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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 A MIRACLE Had one been on Bronffin, the mountain-brow overhanging Caio, on the following morning, strange would have been the scene witnessed.
accompanied
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From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
arm
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From this reading Rogier had recovered the use of his arm, which was, however, still somewhat stiff in the joint from the blow he had received.
armed
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From this reading Simultaneously arrived a number of armed men, retainers of the bishop, under the command of his brother, with the chaplain Cadell in their midst, accompanied by the Dean of Llandeilo and his deacon.
arrived
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From this reading Simultaneously arrived a number of armed men, retainers of the bishop, under the command of his brother, with the chaplain Cadell in their midst, accompanied by the Dean of Llandeilo and his deacon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A MIRACLE Had one been on Bronffin, the mountain-brow overhanging Caio, on the following morning, strange would have been the scene witnessed.
bier
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From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
bishop
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From this reading Simultaneously arrived a number of armed men, retainers of the bishop, under the command of his brother, with the chaplain Cadell in their midst, accompanied by the Dean of Llandeilo and his deacon.
blow
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From this reading Rogier had recovered the use of his arm, which was, however, still somewhat stiff in the joint from the blow he had received.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
borne
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From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
Bronffin
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From this reading A MIRACLE Had one been on Bronffin, the mountain-brow overhanging Caio, on the following morning, strange would have been the scene witnessed.
brother
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From this reading Simultaneously arrived a number of armed men, retainers of the bishop, under the command of his brother, with the chaplain Cadell in their midst, accompanied by the Dean of Llandeilo and his deacon.
burned
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From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Simultaneously arrived a number of armed men, retainers of the bishop, under the command of his brother, with the chaplain Cadell in their midst, accompanied by the Dean of Llandeilo and his deacon.
Cadell
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From this reading Simultaneously arrived a number of armed men, retainers of the bishop, under the command of his brother, with the chaplain Cadell in their midst, accompanied by the Dean of Llandeilo and his deacon.
Caio
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From this reading A MIRACLE Had one been on Bronffin, the mountain-brow overhanging Caio, on the following morning, strange would have been the scene witnessed.
chanting
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From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
chaplain
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From this reading Simultaneously arrived a number of armed men, retainers of the bishop, under the command of his brother, with the chaplain Cadell in their midst, accompanied by the Dean of Llandeilo and his deacon.
charred
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From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
church
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From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
command
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From this reading Simultaneously arrived a number of armed men, retainers of the bishop, under the command of his brother, with the chaplain Cadell in their midst, accompanied by the Dean of Llandeilo and his deacon.
corpse
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From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
covered
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From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
daughter
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From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
deacon
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From this reading Simultaneously arrived a number of armed men, retainers of the bishop, under the command of his brother, with the chaplain Cadell in their midst, accompanied by the Dean of Llandeilo and his deacon.
Dean
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From this reading Simultaneously arrived a number of armed men, retainers of the bishop, under the command of his brother, with the chaplain Cadell in their midst, accompanied by the Dean of Llandeilo and his deacon.
dirge
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From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
engaged
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From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
extricated
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From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
fire
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From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
fled
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From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
following
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From this reading A MIRACLE Had one been on Bronffin, the mountain-brow overhanging Caio, on the following morning, strange would have been the scene witnessed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A MIRACLE Had one been on Bronffin, the mountain-brow overhanging Caio, on the following morning, strange would have been the scene witnessed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A MIRACLE Had one been on Bronffin, the mountain-brow overhanging Caio, on the following morning, strange would have been the scene witnessed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rogier had recovered the use of his arm, which was, however, still somewhat stiff in the joint from the blow he had received.
hermit
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From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Simultaneously arrived a number of armed men, retainers of the bishop, under the command of his brother, with the chaplain Cadell in their midst, accompanied by the Dean of Llandeilo and his deacon.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Rogier had recovered the use of his arm, which was, however, still somewhat stiff in the joint from the blow he had received.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
inhabitants
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From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
joint
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From this reading Rogier had recovered the use of his arm, which was, however, still somewhat stiff in the joint from the blow he had received.
Llandeilo
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From this reading Simultaneously arrived a number of armed men, retainers of the bishop, under the command of his brother, with the chaplain Cadell in their midst, accompanied by the Dean of Llandeilo and his deacon.
Llansawel
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From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
men
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From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
midst
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From this reading Simultaneously arrived a number of armed men, retainers of the bishop, under the command of his brother, with the chaplain Cadell in their midst, accompanied by the Dean of Llandeilo and his deacon.
MIRACLE
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From this reading A MIRACLE Had one been on Bronffin, the mountain-brow overhanging Caio, on the following morning, strange would have been the scene witnessed.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MIRACLE Had one been on Bronffin, the mountain-brow overhanging Caio, on the following morning, strange would have been the scene witnessed.
mountain-brow
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From this reading A MIRACLE Had one been on Bronffin, the mountain-brow overhanging Caio, on the following morning, strange would have been the scene witnessed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
number
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From this reading Simultaneously arrived a number of armed men, retainers of the bishop, under the command of his brother, with the chaplain Cadell in their midst, accompanied by the Dean of Llandeilo and his deacon.
obsequies
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From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MIRACLE Had one been on Bronffin, the mountain-brow overhanging Caio, on the following morning, strange would have been the scene witnessed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A MIRACLE Had one been on Bronffin, the mountain-brow overhanging Caio, on the following morning, strange would have been the scene witnessed.
overhanging
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From this reading A MIRACLE Had one been on Bronffin, the mountain-brow overhanging Caio, on the following morning, strange would have been the scene witnessed.
preceded
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From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
presbytery
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From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
priest
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From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
received
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From this reading Rogier had recovered the use of his arm, which was, however, still somewhat stiff in the joint from the blow he had received.
recovered
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From this reading Rogier had recovered the use of his arm, which was, however, still somewhat stiff in the joint from the blow he had received.
remains
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From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
retainers
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From this reading Simultaneously arrived a number of armed men, retainers of the bishop, under the command of his brother, with the chaplain Cadell in their midst, accompanied by the Dean of Llandeilo and his deacon.
Rogier
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From this reading Rogier had recovered the use of his arm, which was, however, still somewhat stiff in the joint from the blow he had received.
ruins
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From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
scene
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From this reading A MIRACLE Had one been on Bronffin, the mountain-brow overhanging Caio, on the following morning, strange would have been the scene witnessed.
sheet
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From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
Simultaneously
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From this reading Simultaneously arrived a number of armed men, retainers of the bishop, under the command of his brother, with the chaplain Cadell in their midst, accompanied by the Dean of Llandeilo and his deacon.
somewhat
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From this reading Rogier had recovered the use of his arm, which was, however, still somewhat stiff in the joint from the blow he had received.
stiff
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From this reading Rogier had recovered the use of his arm, which was, however, still somewhat stiff in the joint from the blow he had received.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rogier had recovered the use of his arm, which was, however, still somewhat stiff in the joint from the blow he had received.
strange
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From this reading A MIRACLE Had one been on Bronffin, the mountain-brow overhanging Caio, on the following morning, strange would have been the scene witnessed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MIRACLE Had one been on Bronffin, the mountain-brow overhanging Caio, on the following morning, strange would have been the scene witnessed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Simultaneously arrived a number of armed men, retainers of the bishop, under the command of his brother, with the chaplain Cadell in their midst, accompanied by the Dean of Llandeilo and his deacon.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Simultaneously arrived a number of armed men, retainers of the bishop, under the command of his brother, with the chaplain Cadell in their midst, accompanied by the Dean of Llandeilo and his deacon.
undulating
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From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
use
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From this reading Rogier had recovered the use of his arm, which was, however, still somewhat stiff in the joint from the blow he had received.
wail-like
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From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Rogier had recovered the use of his arm, which was, however, still somewhat stiff in the joint from the blow he had received.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
white
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From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Those of the inhabitants who had not fled were engaged in the obsequies of the hermit who had been burned when the presbytery took fire, and whose charred remains had been extricated from the ruins.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
witnessed
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From this reading A MIRACLE Had one been on Bronffin, the mountain-brow overhanging Caio, on the following morning, strange would have been the scene witnessed.
women
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From this reading The corpse was borne on a bier covered with a white sheet; and men and women accompanied, chanting an undulating wail-like dirge, while the priest from Llansawel--a daughter church--preceded the body.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A MIRACLE Had one been on Bronffin, the mountain-brow overhanging Caio, on the following morning, strange would have been the scene witnessed.
