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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 man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.
advance
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From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.
Aquila
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From this reading 'At this De Aquila whistled.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'At this De Aquila whistled.
Battle
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From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.
Church
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From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
De
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From this reading 'At this De Aquila whistled.
foolish
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From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.
forget
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From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
Fulke
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From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
Gilbert's
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From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
head
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From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
honour
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From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
lands
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From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."
lord
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From this reading "A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.
man
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From this reading "A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."
off
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From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.
plot
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From this reading "A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.
prays
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From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
present
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From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
promised
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From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
Sacristan
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From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."
service
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From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."
stripped
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From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'At this De Aquila whistled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
whip
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From this reading When I am stripped of my lands Fulke will whip off my Gilbert's foolish head.
whistled
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From this reading 'At this De Aquila whistled.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "A man who can plot against one lord can plot against another.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "'He prays that Fulke will advance him from his present service to that honour in the Church which Fulke promised him.
written
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From this reading And lest Fulke should forget, he has written below, 'To be Sacristan of Battle'."