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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 PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
all
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From this reading Then they cried all at once, "Slay him."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As they saw him they asked him whence he was, and he answered, "Of the court of King Arthur."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As they saw him they asked him whence he was, and he answered, "Of the court of King Arthur."
arms
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From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
Arthur
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From this reading As they saw him they asked him whence he was, and he answered, "Of the court of King Arthur."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they saw him they asked him whence he was, and he answered, "Of the court of King Arthur."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they saw him they asked him whence he was, and he answered, "Of the court of King Arthur."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then they cried all at once, "Slay him."
court
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From this reading As they saw him they asked him whence he was, and he answered, "Of the court of King Arthur."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they cried all at once, "Slay him."
departed
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From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
earth
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From this reading Then Sir Percivale smote the first to the earth, and his horse upon him.
fell
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From this reading Thereupon seven of the knights smote upon his shield all at once, and the remnant slew his horse, so that he fell to the earth.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Sir Percivale smote the first to the earth, and his horse upon him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
Galahad
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From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As they saw him they asked him whence he was, and he answered, "Of the court of King Arthur."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Sir Percivale smote the first to the earth, and his horse upon him.
horse
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From this reading Then Sir Percivale smote the first to the earth, and his horse upon him.
hour
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From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
King
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From this reading As they saw him they asked him whence he was, and he answered, "Of the court of King Arthur."
knights
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From this reading Thereupon seven of the knights smote upon his shield all at once, and the remnant slew his horse, so that he fell to the earth.
men
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From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
met
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From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
noon
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From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
once
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From this reading Then they cried all at once, "Slay him."
Percivale
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From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
PERCIVALE'S
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From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
recluse
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From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
remnant
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From this reading Thereupon seven of the knights smote upon his shield all at once, and the remnant slew his horse, so that he fell to the earth.
rode
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From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
saw
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From this reading As they saw him they asked him whence he was, and he answered, "Of the court of King Arthur."
seek
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From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
seven
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From this reading Thereupon seven of the knights smote upon his shield all at once, and the remnant slew his horse, so that he fell to the earth.
shield
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From this reading Thereupon seven of the knights smote upon his shield all at once, and the remnant slew his horse, so that he fell to the earth.
SIR
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From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
Slay
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From this reading Then they cried all at once, "Slay him."
slew
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From this reading Thereupon seven of the knights smote upon his shield all at once, and the remnant slew his horse, so that he fell to the earth.
smote
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From this reading Then Sir Percivale smote the first to the earth, and his horse upon him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thereupon seven of the knights smote upon his shield all at once, and the remnant slew his horse, so that he fell to the earth.
TEMPTATIONnounUS /temˈteɪʃən/
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thereupon seven of the knights smote upon his shield all at once, and the remnant slew his horse, so that he fell to the earth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
Then
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From this reading Then they cried all at once, "Slay him."
Thereupon
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From this reading Thereupon seven of the knights smote upon his shield all at once, and the remnant slew his horse, so that he fell to the earth.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they saw him they asked him whence he was, and he answered, "Of the court of King Arthur."
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
twenty
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From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then Sir Percivale smote the first to the earth, and his horse upon him.
valley
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From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As they saw him they asked him whence he was, and he answered, "Of the court of King Arthur."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading SIR PERCIVALE'S TEMPTATION When Sir Percivale departed from the recluse to seek Sir Galahad, he rode till the hour of noon, when he met in a valley about twenty men of arms.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading As they saw him they asked him whence he was, and he answered, "Of the court of King Arthur."
