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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 But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
altogether
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From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
any
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From this reading He saw his house could not be held, with any hope of successful defence, if attacked by a force strong and determined.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading With the master of Hollymead the argument was conclusive.
arquebusses
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
arrows
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
assailed
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
asylum
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
attacked
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From this reading He saw his house could not be held, with any hope of successful defence, if attacked by a force strong and determined.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He saw his house could not be held, with any hope of successful defence, if attacked by a force strong and determined.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He saw his house could not be held, with any hope of successful defence, if attacked by a force strong and determined.
came
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From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
cherished
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
city
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
conclusive
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From this reading With the master of Hollymead the argument was conclusive.
corps
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He saw his house could not be held, with any hope of successful defence, if attacked by a force strong and determined.
d'armee
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
day
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
defence
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From this reading He saw his house could not be held, with any hope of successful defence, if attacked by a force strong and determined.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He saw his house could not be held, with any hope of successful defence, if attacked by a force strong and determined.
equipment
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
family
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
fire
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
force
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From this reading He saw his house could not be held, with any hope of successful defence, if attacked by a force strong and determined.
formed
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
forts
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
Gloucester
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
going
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
harried
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw his house could not be held, with any hope of successful defence, if attacked by a force strong and determined.
held
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From this reading He saw his house could not be held, with any hope of successful defence, if attacked by a force strong and determined.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw his house could not be held, with any hope of successful defence, if attacked by a force strong and determined.
Hollymead
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From this reading With the master of Hollymead the argument was conclusive.
hope
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From this reading He saw his house could not be held, with any hope of successful defence, if attacked by a force strong and determined.
hour
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From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
house
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From this reading He saw his house could not be held, with any hope of successful defence, if attacked by a force strong and determined.
houses
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He saw his house could not be held, with any hope of successful defence, if attacked by a force strong and determined.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
instead
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
kind
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
knight
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
later
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From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
letter
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From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
levy
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From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
Loan
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From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
longer
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
Lunsford
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From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
master
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From this reading With the master of Hollymead the argument was conclusive.
musketsnounUS /ˈmuskets/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
nearest
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
Only
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
ordnance
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
other
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
pack
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
Parliament
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
partisans
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
penates
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
place
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
placed
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From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
plate
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
Privy
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From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
projected
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
promising
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
reference
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
Reginald
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From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
safety
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
saw
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From this reading He saw his house could not be held, with any hope of successful defence, if attacked by a force strong and determined.
Seal
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From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
setting
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
shafts
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
species
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
strong
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From this reading He saw his house could not be held, with any hope of successful defence, if attacked by a force strong and determined.
successful
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From this reading He saw his house could not be held, with any hope of successful defence, if attacked by a force strong and determined.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
then
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
transmitted
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
Trevor
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From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
two
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
up
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From this reading Only a day or two longer had he remained in it, to pack up his plate, with other cherished penates, and have them transmitted to a place of safety--to Gloucester--the nearest city promising asylum to the harried partisans of the Parliament--going thither himself with his family.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
well-appointed
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From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But it was not to shafts of this kind the knight had reference; instead, arrows projected from muskets and arquebusses for setting fire to assailed forts and houses--a species of ordnance which then formed part of the equipment of every well-appointed _corps d'armee_.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the master of Hollymead the argument was conclusive.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And that such would come against it he had been as good as sure, ever since that hour when Reginald Trevor placed in his hands the letter of Loan by Privy Seal-- altogether sure, when Lunsford, later, came to make the levy itself.
