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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 BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
admission
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From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
admitted
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From this reading The long, lean, pale-faced man looked hard at him when admitted, and said-- "Who are you?"
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am Jean del' Peyra," answered the lad, and cast his cap with its white appendage on the table.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I am Jean del' Peyra," answered the lad, and cast his cap with its white appendage on the table.
appendage
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From this reading "I am Jean del' Peyra," answered the lad, and cast his cap with its white appendage on the table.
approach
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From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The long, lean, pale-faced man looked hard at him when admitted, and said-- "Who are you?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The long, lean, pale-faced man looked hard at him when admitted, and said-- "Who are you?"
bearer
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From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
came
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From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
cap
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From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
cast
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From this reading "I am Jean del' Peyra," answered the lad, and cast his cap with its white appendage on the table.
castle
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From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
conducted
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From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
cross
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From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
del
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From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
DEPTHS
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From this reading IN THE DEPTHS.
Domme
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From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
Dordogne
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From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
errand
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From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
fastened
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From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
feet
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From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
given
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From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
Gros
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From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
Guillem
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From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
hall
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From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
hard
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From this reading The long, lean, pale-faced man looked hard at him when admitted, and said-- "Who are you?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The long, lean, pale-faced man looked hard at him when admitted, and said-- "Who are you?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am Jean del' Peyra," answered the lad, and cast his cap with its white appendage on the table.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DEPTHS.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "I am Jean del' Peyra," answered the lad, and cast his cap with its white appendage on the table.
Jean
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From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
kerchief
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From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
lad
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From this reading "I am Jean del' Peyra," answered the lad, and cast his cap with its white appendage on the table.
lay
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From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
Le
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From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
lean
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From this reading The long, lean, pale-faced man looked hard at him when admitted, and said-- "Who are you?"
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long, lean, pale-faced man looked hard at him when admitted, and said-- "Who are you?"
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long, lean, pale-faced man looked hard at him when admitted, and said-- "Who are you?"
man
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From this reading The long, lean, pale-faced man looked hard at him when admitted, and said-- "Who are you?"
message
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From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
pale-faced
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From this reading The long, lean, pale-faced man looked hard at him when admitted, and said-- "Who are you?"
pallet
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From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
peaceful
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From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
Peyra
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From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
received
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From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
said
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From this reading The long, lean, pale-faced man looked hard at him when admitted, and said-- "Who are you?"
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
table
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From this reading "I am Jean del' Peyra," answered the lad, and cast his cap with its white appendage on the table.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DEPTHS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
token
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From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
up
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From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
vaulted
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From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
ventured
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From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
walls
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From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The long, lean, pale-faced man looked hard at him when admitted, and said-- "Who are you?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
white
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From this reading BEFORE that Jean del' Peyra ventured to cross the Dordogne and approach Domme, he fastened a white kerchief to his cap, as token that he came on peaceful errand, as bearer of a message.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The long, lean, pale-faced man looked hard at him when admitted, and said-- "Who are you?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading As such he was received within the walls, and was conducted to the castle, and given admission to the vaulted hall in which lay Le Gros Guillem on his pallet with his feet up.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The long, lean, pale-faced man looked hard at him when admitted, and said-- "Who are you?"
