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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 And now a fyer was built of wood, And a stake was made of tree; And now Queen Elinor forth was led, A sorrowful sight to see."
Aldrinyar
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From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
appeared
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From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
appointed
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From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was occasioned by the crowding of the people towards the _Place of Doom_, as it was graphically named.
Ballad
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From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
branches
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From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
built
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From this reading And now a fyer was built of wood, And a stake was made of tree; And now Queen Elinor forth was led, A sorrowful sight to see."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was occasioned by the crowding of the people towards the _Place of Doom_, as it was graphically named.
Castle
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From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
city
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From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
crowding
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From this reading This was occasioned by the crowding of the people towards the _Place of Doom_, as it was graphically named.
day
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From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
DOOM
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From this reading THE PLACE OF DOOM.
Edinburgh
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From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
Elinor
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From this reading And now a fyer was built of wood, And a stake was made of tree; And now Queen Elinor forth was led, A sorrowful sight to see."
eye
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From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
floated
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From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
forest
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From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
forth
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From this reading And now a fyer was built of wood, And a stake was made of tree; And now Queen Elinor forth was led, A sorrowful sight to see."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
fyer
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From this reading And now a fyer was built of wood, And a stake was made of tree; And now Queen Elinor forth was led, A sorrowful sight to see."
graphically
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From this reading This was occasioned by the crowding of the people towards the _Place of Doom_, as it was graphically named.
heart
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From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
led
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From this reading And now a fyer was built of wood, And a stake was made of tree; And now Queen Elinor forth was led, A sorrowful sight to see."
like
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From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
made
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From this reading And now a fyer was built of wood, And a stake was made of tree; And now Queen Elinor forth was led, A sorrowful sight to see."
murmur
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From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
named
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From this reading This was occasioned by the crowding of the people towards the _Place of Doom_, as it was graphically named.
night
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From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
now
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From this reading And now a fyer was built of wood, And a stake was made of tree; And now Queen Elinor forth was led, A sorrowful sight to see."
nye
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From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
occasioned
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From this reading This was occasioned by the crowding of the people towards the _Place of Doom_, as it was graphically named.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PLACE OF DOOM.
old
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From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
people
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From this reading This was occasioned by the crowding of the people towards the _Place of Doom_, as it was graphically named.
PLACE
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From this reading THE PLACE OF DOOM.
Queen
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From this reading And now a fyer was built of wood, And a stake was made of tree; And now Queen Elinor forth was led, A sorrowful sight to see."
rising
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From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
see
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From this reading And now a fyer was built of wood, And a stake was made of tree; And now Queen Elinor forth was led, A sorrowful sight to see."
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
sight
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From this reading And now a fyer was built of wood, And a stake was made of tree; And now Queen Elinor forth was led, A sorrowful sight to see."
Sir
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From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
sorrowful
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From this reading And now a fyer was built of wood, And a stake was made of tree; And now Queen Elinor forth was led, A sorrowful sight to see."
sound
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From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
stake
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From this reading And now a fyer was built of wood, And a stake was made of tree; And now Queen Elinor forth was led, A sorrowful sight to see."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
strange
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From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
tears
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From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLACE OF DOOM.
Then
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From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now a fyer was built of wood, And a stake was made of tree; And now Queen Elinor forth was led, A sorrowful sight to see."
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading This was occasioned by the crowding of the people towards the _Place of Doom_, as it was graphically named.
tree
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From this reading And now a fyer was built of wood, And a stake was made of tree; And now Queen Elinor forth was led, A sorrowful sight to see."
upward
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From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
waves
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From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Sir Aldrinyar, an old Ballad._ On this night a strange sound floated upward to the Castle of Edinburgh from the city below; it was like the murmur of distant waves, or of the rising wind shaking the branches of a forest.
woeful
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From this reading "But when the appointed day was come, No help appeared nye; Then woeful, woeful was her heart, And tears stood in her eye.
wood
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From this reading And now a fyer was built of wood, And a stake was made of tree; And now Queen Elinor forth was led, A sorrowful sight to see."
