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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 RAIMBAUT THE SIX-FINGERED A LORD might of course visit one who held from him, often did so.
ago
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From this reading And Garin, parting from him less than a week ago, had heard no word of his coming.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Garin, parting from him less than a week ago, had heard no word of his coming.
aside
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From this reading But here he was, pushing Sicart aside, striding into the hall, a low-browed, thick-skulled giant, savage with his foes, dull and grudging with his friends—Raimbaut the Six-fingered!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not Raimbaut’s use to ride to Castel-Noir.
cap
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From this reading Foulque hastened to do him reverence, make him welcome; Garin, stepping to his side, took from him his wide, rust-hued mantle and furred cap.
Castel-Noir
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From this reading But it was not Raimbaut’s use to ride to Castel-Noir.
coming
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From this reading And Garin, parting from him less than a week ago, had heard no word of his coming.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RAIMBAUT THE SIX-FINGERED A LORD might of course visit one who held from him, often did so.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading RAIMBAUT THE SIX-FINGERED A LORD might of course visit one who held from him, often did so.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Foulque hastened to do him reverence, make him welcome; Garin, stepping to his side, took from him his wide, rust-hued mantle and furred cap.
dull
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From this reading But here he was, pushing Sicart aside, striding into the hall, a low-browed, thick-skulled giant, savage with his foes, dull and grudging with his friends—Raimbaut the Six-fingered!
foes
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From this reading But here he was, pushing Sicart aside, striding into the hall, a low-browed, thick-skulled giant, savage with his foes, dull and grudging with his friends—Raimbaut the Six-fingered!
Foulque
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From this reading Foulque hastened to do him reverence, make him welcome; Garin, stepping to his side, took from him his wide, rust-hued mantle and furred cap.
friends
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From this reading But here he was, pushing Sicart aside, striding into the hall, a low-browed, thick-skulled giant, savage with his foes, dull and grudging with his friends—Raimbaut the Six-fingered!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading RAIMBAUT THE SIX-FINGERED A LORD might of course visit one who held from him, often did so.
furred
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From this reading Foulque hastened to do him reverence, make him welcome; Garin, stepping to his side, took from him his wide, rust-hued mantle and furred cap.
Garin
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From this reading And Garin, parting from him less than a week ago, had heard no word of his coming.
giant
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From this reading But here he was, pushing Sicart aside, striding into the hall, a low-browed, thick-skulled giant, savage with his foes, dull and grudging with his friends—Raimbaut the Six-fingered!
grudging
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From this reading But here he was, pushing Sicart aside, striding into the hall, a low-browed, thick-skulled giant, savage with his foes, dull and grudging with his friends—Raimbaut the Six-fingered!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And Garin, parting from him less than a week ago, had heard no word of his coming.
hall
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From this reading But here he was, pushing Sicart aside, striding into the hall, a low-browed, thick-skulled giant, savage with his foes, dull and grudging with his friends—Raimbaut the Six-fingered!
hastened
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From this reading Foulque hastened to do him reverence, make him welcome; Garin, stepping to his side, took from him his wide, rust-hued mantle and furred cap.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But here he was, pushing Sicart aside, striding into the hall, a low-browed, thick-skulled giant, savage with his foes, dull and grudging with his friends—Raimbaut the Six-fingered!
heard
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From this reading And Garin, parting from him less than a week ago, had heard no word of his coming.
held
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From this reading RAIMBAUT THE SIX-FINGERED A LORD might of course visit one who held from him, often did so.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here he was, pushing Sicart aside, striding into the hall, a low-browed, thick-skulled giant, savage with his foes, dull and grudging with his friends—Raimbaut the Six-fingered!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading RAIMBAUT THE SIX-FINGERED A LORD might of course visit one who held from him, often did so.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Garin, parting from him less than a week ago, had heard no word of his coming.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But here he was, pushing Sicart aside, striding into the hall, a low-browed, thick-skulled giant, savage with his foes, dull and grudging with his friends—Raimbaut the Six-fingered!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was not Raimbaut’s use to ride to Castel-Noir.
less
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From this reading And Garin, parting from him less than a week ago, had heard no word of his coming.
LORD
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From this reading RAIMBAUT THE SIX-FINGERED A LORD might of course visit one who held from him, often did so.
low-browed
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From this reading But here he was, pushing Sicart aside, striding into the hall, a low-browed, thick-skulled giant, savage with his foes, dull and grudging with his friends—Raimbaut the Six-fingered!
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Foulque hastened to do him reverence, make him welcome; Garin, stepping to his side, took from him his wide, rust-hued mantle and furred cap.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading Foulque hastened to do him reverence, make him welcome; Garin, stepping to his side, took from him his wide, rust-hued mantle and furred cap.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading RAIMBAUT THE SIX-FINGERED A LORD might of course visit one who held from him, often did so.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And Garin, parting from him less than a week ago, had heard no word of his coming.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not Raimbaut’s use to ride to Castel-Noir.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RAIMBAUT THE SIX-FINGERED A LORD might of course visit one who held from him, often did so.
often
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From this reading RAIMBAUT THE SIX-FINGERED A LORD might of course visit one who held from him, often did so.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading RAIMBAUT THE SIX-FINGERED A LORD might of course visit one who held from him, often did so.
parting
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From this reading And Garin, parting from him less than a week ago, had heard no word of his coming.
pushing
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From this reading But here he was, pushing Sicart aside, striding into the hall, a low-browed, thick-skulled giant, savage with his foes, dull and grudging with his friends—Raimbaut the Six-fingered!
RAIMBAUT
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From this reading RAIMBAUT THE SIX-FINGERED A LORD might of course visit one who held from him, often did so.
Raimbaut's
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From this reading But it was not Raimbaut’s use to ride to Castel-Noir.
reverence
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From this reading Foulque hastened to do him reverence, make him welcome; Garin, stepping to his side, took from him his wide, rust-hued mantle and furred cap.
ride
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From this reading But it was not Raimbaut’s use to ride to Castel-Noir.
rust-hued
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From this reading Foulque hastened to do him reverence, make him welcome; Garin, stepping to his side, took from him his wide, rust-hued mantle and furred cap.
savage
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From this reading But here he was, pushing Sicart aside, striding into the hall, a low-browed, thick-skulled giant, savage with his foes, dull and grudging with his friends—Raimbaut the Six-fingered!
Sicart
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From this reading But here he was, pushing Sicart aside, striding into the hall, a low-browed, thick-skulled giant, savage with his foes, dull and grudging with his friends—Raimbaut the Six-fingered!
side
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From this reading Foulque hastened to do him reverence, make him welcome; Garin, stepping to his side, took from him his wide, rust-hued mantle and furred cap.
SIX-FINGERED
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From this reading RAIMBAUT THE SIX-FINGERED A LORD might of course visit one who held from him, often did so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading RAIMBAUT THE SIX-FINGERED A LORD might of course visit one who held from him, often did so.
stepping
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From this reading Foulque hastened to do him reverence, make him welcome; Garin, stepping to his side, took from him his wide, rust-hued mantle and furred cap.
striding
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From this reading But here he was, pushing Sicart aside, striding into the hall, a low-browed, thick-skulled giant, savage with his foes, dull and grudging with his friends—Raimbaut the Six-fingered!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And Garin, parting from him less than a week ago, had heard no word of his coming.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RAIMBAUT THE SIX-FINGERED A LORD might of course visit one who held from him, often did so.
thick-skulled
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From this reading But here he was, pushing Sicart aside, striding into the hall, a low-browed, thick-skulled giant, savage with his foes, dull and grudging with his friends—Raimbaut the Six-fingered!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it was not Raimbaut’s use to ride to Castel-Noir.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Foulque hastened to do him reverence, make him welcome; Garin, stepping to his side, took from him his wide, rust-hued mantle and furred cap.
use
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From this reading But it was not Raimbaut’s use to ride to Castel-Noir.
visit
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From this reading RAIMBAUT THE SIX-FINGERED A LORD might of course visit one who held from him, often did so.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was not Raimbaut’s use to ride to Castel-Noir.
week
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From this reading And Garin, parting from him less than a week ago, had heard no word of his coming.
welcome
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From this reading Foulque hastened to do him reverence, make him welcome; Garin, stepping to his side, took from him his wide, rust-hued mantle and furred cap.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading RAIMBAUT THE SIX-FINGERED A LORD might of course visit one who held from him, often did so.
wide
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From this reading Foulque hastened to do him reverence, make him welcome; Garin, stepping to his side, took from him his wide, rust-hued mantle and furred cap.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But here he was, pushing Sicart aside, striding into the hall, a low-browed, thick-skulled giant, savage with his foes, dull and grudging with his friends—Raimbaut the Six-fingered!
word
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From this reading And Garin, parting from him less than a week ago, had heard no word of his coming.
