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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 SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
afore
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From this reading As he came to land he sat and harped in his bed a merry lay, such as none in Ireland ever heard afore that time.
all
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From this reading "Truly," said King Anguish, "ye shall have all the help in this land that ye may.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Then he answered, "I am of the country of Lyonesse; my name is Tramtrist, and I was thus wounded in a battle, as I fought for a lady's right."
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
Anguish
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From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
anon
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From this reading And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he answered, "I am of the country of Lyonesse; my name is Tramtrist, and I was thus wounded in a battle, as I fought for a lady's right."
arrived
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From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he came to land he sat and harped in his bed a merry lay, such as none in Ireland ever heard afore that time.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name.
battle
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From this reading Then he answered, "I am of the country of Lyonesse; my name is Tramtrist, and I was thus wounded in a battle, as I fought for a lady's right."
bed
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From this reading As he came to land he sat and harped in his bed a merry lay, such as none in Ireland ever heard afore that time.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
came
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From this reading As he came to land he sat and harped in his bed a merry lay, such as none in Ireland ever heard afore that time.
castle
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From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
country
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From this reading Then he answered, "I am of the country of Lyonesse; my name is Tramtrist, and I was thus wounded in a battle, as I fought for a lady's right."
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he came to land he sat and harped in his bed a merry lay, such as none in Ireland ever heard afore that time.
FAIRnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
fast
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From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
fought
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From this reading Then he answered, "I am of the country of Lyonesse; my name is Tramtrist, and I was thus wounded in a battle, as I fought for a lady's right."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
Gouvernail
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From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
harped
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From this reading As he came to land he sat and harped in his bed a merry lay, such as none in Ireland ever heard afore that time.
harper
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From this reading And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Truly," said King Anguish, "ye shall have all the help in this land that ye may.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he came to land he sat and harped in his bed a merry lay, such as none in Ireland ever heard afore that time.
heard
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From this reading As he came to land he sat and harped in his bed a merry lay, such as none in Ireland ever heard afore that time.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Truly," said King Anguish, "ye shall have all the help in this land that ye may.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he came to land he sat and harped in his bed a merry lay, such as none in Ireland ever heard afore that time.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then he answered, "I am of the country of Lyonesse; my name is Tramtrist, and I was thus wounded in a battle, as I fought for a lady's right."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
Ireland
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From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he answered, "I am of the country of Lyonesse; my name is Tramtrist, and I was thus wounded in a battle, as I fought for a lady's right."
ISOUD
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From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
King
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From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
lady's
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From this reading Then he answered, "I am of the country of Lyonesse; my name is Tramtrist, and I was thus wounded in a battle, as I fought for a lady's right."
land
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From this reading As he came to land he sat and harped in his bed a merry lay, such as none in Ireland ever heard afore that time.
lay
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From this reading As he came to land he sat and harped in his bed a merry lay, such as none in Ireland ever heard afore that time.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name.
Lyonesse
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From this reading Then he answered, "I am of the country of Lyonesse; my name is Tramtrist, and I was thus wounded in a battle, as I fought for a lady's right."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Truly," said King Anguish, "ye shall have all the help in this land that ye may.
merry
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From this reading As he came to land he sat and harped in his bed a merry lay, such as none in Ireland ever heard afore that time.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then he answered, "I am of the country of Lyonesse; my name is Tramtrist, and I was thus wounded in a battle, as I fought for a lady's right."
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading As he came to land he sat and harped in his bed a merry lay, such as none in Ireland ever heard afore that time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name.
queen
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From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he answered, "I am of the country of Lyonesse; my name is Tramtrist, and I was thus wounded in a battle, as I fought for a lady's right."
said
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From this reading "Truly," said King Anguish, "ye shall have all the help in this land that ye may.
sat
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From this reading As he came to land he sat and harped in his bed a merry lay, such as none in Ireland ever heard afore that time.
search
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From this reading And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name.
sent
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From this reading And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Truly," said King Anguish, "ye shall have all the help in this land that ye may.
SIR
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From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
stranger
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From this reading And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As he came to land he sat and harped in his bed a merry lay, such as none in Ireland ever heard afore that time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he came to land he sat and harped in his bed a merry lay, such as none in Ireland ever heard afore that time.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
then
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From this reading And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name.
thus
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From this reading Then he answered, "I am of the country of Lyonesse; my name is Tramtrist, and I was thus wounded in a battle, as I fought for a lady's right."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he came to land he sat and harped in his bed a merry lay, such as none in Ireland ever heard afore that time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he came to land he sat and harped in his bed a merry lay, such as none in Ireland ever heard afore that time.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name.
Tramtrist
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From this reading Then he answered, "I am of the country of Lyonesse; my name is Tramtrist, and I was thus wounded in a battle, as I fought for a lady's right."
TRISTRAMnounUS /ˈtrɪstrəm/
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
Truly
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From this reading "Truly," said King Anguish, "ye shall have all the help in this land that ye may.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SIR TRISTRAM AND THE FAIR ISOUD By good fortune Sir Tristram with Gouvernail arrived in Ireland fast by a castle where King Anguish and the queen were.
wounded
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From this reading Then he answered, "I am of the country of Lyonesse; my name is Tramtrist, and I was thus wounded in a battle, as I fought for a lady's right."
wounds
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From this reading And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Truly," said King Anguish, "ye shall have all the help in this land that ye may.
