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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 Heraldry, for example, and the ceremonies of a coronation, are a dignified repetition of the occurrences that might befall a dragoon and his footboy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heraldry, for example, and the ceremonies of a coronation, are a dignified repetition of the occurrences that might befall a dragoon and his footboy.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Heraldry, for example, and the ceremonies of a coronation, are a dignified repetition of the occurrences that might befall a dragoon and his footboy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
became
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From this reading Then it became a point of family pride,--and for more pride the novelty of a leaning tower was built.
befall
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From this reading Heraldry, for example, and the ceremonies of a coronation, are a dignified repetition of the occurrences that might befall a dragoon and his footboy.
build
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From this reading The leaning towers originated from the civil discords which induced every lord to build a tower.
built
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From this reading Then it became a point of family pride,--and for more pride the novelty of a leaning tower was built.
Cardinals
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From this reading The College of Cardinals were originally the parish priests of Rome.
ceremonies
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From this reading Heraldry, for example, and the ceremonies of a coronation, are a dignified repetition of the occurrences that might befall a dragoon and his footboy.
civil
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From this reading The leaning towers originated from the civil discords which induced every lord to build a tower.
College
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From this reading The College of Cardinals were originally the parish priests of Rome.
constitution
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From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
coronation
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courts
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customs
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dignified
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From this reading Heraldry, for example, and the ceremonies of a coronation, are a dignified repetition of the occurrences that might befall a dragoon and his footboy.
discords
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From this reading The leaning towers originated from the civil discords which induced every lord to build a tower.
dragoon
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From this reading Heraldry, for example, and the ceremonies of a coronation, are a dignified repetition of the occurrences that might befall a dragoon and his footboy.
easy
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From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
etiquette
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From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The leaning towers originated from the civil discords which induced every lord to build a tower.
example
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From this reading Heraldry, for example, and the ceremonies of a coronation, are a dignified repetition of the occurrences that might befall a dragoon and his footboy.
family
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From this reading Then it became a point of family pride,--and for more pride the novelty of a leaning tower was built.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
footboy
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From this reading Heraldry, for example, and the ceremonies of a coronation, are a dignified repetition of the occurrences that might befall a dragoon and his footboy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Heraldry, for example, and the ceremonies of a coronation, are a dignified repetition of the occurrences that might befall a dragoon and his footboy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The leaning towers originated from the civil discords which induced every lord to build a tower.
governments
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From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
Heraldry
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From this reading Heraldry, for example, and the ceremonies of a coronation, are a dignified repetition of the occurrences that might befall a dragoon and his footboy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Heraldry, for example, and the ceremonies of a coronation, are a dignified repetition of the occurrences that might befall a dragoon and his footboy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
induced
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From this reading The leaning towers originated from the civil discords which induced every lord to build a tower.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
leaning
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From this reading The leaning towers originated from the civil discords which induced every lord to build a tower.
local
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From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
lord
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From this reading The leaning towers originated from the civil discords which induced every lord to build a tower.
many
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From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Heraldry, for example, and the ceremonies of a coronation, are a dignified repetition of the occurrences that might befall a dragoon and his footboy.
more
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From this reading Then it became a point of family pride,--and for more pride the novelty of a leaning tower was built.
nations
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From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
necessities
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From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
novelty
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From this reading Then it became a point of family pride,--and for more pride the novelty of a leaning tower was built.
occurrences
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From this reading Heraldry, for example, and the ceremonies of a coronation, are a dignified repetition of the occurrences that might befall a dragoon and his footboy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
origin
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From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
originally
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From this reading The College of Cardinals were originally the parish priests of Rome.
originated
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From this reading The leaning towers originated from the civil discords which induced every lord to build a tower.
parish
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From this reading The College of Cardinals were originally the parish priests of Rome.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Then it became a point of family pride,--and for more pride the novelty of a leaning tower was built.
pride
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From this reading Then it became a point of family pride,--and for more pride the novelty of a leaning tower was built.
priests
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From this reading The College of Cardinals were originally the parish priests of Rome.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
repetition
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From this reading Heraldry, for example, and the ceremonies of a coronation, are a dignified repetition of the occurrences that might befall a dragoon and his footboy.
Rome
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From this reading The College of Cardinals were originally the parish priests of Rome.
show
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From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
simple
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From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Heraldry, for example, and the ceremonies of a coronation, are a dignified repetition of the occurrences that might befall a dragoon and his footboy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
Then
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From this reading Then it became a point of family pride,--and for more pride the novelty of a leaning tower was built.
things
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From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
tower
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From this reading The leaning towers originated from the civil discords which induced every lord to build a tower.
towers
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From this reading The leaning towers originated from the civil discords which induced every lord to build a tower.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then it became a point of family pride,--and for more pride the novelty of a leaning tower was built.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The College of Cardinals were originally the parish priests of Rome.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The leaning towers originated from the civil discords which induced every lord to build a tower.
world
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From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be easy to show of many fine things in the world,--in the customs of nations, the etiquette of courts, the constitution of governments,--the origin in quite simple local necessities.
