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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 Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
Aire's
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From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
Apothecary's
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From this reading GRISELL from the first took her part in the Apothecary’s household.
assisting
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gathering in its guilty flood The carnage and the ill spilt blood That forty thousand lives could yield.
boon
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
carnage
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From this reading Gathering in its guilty flood The carnage and the ill spilt blood That forty thousand lives could yield.
Charlotte
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From this reading SOUTHEY, _Funeral Song of Princess Charlotte_.
Clemence
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
Clifford
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From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
compounds
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Gathering in its guilty flood The carnage and the ill spilt blood That forty thousand lives could yield.
day
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From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
days
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
delicacy
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
emulate
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
enjoy
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
fell
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From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
field
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From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
finger
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GRISELL from the first took her part in the Apothecary’s household.
Fleming
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
flood
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From this reading Gathering in its guilty flood The carnage and the ill spilt blood That forty thousand lives could yield.
forty
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From this reading Gathering in its guilty flood The carnage and the ill spilt blood That forty thousand lives could yield.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GRISELL from the first took her part in the Apothecary’s household.
Funeral
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From this reading SOUTHEY, _Funeral Song of Princess Charlotte_.
Gathering
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From this reading Gathering in its guilty flood The carnage and the ill spilt blood That forty thousand lives could yield.
GRISELL
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From this reading GRISELL from the first took her part in the Apothecary’s household.
guilty
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From this reading Gathering in its guilty flood The carnage and the ill spilt blood That forty thousand lives could yield.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GRISELL from the first took her part in the Apothecary’s household.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
house
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
household
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From this reading GRISELL from the first took her part in the Apothecary’s household.
ill
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From this reading Gathering in its guilty flood The carnage and the ill spilt blood That forty thousand lives could yield.
imparting
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gathering in its guilty flood The carnage and the ill spilt blood That forty thousand lives could yield.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Gathering in its guilty flood The carnage and the ill spilt blood That forty thousand lives could yield.
lace
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
learned
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
learning
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
lives
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From this reading Gathering in its guilty flood The carnage and the ill spilt blood That forty thousand lives could yield.
made
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
making
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
master
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
more
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
new
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
nostrums
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
Occupation
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
old
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
only
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
others
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GRISELL from the first took her part in the Apothecary’s household.
patterns
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading SOUTHEY, _Funeral Song of Princess Charlotte_.
ran
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From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
red
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From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
ruthless
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From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
showed
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
showing
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
slaughter
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From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
Song
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From this reading SOUTHEY, _Funeral Song of Princess Charlotte_.
SOUTHEY
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From this reading SOUTHEY, _Funeral Song of Princess Charlotte_.
spilt
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From this reading Gathering in its guilty flood The carnage and the ill spilt blood That forty thousand lives could yield.
spun
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gathering in its guilty flood The carnage and the ill spilt blood That forty thousand lives could yield.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
thousand
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From this reading Gathering in its guilty flood The carnage and the ill spilt blood That forty thousand lives could yield.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GRISELL from the first took her part in the Apothecary’s household.
Towton's
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From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
unhappy
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From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
water
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From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
Wharfe
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From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
Wilton
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From this reading Occupation was a boon to her, and she not only spun and made lace with Clemence, but showed her new patterns learned in old days at Wilton; and still more did she enjoy assisting the master of the house in making his compounds, learning new nostrums herself, and imparting others to him, showing a delicacy of finger which the old Fleming could not emulate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
Witness
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From this reading Witness Aire’s unhappy water Where the ruthless Clifford fell, And when Wharfe ran red with slaughter On the day of Towton’s field.
yield
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From this reading Gathering in its guilty flood The carnage and the ill spilt blood That forty thousand lives could yield.
