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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 But as the king held their chains in his rude grasp, a wondrous thing took place.
Aed
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
altar
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Kemoc answered: "It is truth."
anger
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And Kemoc answered: "It is truth."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as the king held their chains in his rude grasp, a wondrous thing took place.
away
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
beheld
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From this reading And when Larguen beheld them, terror came upon him and he hastened homeward, followed by the bitter denunciations of Kemoc.
bitter
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From this reading And when Larguen beheld them, terror came upon him and he hastened homeward, followed by the bitter denunciations of Kemoc.
bony
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From this reading Instead of swans, there followed Larguen a very old woman, white-haired and feeble, and three very old men, bony and wrinkled and grey.
bound
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as the king held their chains in his rude grasp, a wondrous thing took place.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
came
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From this reading And when Larguen beheld them, terror came upon him and he hastened homeward, followed by the bitter denunciations of Kemoc.
chain
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
chains
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From this reading But as the king held their chains in his rude grasp, a wondrous thing took place.
Conn
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
denunciations
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From this reading And when Larguen beheld them, terror came upon him and he hastened homeward, followed by the bitter denunciations of Kemoc.
dragged
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
feeble
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From this reading Instead of swans, there followed Larguen a very old woman, white-haired and feeble, and three very old men, bony and wrinkled and grey.
Ficra
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
Finola
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
followed
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From this reading Instead of swans, there followed Larguen a very old woman, white-haired and feeble, and three very old men, bony and wrinkled and grey.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
furious
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading But as the king held their chains in his rude grasp, a wondrous thing took place.
grey
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From this reading Instead of swans, there followed Larguen a very old woman, white-haired and feeble, and three very old men, bony and wrinkled and grey.
hastened
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From this reading And when Larguen beheld them, terror came upon him and he hastened homeward, followed by the bitter denunciations of Kemoc.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
held
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From this reading But as the king held their chains in his rude grasp, a wondrous thing took place.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when Larguen beheld them, terror came upon him and he hastened homeward, followed by the bitter denunciations of Kemoc.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
hold
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
homeward
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From this reading And when Larguen beheld them, terror came upon him and he hastened homeward, followed by the bitter denunciations of Kemoc.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of swans, there followed Larguen a very old woman, white-haired and feeble, and three very old men, bony and wrinkled and grey.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Kemoc answered: "It is truth."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And Kemoc answered: "It is truth."
Kemoc
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From this reading And Kemoc answered: "It is truth."
king
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From this reading But as the king held their chains in his rude grasp, a wondrous thing took place.
Larguen
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
men
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From this reading Instead of swans, there followed Larguen a very old woman, white-haired and feeble, and three very old men, bony and wrinkled and grey.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
old
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From this reading Instead of swans, there followed Larguen a very old woman, white-haired and feeble, and three very old men, bony and wrinkled and grey.
place
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From this reading But as the king held their chains in his rude grasp, a wondrous thing took place.
queen
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
rude
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From this reading But as the king held their chains in his rude grasp, a wondrous thing took place.
sat
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
seized
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
silver
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
swans
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From this reading Instead of swans, there followed Larguen a very old woman, white-haired and feeble, and three very old men, bony and wrinkled and grey.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
terror
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From this reading And when Larguen beheld them, terror came upon him and he hastened homeward, followed by the bitter denunciations of Kemoc.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But as the king held their chains in his rude grasp, a wondrous thing took place.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
Then
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
there
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From this reading Instead of swans, there followed Larguen a very old woman, white-haired and feeble, and three very old men, bony and wrinkled and grey.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as the king held their chains in his rude grasp, a wondrous thing took place.
three
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From this reading Instead of swans, there followed Larguen a very old woman, white-haired and feeble, and three very old men, bony and wrinkled and grey.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
together
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From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as the king held their chains in his rude grasp, a wondrous thing took place.
truth
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From this reading And Kemoc answered: "It is truth."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And when Larguen beheld them, terror came upon him and he hastened homeward, followed by the bitter denunciations of Kemoc.
very
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From this reading Instead of swans, there followed Larguen a very old woman, white-haired and feeble, and three very old men, bony and wrinkled and grey.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when Larguen beheld them, terror came upon him and he hastened homeward, followed by the bitter denunciations of Kemoc.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then Larguen, in furious anger, seized hold of the silver chain that bound Finola and Aed together, and of the chain by which Conn and Ficra were bound, and dragged them away from the altar by which they sat, that he might take them to his queen.
white-haired
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From this reading Instead of swans, there followed Larguen a very old woman, white-haired and feeble, and three very old men, bony and wrinkled and grey.
woman
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From this reading Instead of swans, there followed Larguen a very old woman, white-haired and feeble, and three very old men, bony and wrinkled and grey.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading But as the king held their chains in his rude grasp, a wondrous thing took place.
wrinkled
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From this reading Instead of swans, there followed Larguen a very old woman, white-haired and feeble, and three very old men, bony and wrinkled and grey.
