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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 CAP-DU-LOUP THE giant was a Saint Christopher to Jael and Elias.
allowed
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From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAP-DU-LOUP THE giant was a Saint Christopher to Jael and Elias.
angry
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From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
apparent
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From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
approach
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From this reading The knights’ encampment they did not approach; it lay to the west, neighbouring the Lord of Chalus’s quarter.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
broad
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From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
bulk
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From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
CAP-DU-LOUP
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From this reading CAP-DU-LOUP THE giant was a Saint Christopher to Jael and Elias.
Chalus's
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From this reading The knights’ encampment they did not approach; it lay to the west, neighbouring the Lord of Chalus’s quarter.
Christopher
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From this reading CAP-DU-LOUP THE giant was a Saint Christopher to Jael and Elias.
convoy
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From this reading For the saffron cross and the jongleur he proved, this day, the right convoy.
cross
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From this reading For the saffron cross and the jongleur he proved, this day, the right convoy.
day
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From this reading For the saffron cross and the jongleur he proved, this day, the right convoy.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The knights’ encampment they did not approach; it lay to the west, neighbouring the Lord of Chalus’s quarter.
Elias
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From this reading CAP-DU-LOUP THE giant was a Saint Christopher to Jael and Elias.
encampment
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From this reading The knights’ encampment they did not approach; it lay to the west, neighbouring the Lord of Chalus’s quarter.
feared
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From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
fighting
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From this reading Cap-du-Loup had two hundred knights and a thousand fighting men.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
giant
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From this reading CAP-DU-LOUP THE giant was a Saint Christopher to Jael and Elias.
good-nature
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From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cap-du-Loup had two hundred knights and a thousand fighting men.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
height
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From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
hot
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From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
hundred
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From this reading Cap-du-Loup had two hundred knights and a thousand fighting men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The knights’ encampment they did not approach; it lay to the west, neighbouring the Lord of Chalus’s quarter.
Jael
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From this reading CAP-DU-LOUP THE giant was a Saint Christopher to Jael and Elias.
jongleur
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From this reading For the saffron cross and the jongleur he proved, this day, the right convoy.
knights
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From this reading Cap-du-Loup had two hundred knights and a thousand fighting men.
lay
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From this reading The knights’ encampment they did not approach; it lay to the west, neighbouring the Lord of Chalus’s quarter.
liked
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From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
Lord
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From this reading The knights’ encampment they did not approach; it lay to the west, neighbouring the Lord of Chalus’s quarter.
men
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From this reading Cap-du-Loup had two hundred knights and a thousand fighting men.
midst
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From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
neighbouring
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From this reading The knights’ encampment they did not approach; it lay to the west, neighbouring the Lord of Chalus’s quarter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
proved
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From this reading For the saffron cross and the jongleur he proved, this day, the right convoy.
quarter
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From this reading The knights’ encampment they did not approach; it lay to the west, neighbouring the Lord of Chalus’s quarter.
rapine
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From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the saffron cross and the jongleur he proved, this day, the right convoy.
saffron
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From this reading For the saffron cross and the jongleur he proved, this day, the right convoy.
Saint
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From this reading CAP-DU-LOUP THE giant was a Saint Christopher to Jael and Elias.
simplicity
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From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
slaughter
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From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAP-DU-LOUP THE giant was a Saint Christopher to Jael and Elias.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The knights’ encampment they did not approach; it lay to the west, neighbouring the Lord of Chalus’s quarter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For the saffron cross and the jongleur he proved, this day, the right convoy.
thousand
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From this reading Cap-du-Loup had two hundred knights and a thousand fighting men.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAP-DU-LOUP THE giant was a Saint Christopher to Jael and Elias.
two
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From this reading Cap-du-Loup had two hundred knights and a thousand fighting men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CAP-DU-LOUP THE giant was a Saint Christopher to Jael and Elias.
west
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From this reading The knights’ encampment they did not approach; it lay to the west, neighbouring the Lord of Chalus’s quarter.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was great of height and bulk, feared for his strength and liked because of a broad simplicity and good-nature, apparent when he was not angry or hot in the midst of allowed slaughter and rapine.
