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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 The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was this one man's cry that brought death and desolation to the murderers' hearts, and the people dispersed about the town, shrieking, "Vengeance, vengeance!"
accomplished
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From this reading The terrible part that Charles of Durazzo was to play began as soon as this crime was accomplished.
addressed
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
all
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The terrible part that Charles of Durazzo was to play began as soon as this crime was accomplished.
assembling
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The terrible part that Charles of Durazzo was to play began as soon as this crime was accomplished.
behold
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
bloody
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From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was this one man's cry that brought death and desolation to the murderers' hearts, and the people dispersed about the town, shrieking, "Vengeance, vengeance!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
catafalque
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
cathedral
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
Charles
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From this reading The terrible part that Charles of Durazzo was to play began as soon as this crime was accomplished.
commoners
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
conveyed
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
corpse
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From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
crime
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From this reading The terrible part that Charles of Durazzo was to play began as soon as this crime was accomplished.
cry
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From this reading It was this one man's cry that brought death and desolation to the murderers' hearts, and the people dispersed about the town, shrieking, "Vengeance, vengeance!"
days
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From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
death
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From this reading It was this one man's cry that brought death and desolation to the murderers' hearts, and the people dispersed about the town, shrieking, "Vengeance, vengeance!"
desire
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From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
desolation
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From this reading It was this one man's cry that brought death and desolation to the murderers' hearts, and the people dispersed about the town, shrieking, "Vengeance, vengeance!"
dishonoured
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From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
dispersed
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From this reading It was this one man's cry that brought death and desolation to the murderers' hearts, and the people dispersed about the town, shrieking, "Vengeance, vengeance!"
dog
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
duke
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From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
Durazzo
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From this reading The terrible part that Charles of Durazzo was to play began as soon as this crime was accomplished.
everlasting
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From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
God
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From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
guilty
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From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
hanged
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
hatred
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From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
hearts
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From this reading It was this one man's cry that brought death and desolation to the murderers' hearts, and the people dispersed about the town, shrieking, "Vengeance, vengeance!"
hold
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From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
Hungarians
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
implacable
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From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
increased
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From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
indignation
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From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
infamous
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
Jerusalem
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From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
justice
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From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
King
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From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
known
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From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
like
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
made
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From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
man
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From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
man's
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From this reading It was this one man's cry that brought death and desolation to the murderers' hearts, and the people dispersed about the town, shrieking, "Vengeance, vengeance!"
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
mob
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From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
murderersnounUS /ˈmurderers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
names
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From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
Naples
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
Nobles
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The terrible part that Charles of Durazzo was to play began as soon as this crime was accomplished.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was this one man's cry that brought death and desolation to the murderers' hearts, and the people dispersed about the town, shrieking, "Vengeance, vengeance!"
ordered
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The terrible part that Charles of Durazzo was to play began as soon as this crime was accomplished.
people
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From this reading It was this one man's cry that brought death and desolation to the murderers' hearts, and the people dispersed about the town, shrieking, "Vengeance, vengeance!"
persecution
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From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
play
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From this reading The terrible part that Charles of Durazzo was to play began as soon as this crime was accomplished.
pomp
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
pope
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From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
rain
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From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
shrieking
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From this reading It was this one man's cry that brought death and desolation to the murderers' hearts, and the people dispersed about the town, shrieking, "Vengeance, vengeance!"
Sicily
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From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
sight
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From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
soon
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From this reading The terrible part that Charles of Durazzo was to play began as soon as this crime was accomplished.
swear
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From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The terrible part that Charles of Durazzo was to play began as soon as this crime was accomplished.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The terrible part that Charles of Durazzo was to play began as soon as this crime was accomplished.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The terrible part that Charles of Durazzo was to play began as soon as this crime was accomplished.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The terrible part that Charles of Durazzo was to play began as soon as this crime was accomplished.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
thus
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The terrible part that Charles of Durazzo was to play began as soon as this crime was accomplished.
town
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From this reading It was this one man's cry that brought death and desolation to the murderers' hearts, and the people dispersed about the town, shrieking, "Vengeance, vengeance!"
traitorsnounUS /ˈtreɪtərz/
people who betray a person or country that trusts them
From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
two
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From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
unburied
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From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
up
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From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
utmost
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
vengeance
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From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
voice
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From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The terrible part that Charles of Durazzo was to play began as soon as this crime was accomplished.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
whole
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From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading God will soon make known to us the names of all the guilty: let those who desire that justice may be done hold up their hands and swear against murderers bloody persecution, implacable hatred, everlasting vengeance."
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The duke left the corpse two whole days exposed to the wind and the rain, unburied and dishonoured, the corpse of a man whom the pope had made King of Sicily and Jerusalem, so that the indignation of the mob might be increased by the dreadful sight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the third he ordered it to be conveyed with the utmost pomp to the cathedral of Naples, and assembling all the Hungarians around the catafalque, he thus addressed them, in a voice of thunder:-- "Nobles and commoners, behold our king hanged like a dog by infamous traitors.
