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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 GARIN AND JAUFRE WITH a great host Montmaure encamped before Roche-de-Frêne and overran the champaign half way around.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GARIN AND JAUFRE WITH a great host Montmaure encamped before Roche-de-Frêne and overran the champaign half way around.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading GARIN AND JAUFRE WITH a great host Montmaure encamped before Roche-de-Frêne and overran the champaign half way around.
banner
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From this reading Of the remainder, one fourth was, so to speak, debatable ground,—now the field of the blue banner and now that of the green and silver.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading GARIN AND JAUFRE WITH a great host Montmaure encamped before Roche-de-Frêne and overran the champaign half way around.
beleaguered
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From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
blue
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From this reading Of the remainder, one fourth was, so to speak, debatable ground,—now the field of the blue banner and now that of the green and silver.
bridge
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From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The final fourth was stubbornly held by Stephen the Marshal and the host.
champaign
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From this reading GARIN AND JAUFRE WITH a great host Montmaure encamped before Roche-de-Frêne and overran the champaign half way around.
covered
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From this reading Montmaure’s tents covered the plain.
curve
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From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
debatable
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From this reading Of the remainder, one fourth was, so to speak, debatable ground,—now the field of the blue banner and now that of the green and silver.
east
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From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
encamped
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From this reading GARIN AND JAUFRE WITH a great host Montmaure encamped before Roche-de-Frêne and overran the champaign half way around.
field
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From this reading Of the remainder, one fourth was, so to speak, debatable ground,—now the field of the blue banner and now that of the green and silver.
final
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From this reading The final fourth was stubbornly held by Stephen the Marshal and the host.
food
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From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the remainder, one fourth was, so to speak, debatable ground,—now the field of the blue banner and now that of the green and silver.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
GARIN
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From this reading GARIN AND JAUFRE WITH a great host Montmaure encamped before Roche-de-Frêne and overran the champaign half way around.
gave
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From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GARIN AND JAUFRE WITH a great host Montmaure encamped before Roche-de-Frêne and overran the champaign half way around.
green
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From this reading Of the remainder, one fourth was, so to speak, debatable ground,—now the field of the blue banner and now that of the green and silver.
ground
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From this reading Of the remainder, one fourth was, so to speak, debatable ground,—now the field of the blue banner and now that of the green and silver.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GARIN AND JAUFRE WITH a great host Montmaure encamped before Roche-de-Frêne and overran the champaign half way around.
held
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From this reading The final fourth was stubbornly held by Stephen the Marshal and the host.
host
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From this reading GARIN AND JAUFRE WITH a great host Montmaure encamped before Roche-de-Frêne and overran the champaign half way around.
included
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From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
JAUFRE
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From this reading GARIN AND JAUFRE WITH a great host Montmaure encamped before Roche-de-Frêne and overran the champaign half way around.
lands
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From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
Marshal
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From this reading The final fourth was stubbornly held by Stephen the Marshal and the host.
Montmaure
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From this reading GARIN AND JAUFRE WITH a great host Montmaure encamped before Roche-de-Frêne and overran the champaign half way around.
Montmaure's
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From this reading Montmaure’s tents covered the plain.
now
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From this reading Of the remainder, one fourth was, so to speak, debatable ground,—now the field of the blue banner and now that of the green and silver.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of the remainder, one fourth was, so to speak, debatable ground,—now the field of the blue banner and now that of the green and silver.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of the remainder, one fourth was, so to speak, debatable ground,—now the field of the blue banner and now that of the green and silver.
overran
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From this reading GARIN AND JAUFRE WITH a great host Montmaure encamped before Roche-de-Frêne and overran the champaign half way around.
plain
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From this reading Montmaure’s tents covered the plain.
remainder
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From this reading Of the remainder, one fourth was, so to speak, debatable ground,—now the field of the blue banner and now that of the green and silver.
river
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From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
road
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From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
Roche-de-Frêne
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From this reading GARIN AND JAUFRE WITH a great host Montmaure encamped before Roche-de-Frêne and overran the champaign half way around.
silver
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From this reading Of the remainder, one fourth was, so to speak, debatable ground,—now the field of the blue banner and now that of the green and silver.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of the remainder, one fourth was, so to speak, debatable ground,—now the field of the blue banner and now that of the green and silver.
speak
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From this reading Of the remainder, one fourth was, so to speak, debatable ground,—now the field of the blue banner and now that of the green and silver.
Stephen
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From this reading The final fourth was stubbornly held by Stephen the Marshal and the host.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
stubbornly
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From this reading The final fourth was stubbornly held by Stephen the Marshal and the host.
tents
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From this reading Montmaure’s tents covered the plain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of the remainder, one fourth was, so to speak, debatable ground,—now the field of the blue banner and now that of the green and silver.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GARIN AND JAUFRE WITH a great host Montmaure encamped before Roche-de-Frêne and overran the champaign half way around.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of the remainder, one fourth was, so to speak, debatable ground,—now the field of the blue banner and now that of the green and silver.
towers
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From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
town
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From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
travelled
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From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
unharried
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From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of the remainder, one fourth was, so to speak, debatable ground,—now the field of the blue banner and now that of the green and silver.
way
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From this reading GARIN AND JAUFRE WITH a great host Montmaure encamped before Roche-de-Frêne and overran the champaign half way around.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This gave to the east and included the curve of the river, the bridge and its towers, and the road by which still travelled, from unharried lands, food for the beleaguered town.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading GARIN AND JAUFRE WITH a great host Montmaure encamped before Roche-de-Frêne and overran the champaign half way around.
