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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 HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When he heard these words, he started up and saw great clearness about him.
adventure
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From this reading So he departed, and took the adventure that God would send him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
arise
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From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
armour
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From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
arms
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From this reading Then he lifted up his hand in worship, and so took his arms, and made him ready.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
came
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From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
clearness
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From this reading When he heard these words, he started up and saw great clearness about him.
days
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
departed
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From this reading So he departed, and took the adventure that God would send him.
enter
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From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
find
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From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
FOUNDnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
gat
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
God
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From this reading So he departed, and took the adventure that God would send him.
GRAIL
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he heard these words, he started up and saw great clearness about him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
hand
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From this reading Then he lifted up his hand in worship, and so took his arms, and made him ready.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
heard
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From this reading When he heard these words, he started up and saw great clearness about him.
helm
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
hermit
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he lifted up his hand in worship, and so took his arms, and made him ready.
HOLY
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
horse
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
HOW
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he lifted up his hand in worship, and so took his arms, and made him ready.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
kept
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
LAUNCELOT
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
lifted
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From this reading Then he lifted up his hand in worship, and so took his arms, and made him ready.
made
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From this reading Then he lifted up his hand in worship, and so took his arms, and made him ready.
night
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From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
ready
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From this reading Then he lifted up his hand in worship, and so took his arms, and made him ready.
said
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From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
saw
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From this reading When he heard these words, he started up and saw great clearness about him.
send
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From this reading So he departed, and took the adventure that God would send him.
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
SIR
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
slept
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From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he departed, and took the adventure that God would send him.
started
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From this reading When he heard these words, he started up and saw great clearness about him.
sword
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So he departed, and took the adventure that God would send him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
Then
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From this reading Then he lifted up his hand in worship, and so took his arms, and made him ready.
there
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From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading When he heard these words, he started up and saw great clearness about him.
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
three
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he departed, and took the adventure that God would send him.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
up
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From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
vision
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From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
voice
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From this reading On a night, as he slept, there came a vision unto him, and a voice said, "Launcelot, arise up, and take thine armour, and enter into the first ship that thou shalt find."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL When the hermit had kept Sir Launcelot three days, he gat him a horse, a helm, and a sword.
words
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From this reading When he heard these words, he started up and saw great clearness about him.
worship
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From this reading Then he lifted up his hand in worship, and so took his arms, and made him ready.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So he departed, and took the adventure that God would send him.
