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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 State prison was a gloomy fortress built on a wedge of rock that jutted far out into the ocean.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
armed
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
attempted
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
battlements
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From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
built
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From this reading The State prison was a gloomy fortress built on a wedge of rock that jutted far out into the ocean.
cells
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
centuries
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From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
charge
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
close
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
completely
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
crimes
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From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
cruelly
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From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
daily
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From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
darkest
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
days
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From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
death
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From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
deepest
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
door
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
down
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
dungeons
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
far
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From this reading The State prison was a gloomy fortress built on a wedge of rock that jutted far out into the ocean.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
fortress
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From this reading The State prison was a gloomy fortress built on a wedge of rock that jutted far out into the ocean.
full-fronted
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From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
gloomy
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From this reading The State prison was a gloomy fortress built on a wedge of rock that jutted far out into the ocean.
greatest
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From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
guard
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
heavily-barred
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
honeycombed
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
huge
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From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I SAY--‘ROME’!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The State prison was a gloomy fortress built on a wedge of rock that jutted far out into the ocean.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
jutted
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From this reading The State prison was a gloomy fortress built on a wedge of rock that jutted far out into the ocean.
keeping
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
King
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
law
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From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
led
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
less
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From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
light
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From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
many
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From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
marched
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
massive
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From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
mediaeval
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From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
north
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From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
ocean
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From this reading The State prison was a gloomy fortress built on a wedge of rock that jutted far out into the ocean.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The State prison was a gloomy fortress built on a wedge of rock that jutted far out into the ocean.
offences
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From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The State prison was a gloomy fortress built on a wedge of rock that jutted far out into the ocean.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
opposed
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From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
out
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From this reading The State prison was a gloomy fortress built on a wedge of rock that jutted far out into the ocean.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
passages
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
persons
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From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
placed
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
practice
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From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
prison
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From this reading The State prison was a gloomy fortress built on a wedge of rock that jutted far out into the ocean.
punished
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From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
relic
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From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
rock
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From this reading The State prison was a gloomy fortress built on a wedge of rock that jutted far out into the ocean.
ROME
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From this reading “I SAY--‘ROME’!”
SAY
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From this reading “I SAY--‘ROME’!”
sea
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
sort
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From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
State
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From this reading The State prison was a gloomy fortress built on a wedge of rock that jutted far out into the ocean.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
storm
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From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
subterraneanadjectiveUS /ˌsʌb.təˈreɪ.ni.ən/
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The State prison was a gloomy fortress built on a wedge of rock that jutted far out into the ocean.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The State prison was a gloomy fortress built on a wedge of rock that jutted far out into the ocean.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
torture
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From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
two
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
underground
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
up
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
walls
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From this reading It stood full-fronted to the north, and had opposed its massive walls and huge battlements to every sort of storm for many centuries.
warders
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The State prison was a gloomy fortress built on a wedge of rock that jutted far out into the ocean.
watch
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
wedge
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From this reading The State prison was a gloomy fortress built on a wedge of rock that jutted far out into the ocean.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a relic of mediaeval days, when torture no less than death, was the daily practice of the law, and when persons were punished as cruelly for light offences as for the greatest crimes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
wretched
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
youth
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From this reading It was completely honeycombed with dungeons and subterranean passages, which led to the sea,--and in one of the darkest and deepest of these underground cells, the wretched youth who had attempted the life of the King, was placed under the charge of two armed warders, who marched up and down outside the heavily-barred door, keeping close watch and guard.
