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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 The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
agitation
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From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
all
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From this reading But all could not take refuge in the mountains, even if they had places there to which to retire.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
armed
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From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
bishop
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From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all could not take refuge in the mountains, even if they had places there to which to retire.
Caio
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From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
concealing
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From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But all could not take refuge in the mountains, even if they had places there to which to retire.
daughter
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From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
entered
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From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
entreating
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From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But all could not take refuge in the mountains, even if they had places there to which to retire.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
farmer
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From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
feared
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From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
forever
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From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
girl
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From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
goods
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From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
hafod
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From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
house
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From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
hovel
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From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
Howel
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From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But all could not take refuge in the mountains, even if they had places there to which to retire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But all could not take refuge in the mountains, even if they had places there to which to retire.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
lawless
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From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
longer
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From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
lovely
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From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
men
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From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
mountains
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From this reading But all could not take refuge in the mountains, even if they had places there to which to retire.
MUSTmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But all could not take refuge in the mountains, even if they had places there to which to retire.
occupied
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From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
Pabo
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From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
pastures
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From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
peace
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From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
peaceful
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From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
peasant
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From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
places
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From this reading But all could not take refuge in the mountains, even if they had places there to which to retire.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
preparing
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From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
presbytery
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From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
produced
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From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
profound
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From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
receive
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From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
refuge
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From this reading But all could not take refuge in the mountains, even if they had places there to which to retire.
removing
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From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
retire
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From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
servants
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From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
slowly
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From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
some
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From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
soon
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From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
summer
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From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
Tall
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From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
there
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From this reading But all could not take refuge in the mountains, even if they had places there to which to retire.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But all could not take refuge in the mountains, even if they had places there to which to retire.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
tidings
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From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
treasures
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From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
up
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From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
valley
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From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
walked
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From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
way
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From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
well-to-do
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From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT MUST BE Howel the Tall walked slowly to the presbytery, the house of Pabo, that was soon to be his no longer.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But all could not take refuge in the mountains, even if they had places there to which to retire.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Every one was occupied: some removing their goods, and themselves preparing to retire to the hovel on the summer pastures; those who had no _hafod_ to receive them were concealing their little treasures.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The tidings that an armed body of men was on its way into the peaceful valley--whose peace was to be forever broken up, so it seemed--had produced a profound agitation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
young
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From this reading A poor peasant was entreating a well-to-do farmer to take with him his daughter, a young and lovely girl, for whom he feared when the lawless servants of the bishop entered Caio.
