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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 Like the others, she was drawn on a cart to the square of St. Eligius, and there consigned to the flames.
acclamations
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
act
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From this reading His first act on entering the city was to order Dona Cancha to be burnt, her punishment having been deferred by reason of her pregnancy.
all
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
Armed
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From this reading Armed at all points, he made for Castel Nuovo, leaving behind him dismay and fear.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Armed at all points, he made for Castel Nuovo, leaving behind him dismay and fear.
audience
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His first act on entering the city was to order Dona Cancha to be burnt, her punishment having been deferred by reason of her pregnancy.
beauty
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From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His first act on entering the city was to order Dona Cancha to be burnt, her punishment having been deferred by reason of her pregnancy.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Armed at all points, he made for Castel Nuovo, leaving behind him dismay and fear.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
black
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
borne
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
burnt
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From this reading His first act on entering the city was to order Dona Cancha to be burnt, her punishment having been deferred by reason of her pregnancy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His first act on entering the city was to order Dona Cancha to be burnt, her punishment having been deferred by reason of her pregnancy.
Cancha
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From this reading His first act on entering the city was to order Dona Cancha to be burnt, her punishment having been deferred by reason of her pregnancy.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
cart
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From this reading Like the others, she was drawn on a cart to the square of St. Eligius, and there consigned to the flames.
Castel
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From this reading Armed at all points, he made for Castel Nuovo, leaving behind him dismay and fear.
chief
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
citizens
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
city
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From this reading His first act on entering the city was to order Dona Cancha to be burnt, her punishment having been deferred by reason of her pregnancy.
consigned
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From this reading Like the others, she was drawn on a cart to the square of St. Eligius, and there consigned to the flames.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
crowd
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
deferred
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From this reading His first act on entering the city was to order Dona Cancha to be burnt, her punishment having been deferred by reason of her pregnancy.
dismay
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From this reading Armed at all points, he made for Castel Nuovo, leaving behind him dismay and fear.
Dona
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From this reading His first act on entering the city was to order Dona Cancha to be burnt, her punishment having been deferred by reason of her pregnancy.
drawn
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From this reading Like the others, she was drawn on a cart to the square of St. Eligius, and there consigned to the flames.
dressed
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From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
Eligius
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From this reading Like the others, she was drawn on a cart to the square of St. Eligius, and there consigned to the flames.
entering
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From this reading His first act on entering the city was to order Dona Cancha to be burnt, her punishment having been deferred by reason of her pregnancy.
entry
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
executioners
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From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
fear
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From this reading Armed at all points, he made for Castel Nuovo, leaving behind him dismay and fear.
festival
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From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first act on entering the city was to order Dona Cancha to be burnt, her punishment having been deferred by reason of her pregnancy.
flag
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
flames
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From this reading Like the others, she was drawn on a cart to the square of St. Eligius, and there consigned to the flames.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
give
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading His first act on entering the city was to order Dona Cancha to be burnt, her punishment having been deferred by reason of her pregnancy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His first act on entering the city was to order Dona Cancha to be burnt, her punishment having been deferred by reason of her pregnancy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
honours
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
Hungary
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
impaired
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From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
King
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
kisses
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From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
laughing
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From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
leaving
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From this reading Armed at all points, he made for Castel Nuovo, leaving behind him dismay and fear.
Like
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From this reading Like the others, she was drawn on a cart to the square of St. Eligius, and there consigned to the flames.
mad
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From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
made
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From this reading Armed at all points, he made for Castel Nuovo, leaving behind him dismay and fear.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
mocked
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From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
moment
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From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
Naples
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
Nuovo
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From this reading Armed at all points, he made for Castel Nuovo, leaving behind him dismay and fear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
offered
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His first act on entering the city was to order Dona Cancha to be burnt, her punishment having been deferred by reason of her pregnancy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first act on entering the city was to order Dona Cancha to be burnt, her punishment having been deferred by reason of her pregnancy.
others
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From this reading Like the others, she was drawn on a cart to the square of St. Eligius, and there consigned to the flames.
points
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From this reading Armed at all points, he made for Castel Nuovo, leaving behind him dismay and fear.
pregnancy
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From this reading His first act on entering the city was to order Dona Cancha to be burnt, her punishment having been deferred by reason of her pregnancy.
punishment
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From this reading His first act on entering the city was to order Dona Cancha to be burnt, her punishment having been deferred by reason of her pregnancy.
reason
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From this reading His first act on entering the city was to order Dona Cancha to be burnt, her punishment having been deferred by reason of her pregnancy.
receive
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
refusing
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
rejecting
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like the others, she was drawn on a cart to the square of St. Eligius, and there consigned to the flames.
square
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From this reading Like the others, she was drawn on a cart to the square of St. Eligius, and there consigned to the flames.
St
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From this reading Like the others, she was drawn on a cart to the square of St. Eligius, and there consigned to the flames.
started
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
stopping
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From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
suffering
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From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
there
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From this reading Like the others, she was drawn on a cart to the square of St. Eligius, and there consigned to the flames.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
threw
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From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
up
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From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The King of Hungary, his black flag ever borne before him, started for Naples, refusing all offered honours, and rejecting the canopy beneath which he was to make his entry, not even stopping to give audience to the chief citizens or to receive the acclamations of the crowd.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
young
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From this reading The young creature, whose suffering had not impaired her beauty, was dressed as for a festival, and laughing like a mad thing up to the last moment, mocked at her executioners and threw kisses to the crowd.
