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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 In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ‘It is not meet, lad, that you should go bare-breasted against the enemy when your comrades are girt with steel.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘It is not meet, lad, that you should go bare-breasted against the enemy when your comrades are girt with steel.
armour
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From this reading Ere we could mount, however, our kindly host came running out to us with a load of armour in his arms.
arms
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From this reading Ere we could mount, however, our kindly host came running out to us with a load of armour in his arms.
bare-breasted
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From this reading ‘It is not meet, lad, that you should go bare-breasted against the enemy when your comrades are girt with steel.
beckoning
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From this reading ‘Come hither,’ said he, beckoning to Reuben.
breakfast
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From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
breastplate
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From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
came
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From this reading Ere we could mount, however, our kindly host came running out to us with a load of armour in his arms.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Come hither,’ said he, beckoning to Reuben.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading ‘It is not meet, lad, that you should go bare-breasted against the enemy when your comrades are girt with steel.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ere we could mount, however, our kindly host came running out to us with a load of armour in his arms.
departure
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From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
enemy
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From this reading ‘It is not meet, lad, that you should go bare-breasted against the enemy when your comrades are girt with steel.
EreconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Ere we could mount, however, our kindly host came running out to us with a load of armour in his arms.
fit
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From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
flesh
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From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
framework
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From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
furnished
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From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
girt
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From this reading ‘It is not meet, lad, that you should go bare-breasted against the enemy when your comrades are girt with steel.
go
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From this reading ‘It is not meet, lad, that you should go bare-breasted against the enemy when your comrades are girt with steel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Come hither,’ said he, beckoning to Reuben.
head-piece
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From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ere we could mount, however, our kindly host came running out to us with a load of armour in his arms.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading ‘Come hither,’ said he, beckoning to Reuben.
horses
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From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
host
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From this reading Ere we could mount, however, our kindly host came running out to us with a load of armour in his arms.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Ere we could mount, however, our kindly host came running out to us with a load of armour in his arms.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘It is not meet, lad, that you should go bare-breasted against the enemy when your comrades are girt with steel.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘It is not meet, lad, that you should go bare-breasted against the enemy when your comrades are girt with steel.
kindly
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From this reading Ere we could mount, however, our kindly host came running out to us with a load of armour in his arms.
lad
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From this reading ‘It is not meet, lad, that you should go bare-breasted against the enemy when your comrades are girt with steel.
larger
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From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
load
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From this reading Ere we could mount, however, our kindly host came running out to us with a load of armour in his arms.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
man
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From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
meet
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From this reading ‘It is not meet, lad, that you should go bare-breasted against the enemy when your comrades are girt with steel.
methinks
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From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
more
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From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
mount
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From this reading Ere we could mount, however, our kindly host came running out to us with a load of armour in his arms.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘It is not meet, lad, that you should go bare-breasted against the enemy when your comrades are girt with steel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
old
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From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
out
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From this reading Ere we could mount, however, our kindly host came running out to us with a load of armour in his arms.
own
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From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
prepared
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From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
remains
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From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
Reuben
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From this reading ‘Come hither,’ said he, beckoning to Reuben.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ere we could mount, however, our kindly host came running out to us with a load of armour in his arms.
said
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From this reading ‘Come hither,’ said he, beckoning to Reuben.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ‘It is not meet, lad, that you should go bare-breasted against the enemy when your comrades are girt with steel.
steel
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From this reading ‘It is not meet, lad, that you should go bare-breasted against the enemy when your comrades are girt with steel.
supper
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From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘It is not meet, lad, that you should go bare-breasted against the enemy when your comrades are girt with steel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ere we could mount, however, our kindly host came running out to us with a load of armour in his arms.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the morning, after a breakfast furnished by the remains of our supper, we looked to our horses and prepared for our departure.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ‘It is not meet, lad, that you should go bare-breasted against the enemy when your comrades are girt with steel.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have here mine own old breastplate and head-piece, which should, methinks, fit you, for if you have more flesh than I, I am a larger framework of a man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ere we could mount, however, our kindly host came running out to us with a load of armour in his arms.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘It is not meet, lad, that you should go bare-breasted against the enemy when your comrades are girt with steel.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘It is not meet, lad, that you should go bare-breasted against the enemy when your comrades are girt with steel.
