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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 Charles the Hammer, or Martel, had arrived at the convent of St. Saturnine escorted by only about a hundred armed men.
abbey
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From this reading He was on the way to join a detachment of his army that lay encamped at a little distance from the abbey.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Charles the Hammer, or Martel, had arrived at the convent of St. Saturnine escorted by only about a hundred armed men.
accompanied
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From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
age
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From this reading At this period in the full vigor of his age, Charles Martel exaggerated in his language and costume the rudeness of his Germanic stock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
armed
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From this reading Charles the Hammer, or Martel, had arrived at the convent of St. Saturnine escorted by only about a hundred armed men.
army
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From this reading He was on the way to join a detachment of his army that lay encamped at a little distance from the abbey.
arrived
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From this reading Charles the Hammer, or Martel, had arrived at the convent of St. Saturnine escorted by only about a hundred armed men.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Charles the Hammer, or Martel, had arrived at the convent of St. Saturnine escorted by only about a hundred armed men.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Charles the Hammer, or Martel, had arrived at the convent of St. Saturnine escorted by only about a hundred armed men.
CHARLES
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From this reading CHARLES MARTEL.
Clement
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From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
convent
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From this reading Charles the Hammer, or Martel, had arrived at the convent of St. Saturnine escorted by only about a hundred armed men.
costume
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From this reading At this period in the full vigor of his age, Charles Martel exaggerated in his language and costume the rudeness of his Germanic stock.
detachment
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From this reading He was on the way to join a detachment of his army that lay encamped at a little distance from the abbey.
distance
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From this reading He was on the way to join a detachment of his army that lay encamped at a little distance from the abbey.
encamped
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From this reading He was on the way to join a detachment of his army that lay encamped at a little distance from the abbey.
escorted
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From this reading Charles the Hammer, or Martel, had arrived at the convent of St. Saturnine escorted by only about a hundred armed men.
exaggerated
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From this reading At this period in the full vigor of his age, Charles Martel exaggerated in his language and costume the rudeness of his Germanic stock.
Father
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From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was on the way to join a detachment of his army that lay encamped at a little distance from the abbey.
full
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From this reading At this period in the full vigor of his age, Charles Martel exaggerated in his language and costume the rudeness of his Germanic stock.
Germanic
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From this reading At this period in the full vigor of his age, Charles Martel exaggerated in his language and costume the rudeness of his Germanic stock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Charles the Hammer, or Martel, had arrived at the convent of St. Saturnine escorted by only about a hundred armed men.
Hammer
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From this reading Charles the Hammer, or Martel, had arrived at the convent of St. Saturnine escorted by only about a hundred armed men.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was on the way to join a detachment of his army that lay encamped at a little distance from the abbey.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was on the way to join a detachment of his army that lay encamped at a little distance from the abbey.
hundred
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From this reading Charles the Hammer, or Martel, had arrived at the convent of St. Saturnine escorted by only about a hundred armed men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
installed
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From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
join
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From this reading He was on the way to join a detachment of his army that lay encamped at a little distance from the abbey.
language
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From this reading At this period in the full vigor of his age, Charles Martel exaggerated in his language and costume the rudeness of his Germanic stock.
latter
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From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
lay
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From this reading He was on the way to join a detachment of his army that lay encamped at a little distance from the abbey.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was on the way to join a detachment of his army that lay encamped at a little distance from the abbey.
MARTEL
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From this reading CHARLES MARTEL.
men
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From this reading Charles the Hammer, or Martel, had arrived at the convent of St. Saturnine escorted by only about a hundred armed men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Charles the Hammer, or Martel, had arrived at the convent of St. Saturnine escorted by only about a hundred armed men.
officers
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From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was on the way to join a detachment of his army that lay encamped at a little distance from the abbey.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
only
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From this reading Charles the Hammer, or Martel, had arrived at the convent of St. Saturnine escorted by only about a hundred armed men.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Charles the Hammer, or Martel, had arrived at the convent of St. Saturnine escorted by only about a hundred armed men.
palace
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From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
period
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From this reading At this period in the full vigor of his age, Charles Martel exaggerated in his language and costume the rudeness of his Germanic stock.
prince
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From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
refectory
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From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
room
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From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
rudeness
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From this reading At this period in the full vigor of his age, Charles Martel exaggerated in his language and costume the rudeness of his Germanic stock.
Saturnine
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From this reading Charles the Hammer, or Martel, had arrived at the convent of St. Saturnine escorted by only about a hundred armed men.
served
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From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
squad
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From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
St
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From this reading Charles the Hammer, or Martel, had arrived at the convent of St. Saturnine escorted by only about a hundred armed men.
steward
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From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
stock
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From this reading At this period in the full vigor of his age, Charles Martel exaggerated in his language and costume the rudeness of his Germanic stock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was on the way to join a detachment of his army that lay encamped at a little distance from the abbey.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charles the Hammer, or Martel, had arrived at the convent of St. Saturnine escorted by only about a hundred armed men.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this period in the full vigor of his age, Charles Martel exaggerated in his language and costume the rudeness of his Germanic stock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was on the way to join a detachment of his army that lay encamped at a little distance from the abbey.
vigor
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From this reading At this period in the full vigor of his age, Charles Martel exaggerated in his language and costume the rudeness of his Germanic stock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was on the way to join a detachment of his army that lay encamped at a little distance from the abbey.
way
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From this reading He was on the way to join a detachment of his army that lay encamped at a little distance from the abbey.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The steward of the palace and one of the officers of the squad that accompanied him were installed in a room that served as the refectory of Father Clement, while the latter went for the little prince.
