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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 When he went into Wales to be crowned at the city of Carlion, he let cry a great feast to be holden at Pentecost.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
all
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From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unto this feast came the six kings of that region with many of their knights, and Arthur thought it was to do him honour.
Arthur
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From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he went into Wales to be crowned at the city of Carlion, he let cry a great feast to be holden at Pentecost.
authority
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From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When he went into Wales to be crowned at the city of Carlion, he let cry a great feast to be holden at Pentecost.
beardless
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From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
betwixtprepositionUS /biˈtwɪkst/
an old word for “between”
From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
birth
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From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
boy
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From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
came
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From this reading Unto this feast came the six kings of that region with many of their knights, and Arthur thought it was to do him honour.
Carlion
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From this reading When he went into Wales to be crowned at the city of Carlion, he let cry a great feast to be holden at Pentecost.
city
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From this reading When he went into Wales to be crowned at the city of Carlion, he let cry a great feast to be holden at Pentecost.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
coming
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From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
crowned
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From this reading When he went into Wales to be crowned at the city of Carlion, he let cry a great feast to be holden at Pentecost.
cry
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From this reading When he went into Wales to be crowned at the city of Carlion, he let cry a great feast to be holden at Pentecost.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Unto this feast came the six kings of that region with many of their knights, and Arthur thought it was to do him honour.
enemies
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From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
feast
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From this reading When he went into Wales to be crowned at the city of Carlion, he let cry a great feast to be holden at Pentecost.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
gifts
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From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
give
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From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he went into Wales to be crowned at the city of Carlion, he let cry a great feast to be holden at Pentecost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
hard
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From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he went into Wales to be crowned at the city of Carlion, he let cry a great feast to be holden at Pentecost.
held
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From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Unto this feast came the six kings of that region with many of their knights, and Arthur thought it was to do him honour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
holden
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From this reading When he went into Wales to be crowned at the city of Carlion, he let cry a great feast to be holden at Pentecost.
honour
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From this reading Unto this feast came the six kings of that region with many of their knights, and Arthur thought it was to do him honour.
indeed
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From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he went into Wales to be crowned at the city of Carlion, he let cry a great feast to be holden at Pentecost.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Unto this feast came the six kings of that region with many of their knights, and Arthur thought it was to do him honour.
joy
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From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
just
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From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
king
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From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
kings
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From this reading Unto this feast came the six kings of that region with many of their knights, and Arthur thought it was to do him honour.
knights
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From this reading Unto this feast came the six kings of that region with many of their knights, and Arthur thought it was to do him honour.
land
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From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading When he went into Wales to be crowned at the city of Carlion, he let cry a great feast to be holden at Pentecost.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
low
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From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
made
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From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
many
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From this reading Unto this feast came the six kings of that region with many of their knights, and Arthur thought it was to do him honour.
neck
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From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
NOBLEadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
ORDERnounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
out
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From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
Pentecost
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From this reading When he went into Wales to be crowned at the city of Carlion, he let cry a great feast to be holden at Pentecost.
presents
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From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
realm
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From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
receive
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From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
region
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From this reading Unto this feast came the six kings of that region with many of their knights, and Arthur thought it was to do him honour.
ROUND
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From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
rule
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From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
said
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From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
see
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From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
sent
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From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
shame
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From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
shoulders
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From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
six
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From this reading Unto this feast came the six kings of that region with many of their knights, and Arthur thought it was to do him honour.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
swords
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From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
TABLE
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From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Unto this feast came the six kings of that region with many of their knights, and Arthur thought it was to do him honour.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Unto this feast came the six kings of that region with many of their knights, and Arthur thought it was to do him honour.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Unto this feast came the six kings of that region with many of their knights, and Arthur thought it was to do him honour.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unto this feast came the six kings of that region with many of their knights, and Arthur thought it was to do him honour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he went into Wales to be crowned at the city of Carlion, he let cry a great feast to be holden at Pentecost.
UntoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading Unto this feast came the six kings of that region with many of their knights, and Arthur thought it was to do him honour.
Wales
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From this reading When he went into Wales to be crowned at the city of Carlion, he let cry a great feast to be holden at Pentecost.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE Arthur was indeed king, but enemies long held out against his just authority.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he went into Wales to be crowned at the city of Carlion, he let cry a great feast to be holden at Pentecost.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he went into Wales to be crowned at the city of Carlion, he let cry a great feast to be holden at Pentecost.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Unto this feast came the six kings of that region with many of their knights, and Arthur thought it was to do him honour.
word
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From this reading They sent him word that they were come to give him gifts with hard swords betwixt the neck and the shoulders, for it was great shame to all of them to see such a boy have rule of so noble a realm as this land was.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But when he made joy of their coming and sent them great presents, the kings would none receive, and said they had no joy to receive gifts of a beardless boy that was come of low birth.
