre walls and the eager groups of soldiers that awaited us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was accompanied by a number of persons bearing lanterns.
hundred
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From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
known
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From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
lanterns
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From this reading He was accompanied by a number of persons bearing lanterns.
light
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From this reading By now it was dark, but the light of the stars shed their soft lustre upon the sombre walls and the eager groups of soldiers that awaited us.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
loud
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From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
Luiz
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From this reading The first to greet us was Don Luiz, the opprobrious fat man.
lustre
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From this reading By now it was dark, but the light of the stars shed their soft lustre upon the sombre walls and the eager groups of soldiers that awaited us.
MADAM'S
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From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
man
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From this reading The first to greet us was Don Luiz, the opprobrious fat man.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
now
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From this reading By now it was dark, but the light of the stars shed their soft lustre upon the sombre walls and the eager groups of soldiers that awaited us.
number
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From this reading He was accompanied by a number of persons bearing lanterns.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
opprobrious
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From this reading The first to greet us was Don Luiz, the opprobrious fat man.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
persons
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From this reading He was accompanied by a number of persons bearing lanterns.
precincts
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From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
PRINCE
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From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
proclaimed
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From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
RENCOUNTER
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royal
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From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
shed
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From this reading By now it was dark, but the light of the stars shed their soft lustre upon the sombre walls and the eager groups of soldiers that awaited us.
soft
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From this reading By now it was dark, but the light of the stars shed their soft lustre upon the sombre walls and the eager groups of soldiers that awaited us.
soldiers
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From this reading By now it was dark, but the light of the stars shed their soft lustre upon the sombre walls and the eager groups of soldiers that awaited us.
sombre
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From this reading By now it was dark, but the light of the stars shed their soft lustre upon the sombre walls and the eager groups of soldiers that awaited us.
sooner
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From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
stars
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From this reading By now it was dark, but the light of the stars shed their soft lustre upon the sombre walls and the eager groups of soldiers that awaited us.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading By now it was dark, but the light of the stars shed their soft lustre upon the sombre walls and the eager groups of soldiers that awaited us.
threshold
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From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
throats
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From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first to greet us was Don Luiz, the opprobrious fat man.
triumph
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From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading By now it was dark, but the light of the stars shed their soft lustre upon the sombre walls and the eager groups of soldiers that awaited us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By now it was dark, but the light of the stars shed their soft lustre upon the sombre walls and the eager groups of soldiers that awaited us.
walls
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From this reading By now it was dark, but the light of the stars shed their soft lustre upon the sombre walls and the eager groups of soldiers that awaited us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was clear that our exploit had become known in the castle, for no sooner had we crossed the threshold with our royal burden than loud cries of triumph were proclaimed from a hundred throats.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading OF MADAM’S RENCOUNTER WITH THE FROWARD PRINCE IT was with no little relief, and yet with curiosity, that we crossed the drawbridge and entered the precincts of the castle.
