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agitated
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From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
all
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From this reading The expedition had reached port, but this was all that could be said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
arrange
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From this reading Leaving Wylie to arrange measures of defence, Maurice set himself to soothe the feelings of the distracted hosts.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The expedition had reached port, but this was all that could be said.
bewailed
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From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The strangers had brought women within the sacred gates, and were further polluting the precincts with the presence of schismatics and of weapons of war.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The expedition had reached port, but this was all that could be said.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The expedition had reached port, but this was all that could be said.
curious
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From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
defence
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From this reading Leaving Wylie to arrange measures of defence, Maurice set himself to soothe the feelings of the distracted hosts.
departed
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From this reading The glory of Hagiamavra had departed, for the stain could never be removed.
distracted
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From this reading Leaving Wylie to arrange measures of defence, Maurice set himself to soothe the feelings of the distracted hosts.
drivers
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From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
expedition
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From this reading The expedition had reached port, but this was all that could be said.
feelings
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From this reading Leaving Wylie to arrange measures of defence, Maurice set himself to soothe the feelings of the distracted hosts.
filled
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From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The glory of Hagiamavra had departed, for the stain could never be removed.
fore-court
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From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
further
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From this reading The strangers had brought women within the sacred gates, and were further polluting the precincts with the presence of schismatics and of weapons of war.
gates
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From this reading The strangers had brought women within the sacred gates, and were further polluting the precincts with the presence of schismatics and of weapons of war.
glory
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From this reading The glory of Hagiamavra had departed, for the stain could never be removed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The expedition had reached port, but this was all that could be said.
Hagiamavra
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From this reading The glory of Hagiamavra had departed, for the stain could never be removed.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Leaving Wylie to arrange measures of defence, Maurice set himself to soothe the feelings of the distracted hosts.
hosts
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From this reading Leaving Wylie to arrange measures of defence, Maurice set himself to soothe the feelings of the distracted hosts.
invasion
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From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
kicking
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From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
Leaving
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From this reading Leaving Wylie to arrange measures of defence, Maurice set himself to soothe the feelings of the distracted hosts.
Maurice
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From this reading Leaving Wylie to arrange measures of defence, Maurice set himself to soothe the feelings of the distracted hosts.
measures
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From this reading Leaving Wylie to arrange measures of defence, Maurice set himself to soothe the feelings of the distracted hosts.
monastery
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From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
monks
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From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
mules
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From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The glory of Hagiamavra had departed, for the stain could never be removed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
polluting
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From this reading The strangers had brought women within the sacred gates, and were further polluting the precincts with the presence of schismatics and of weapons of war.
port
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From this reading The expedition had reached port, but this was all that could be said.
precincts
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From this reading The strangers had brought women within the sacred gates, and were further polluting the precincts with the presence of schismatics and of weapons of war.
presence
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From this reading The strangers had brought women within the sacred gates, and were further polluting the precincts with the presence of schismatics and of weapons of war.
quiet
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From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
reached
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From this reading The expedition had reached port, but this was all that could be said.
removed
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From this reading The glory of Hagiamavra had departed, for the stain could never be removed.
sacred
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From this reading The strangers had brought women within the sacred gates, and were further polluting the precincts with the presence of schismatics and of weapons of war.
said
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From this reading The expedition had reached port, but this was all that could be said.
sailors
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From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
schismatics
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From this reading The strangers had brought women within the sacred gates, and were further polluting the precincts with the presence of schismatics and of weapons of war.
set
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From this reading Leaving Wylie to arrange measures of defence, Maurice set himself to soothe the feelings of the distracted hosts.
soothe
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From this reading Leaving Wylie to arrange measures of defence, Maurice set himself to soothe the feelings of the distracted hosts.
stain
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From this reading The glory of Hagiamavra had departed, for the stain could never be removed.
strangers
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From this reading The strangers had brought women within the sacred gates, and were further polluting the precincts with the presence of schismatics and of weapons of war.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The expedition had reached port, but this was all that could be said.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The expedition had reached port, but this was all that could be said.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The expedition had reached port, but this was all that could be said.
three
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From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leaving Wylie to arrange measures of defence, Maurice set himself to soothe the feelings of the distracted hosts.
two
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From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
uplifted
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From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
vociferating
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From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
war
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From this reading The strangers had brought women within the sacred gates, and were further polluting the precincts with the presence of schismatics and of weapons of war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The expedition had reached port, but this was all that could be said.
weapons
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From this reading The strangers had brought women within the sacred gates, and were further polluting the precincts with the presence of schismatics and of weapons of war.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The strangers had brought women within the sacred gates, and were further polluting the precincts with the presence of schismatics and of weapons of war.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The quiet fore-court of the monastery was filled with kicking mules, vociferating drivers, and curious sailors, while two or three agitated monks bewailed the invasion with uplifted hands.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The strangers had brought women within the sacred gates, and were further polluting the precincts with the presence of schismatics and of weapons of war.
women
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From this reading The strangers had brought women within the sacred gates, and were further polluting the precincts with the presence of schismatics and of weapons of war.
Wylie
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From this reading Leaving Wylie to arrange measures of defence, Maurice set himself to soothe the feelings of the distracted hosts.
