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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 As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
Ali
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From this reading "Sir," began the gasping knight, catching his breath, "Ali Pasha is attacking Banfi-Hunyad."
altogether
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From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The horseman was covered with blood and foam.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
attacking
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From this reading "Sir," began the gasping knight, catching his breath, "Ali Pasha is attacking Banfi-Hunyad."
Banfi
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From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
Banfi-Hunyad
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From this reading "Sir," began the gasping knight, catching his breath, "Ali Pasha is attacking Banfi-Hunyad."
BATTLE
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From this reading THE MIDNIGHT BATTLE.
beast
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From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sir," began the gasping knight, catching his breath, "Ali Pasha is attacking Banfi-Hunyad."
Benkö
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From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horseman was covered with blood and foam.
breath
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From this reading "Sir," began the gasping knight, catching his breath, "Ali Pasha is attacking Banfi-Hunyad."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
captains
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From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
catching
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From this reading "Sir," began the gasping knight, catching his breath, "Ali Pasha is attacking Banfi-Hunyad."
chamber
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From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
collapsed
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From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
covered
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From this reading The horseman was covered with blood and foam.
Denis
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From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
descending
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From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
foam
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From this reading The horseman was covered with blood and foam.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
full
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From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
Gabriel
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From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
galloping
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From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
gasping
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From this reading "Sir," began the gasping knight, catching his breath, "Ali Pasha is attacking Banfi-Hunyad."
hall
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From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
horse
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From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
horseman
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From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Sir," began the gasping knight, catching his breath, "Ali Pasha is attacking Banfi-Hunyad."
knight
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From this reading "Sir," began the gasping knight, catching his breath, "Ali Pasha is attacking Banfi-Hunyad."
led
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From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
matter
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From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
meet
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From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
MIDNIGHT
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From this reading THE MIDNIGHT BATTLE.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
Pasha
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From this reading "Sir," began the gasping knight, catching his breath, "Ali Pasha is attacking Banfi-Hunyad."
pell-mell
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From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
quitting
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From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
recognizing
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From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
rider
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From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
rushed
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From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
saw
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From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
Sir
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From this reading "Sir," began the gasping knight, catching his breath, "Ali Pasha is attacking Banfi-Hunyad."
speed
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From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
spiral
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From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
sprang
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From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
staircase
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From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT BATTLE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As he sprang from his horse the beast collapsed altogether; but the rider rushed pell-mell towards Banfi, who, recognizing in him one of his captains, Gabriel Benkö, went to meet him, and asked him what was the matter.
wife's
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From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The horseman was covered with blood and foam.
young
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From this reading As Denis Banfi, after quitting his wife's chamber, was descending the spiral staircase which led to the hall, he saw a young horseman come galloping at full speed into the courtyard.
