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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 JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
all
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From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
baron
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From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
certain
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From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
day
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From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
direction
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From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
Esquire
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From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
esquires
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From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
feast
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From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
forty
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From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
Garin
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From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
gone
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From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two odd things in one day is good measure,” said Garin.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
HERD-GIRL
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From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
holds
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From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
information
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From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
JONGLEUR
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From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
joust
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From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
knight
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From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
knights
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From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
measure
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From this reading “Two odd things in one day is good measure,” said Garin.
miles
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From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
odd
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From this reading “Two odd things in one day is good measure,” said Garin.
odder
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From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
other
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From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
prince
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From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
riding
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From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
said
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From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
saw
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From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
some
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From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
spot
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From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
strangest
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From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
there
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From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
things
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From this reading “Two odd things in one day is good measure,” said Garin.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
to-day
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From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
tourney
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From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
town
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From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
Two
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From this reading “Two odd things in one day is good measure,” said Garin.
