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advice
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From this reading They would not assent thereto, but by the advice of them all he was banished out of the country for ten years.
all
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From this reading Therewithal came King Mark, and the dog set upon him and bayed at all the barons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Therewithal came King Mark, and the dog set upon him and bayed at all the barons.
Andred
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From this reading Thereupon Sir Andred saw by the dog that it was Sir Tristram, and King Mark repented that he had brought the mad man in from the forest.
assent
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From this reading They would not assent thereto, but by the advice of them all he was banished out of the country for ten years.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Therewithal came King Mark, and the dog set upon him and bayed at all the barons.
banished
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From this reading They would not assent thereto, but by the advice of them all he was banished out of the country for ten years.
barons
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From this reading Therewithal came King Mark, and the dog set upon him and bayed at all the barons.
bayed
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From this reading Therewithal came King Mark, and the dog set upon him and bayed at all the barons.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thereupon Sir Andred saw by the dog that it was Sir Tristram, and King Mark repented that he had brought the mad man in from the forest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thereupon Sir Andred saw by the dog that it was Sir Tristram, and King Mark repented that he had brought the mad man in from the forest.
call
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From this reading Then he let call his barons to judge Sir Tristram to death.
came
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From this reading Therewithal came King Mark, and the dog set upon him and bayed at all the barons.
country
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From this reading They would not assent thereto, but by the advice of them all he was banished out of the country for ten years.
death
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From this reading Then he let call his barons to judge Sir Tristram to death.
departed
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From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
dog
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From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
forest
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From this reading Thereupon Sir Andred saw by the dog that it was Sir Tristram, and King Mark repented that he had brought the mad man in from the forest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thereupon Sir Andred saw by the dog that it was Sir Tristram, and King Mark repented that he had brought the mad man in from the forest.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thereupon Sir Andred saw by the dog that it was Sir Tristram, and King Mark repented that he had brought the mad man in from the forest.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he let call his barons to judge Sir Tristram to death.
HOW
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From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thereupon Sir Andred saw by the dog that it was Sir Tristram, and King Mark repented that he had brought the mad man in from the forest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thereupon Sir Andred saw by the dog that it was Sir Tristram, and King Mark repented that he had brought the mad man in from the forest.
judge
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From this reading Then he let call his barons to judge Sir Tristram to death.
KINGnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Then he let call his barons to judge Sir Tristram to death.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
mad
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From this reading Thereupon Sir Andred saw by the dog that it was Sir Tristram, and King Mark repented that he had brought the mad man in from the forest.
man
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From this reading Thereupon Sir Andred saw by the dog that it was Sir Tristram, and King Mark repented that he had brought the mad man in from the forest.
MARK
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From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
out
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From this reading They would not assent thereto, but by the advice of them all he was banished out of the country for ten years.
queen
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From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
RENOWN
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From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
repented
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From this reading Thereupon Sir Andred saw by the dog that it was Sir Tristram, and King Mark repented that he had brought the mad man in from the forest.
saw
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From this reading Thereupon Sir Andred saw by the dog that it was Sir Tristram, and King Mark repented that he had brought the mad man in from the forest.
set
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From this reading Therewithal came King Mark, and the dog set upon him and bayed at all the barons.
SIR
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From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
SORRY
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From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
ten
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From this reading They would not assent thereto, but by the advice of them all he was banished out of the country for ten years.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thereupon Sir Andred saw by the dog that it was Sir Tristram, and King Mark repented that he had brought the mad man in from the forest.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They would not assent thereto, but by the advice of them all he was banished out of the country for ten years.
Then
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From this reading Then he let call his barons to judge Sir Tristram to death.
thereto
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From this reading They would not assent thereto, but by the advice of them all he was banished out of the country for ten years.
Thereupon
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From this reading Thereupon Sir Andred saw by the dog that it was Sir Tristram, and King Mark repented that he had brought the mad man in from the forest.
Therewithal
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From this reading Therewithal came King Mark, and the dog set upon him and bayed at all the barons.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would not assent thereto, but by the advice of them all he was banished out of the country for ten years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he let call his barons to judge Sir Tristram to death.
TRISTRAM
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From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Therewithal came King Mark, and the dog set upon him and bayed at all the barons.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading HOW KING MARK WAS SORRY FOR THE GOOD RENOWN OF SIR TRISTRAM The queen departed from Sir Tristram but the little dog would not from him.
years
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From this reading They would not assent thereto, but by the advice of them all he was banished out of the country for ten years.
