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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 OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
Alazais
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From this reading Sometimes Alazais, with the Lady Guida, came to the room, stood and murmured pitiful words.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A physician attended him, and his squires watched, and an old skilled woman, old nurse of the Princess Audiart, sat beside his bed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At times it came as well in the long night.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At times it came as well in the long night.
attended
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From this reading A physician attended him, and his squires watched, and an old skilled woman, old nurse of the Princess Audiart, sat beside his bed.
Audiart
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From this reading A physician attended him, and his squires watched, and an old skilled woman, old nurse of the Princess Audiart, sat beside his bed.
bed
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From this reading A physician attended him, and his squires watched, and an old skilled woman, old nurse of the Princess Audiart, sat beside his bed.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading A physician attended him, and his squires watched, and an old skilled woman, old nurse of the Princess Audiart, sat beside his bed.
came
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From this reading Sometimes Alazais, with the Lady Guida, came to the room, stood and murmured pitiful words.
castle
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From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
chamber
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From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
day
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From this reading Through the windows, deep set in the thick wall, entered, through the long day, other sound, not pitiful.
deep
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From this reading Through the windows, deep set in the thick wall, entered, through the long day, other sound, not pitiful.
entered
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From this reading Through the windows, deep set in the thick wall, entered, through the long day, other sound, not pitiful.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
fevered
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From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
grievously
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From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
Guida
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From this reading Sometimes Alazais, with the Lady Guida, came to the room, stood and murmured pitiful words.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A physician attended him, and his squires watched, and an old skilled woman, old nurse of the Princess Audiart, sat beside his bed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
hurt
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From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At times it came as well in the long night.
LADY
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From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
lay
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From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through the windows, deep set in the thick wall, entered, through the long day, other sound, not pitiful.
Marshal
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From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
murmured
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From this reading Sometimes Alazais, with the Lady Guida, came to the room, stood and murmured pitiful words.
night
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From this reading At times it came as well in the long night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Through the windows, deep set in the thick wall, entered, through the long day, other sound, not pitiful.
nurse
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From this reading A physician attended him, and his squires watched, and an old skilled woman, old nurse of the Princess Audiart, sat beside his bed.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
old
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From this reading A physician attended him, and his squires watched, and an old skilled woman, old nurse of the Princess Audiart, sat beside his bed.
other
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From this reading Through the windows, deep set in the thick wall, entered, through the long day, other sound, not pitiful.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
physician
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From this reading A physician attended him, and his squires watched, and an old skilled woman, old nurse of the Princess Audiart, sat beside his bed.
pitiful
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From this reading Sometimes Alazais, with the Lady Guida, came to the room, stood and murmured pitiful words.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading A physician attended him, and his squires watched, and an old skilled woman, old nurse of the Princess Audiart, sat beside his bed.
ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE
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From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
room
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From this reading Sometimes Alazais, with the Lady Guida, came to the room, stood and murmured pitiful words.
sat
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From this reading A physician attended him, and his squires watched, and an old skilled woman, old nurse of the Princess Audiart, sat beside his bed.
set
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From this reading Through the windows, deep set in the thick wall, entered, through the long day, other sound, not pitiful.
skilled
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From this reading A physician attended him, and his squires watched, and an old skilled woman, old nurse of the Princess Audiart, sat beside his bed.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes Alazais, with the Lady Guida, came to the room, stood and murmured pitiful words.
sound
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From this reading Through the windows, deep set in the thick wall, entered, through the long day, other sound, not pitiful.
squires
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From this reading A physician attended him, and his squires watched, and an old skilled woman, old nurse of the Princess Audiart, sat beside his bed.
STEPHEN
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From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes Alazais, with the Lady Guida, came to the room, stood and murmured pitiful words.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
thick
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From this reading Through the windows, deep set in the thick wall, entered, through the long day, other sound, not pitiful.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the windows, deep set in the thick wall, entered, through the long day, other sound, not pitiful.
times
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From this reading At times it came as well in the long night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes Alazais, with the Lady Guida, came to the room, stood and murmured pitiful words.
very
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From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
wall
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From this reading Through the windows, deep set in the thick wall, entered, through the long day, other sound, not pitiful.
watched
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From this reading A physician attended him, and his squires watched, and an old skilled woman, old nurse of the Princess Audiart, sat beside his bed.
well
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From this reading At times it came as well in the long night.
windows
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From this reading Through the windows, deep set in the thick wall, entered, through the long day, other sound, not pitiful.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading OUR LADY OF ROCHE-DE-FRÊNE STEPHEN the Marshal lay in a fair chamber in the castle of Roche-de-Frêne, very grievously hurt and fevered with his hurt.
woman
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From this reading A physician attended him, and his squires watched, and an old skilled woman, old nurse of the Princess Audiart, sat beside his bed.
words
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From this reading Sometimes Alazais, with the Lady Guida, came to the room, stood and murmured pitiful words.
