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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 Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
age
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From this reading With her, I fear it must have been an age.
altogether
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From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With her, I fear it must have been an age.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
ashen
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
assembly
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From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
beautiful
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With her, I fear it must have been an age.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
bird
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From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading At the same instant this delectable form was shaken bitterly.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
carmine
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
cheeks
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
delectable
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From this reading At the same instant this delectable form was shaken bitterly.
DragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a mythical or imagined creature shaped like a large reptile
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
earth
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From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
eyes
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From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
faltered
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From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
fear
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From this reading With her, I fear it must have been an age.
fell
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From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
flower
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
form
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From this reading At the same instant this delectable form was shaken bitterly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
front
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From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
froward
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
gaze
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From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
gentleness
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
hapless
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From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With her, I fear it must have been an age.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
how
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From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
humorous
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From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
instant
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From this reading At the same instant this delectable form was shaken bitterly.
instead
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
KNOWnounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
like
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From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
met
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From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
mistress
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From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
more
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
most
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading With her, I fear it must have been an age.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
now
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From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
please
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
plumage
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From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
prince
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
proud-wingèd
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From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
recoiled
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From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
Red
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
rosy
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
said
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same instant this delectable form was shaken bitterly.
shaken
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From this reading At the same instant this delectable form was shaken bitterly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
shone
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
Sirrah
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
Tagus
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
then
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the same instant this delectable form was shaken bitterly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
torn
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From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
up
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
wed
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
white
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From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
whole
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From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LAST I KNOW not how long it was before the eyes of our mistress recoiled from that humorous front with which her great captain met the whole assembly.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet at last her gaze, that was now hapless, faltered altogether, and, like a proud-wingèd bird with its plumage torn, it fell to earth.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And then our mistress looked up, and with eyes that shone no more like the Tagus, and with cheeks ashen white instead of the rosy carmine of a fair flower, she said with a most beautiful gentleness,-- “An it please you, Sirrah Red Dragon, I--I will wed the froward prince.”
