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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 Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They set it, that dead body of a Pope, Clothed in pontific vesture now again, Upright on Peter's chair as if alive.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
alive
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From this reading They set it, that dead body of a Pope, Clothed in pontific vesture now again, Upright on Peter's chair as if alive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
antique
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
beard
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From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
Bishop
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From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
brow
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From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
buried
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From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
canons
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From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
chair
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From this reading They set it, that dead body of a Pope, Clothed in pontific vesture now again, Upright on Peter's chair as if alive.
choler
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From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
church
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From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
claimedst
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From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
Clothed
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From this reading They set it, that dead body of a Pope, Clothed in pontific vesture now again, Upright on Peter's chair as if alive.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
confirm
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
court
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From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
CriednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
door
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From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
duly
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From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
Eight
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From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
embalmed
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From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
EreconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
Exchange
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From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
exhumed
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From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
Flew
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From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
Formosus
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From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
Franceschini
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
friends
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
furiously
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From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
ghastly
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
greater
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From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
Guido
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
How
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They set it, that dead body of a Pope, Clothed in pontific vesture now again, Upright on Peter's chair as if alive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They set it, that dead body of a Pope, Clothed in pontific vesture now again, Upright on Peter's chair as if alive.
late
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From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
leave
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From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
lesser
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From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
live
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
lost
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From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
man
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
months
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From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
nonce
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From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
now
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From this reading They set it, that dead body of a Pope, Clothed in pontific vesture now again, Upright on Peter's chair as if alive.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
once
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
out
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From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
penman's
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
Peter's
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From this reading They set it, that dead body of a Pope, Clothed in pontific vesture now again, Upright on Peter's chair as if alive.
phrase
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
pontific
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From this reading They set it, that dead body of a Pope, Clothed in pontific vesture now again, Upright on Peter's chair as if alive.
Pope
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From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
Popes
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
Porto
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From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
presume
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From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
quash
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
quivered
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From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
Read
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
Roman
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From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
sat
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From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
see
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From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
self
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From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
set
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From this reading They set it, that dead body of a Pope, Clothed in pontific vesture now again, Upright on Peter's chair as if alive.
seventh
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From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
springing
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From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
state
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From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
Stephen
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From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
synod
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From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
Then
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From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
there
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
Thus
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
Trial
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
up
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From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
Upright
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From this reading They set it, that dead body of a Pope, Clothed in pontific vesture now again, Upright on Peter's chair as if alive.
Vatican
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From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
very
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From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
vesture
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From this reading They set it, that dead body of a Pope, Clothed in pontific vesture now again, Upright on Peter's chair as if alive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ere I confirm or quash the Trial here Of Guido Franceschini and his friends, Read,--How there was a ghastly Trial once Of a dead man by a live man, and both, Popes: Thus--in the antique penman's very phrase.
whereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading "And Stephen, springing up, cried furiously, 'Bishop of Porto, wherefore didst presume To leave that see and take this Roman see, Exchange the lesser for the greater see, --A thing against the canons of the Church?'
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
wide
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From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
word
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From this reading "And at the word, the great door of the church Flew wide, and in they brought Formosus' self, The body of him, dead, even as embalmed And buried duly in the Vatican Eight months before, exhumed thus for the nonce.
wretch
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From this reading "Then Stephen, Pope and seventh of the name, Cried out, in synod as he sat in state, While choler quivered on his brow and beard, 'Come into court, Formosus, thou lost wretch, That claimedst to be late Pope as even I!'
