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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 Daniel Pye on that selfsame memorable day was literally floating in a blissful atmosphere of delight.
accident
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From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
arrested
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From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of course he did not realise as yet that the man who had been arrested and who had confessed was not the former suitor for Mistress Peyton's hand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
atmosphere
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From this reading Daniel Pye on that selfsame memorable day was literally floating in a blissful atmosphere of delight.
back
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From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
black
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From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
blissful
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From this reading Daniel Pye on that selfsame memorable day was literally floating in a blissful atmosphere of delight.
boot
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From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
Certes
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From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
concoct
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From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
confessed
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From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course he did not realise as yet that the man who had been arrested and who had confessed was not the former suitor for Mistress Peyton's hand.
Daniel
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From this reading Daniel Pye on that selfsame memorable day was literally floating in a blissful atmosphere of delight.
day
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From this reading Daniel Pye on that selfsame memorable day was literally floating in a blissful atmosphere of delight.
delight
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From this reading Daniel Pye on that selfsame memorable day was literally floating in a blissful atmosphere of delight.
devil
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From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of course he did not realise as yet that the man who had been arrested and who had confessed was not the former suitor for Mistress Peyton's hand.
elaborate
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From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
find
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From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
floating
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From this reading Daniel Pye on that selfsame memorable day was literally floating in a blissful atmosphere of delight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of course he did not realise as yet that the man who had been arrested and who had confessed was not the former suitor for Mistress Peyton's hand.
former
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From this reading Of course he did not realise as yet that the man who had been arrested and who had confessed was not the former suitor for Mistress Peyton's hand.
FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
Full
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From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
greatly
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From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
guilt
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From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
hand
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From this reading Of course he did not realise as yet that the man who had been arrested and who had confessed was not the former suitor for Mistress Peyton's hand.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
hit
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From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
lie
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From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
literally
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From this reading Daniel Pye on that selfsame memorable day was literally floating in a blissful atmosphere of delight.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
lord
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From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
man
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From this reading Of course he did not realise as yet that the man who had been arrested and who had confessed was not the former suitor for Mistress Peyton's hand.
Master
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From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
matter
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From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
memorable
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From this reading Daniel Pye on that selfsame memorable day was literally floating in a blissful atmosphere of delight.
Mistress
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From this reading Of course he did not realise as yet that the man who had been arrested and who had confessed was not the former suitor for Mistress Peyton's hand.
mouth
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From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Daniel Pye on that selfsame memorable day was literally floating in a blissful atmosphere of delight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Daniel Pye on that selfsame memorable day was literally floating in a blissful atmosphere of delight.
only
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From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
pains
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From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
pence
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From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
Peyton's
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From this reading Of course he did not realise as yet that the man who had been arrested and who had confessed was not the former suitor for Mistress Peyton's hand.
Pye
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From this reading Daniel Pye on that selfsame memorable day was literally floating in a blissful atmosphere of delight.
realise
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From this reading Of course he did not realise as yet that the man who had been arrested and who had confessed was not the former suitor for Mistress Peyton's hand.
sack
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From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
selfsame
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From this reading Daniel Pye on that selfsame memorable day was literally floating in a blissful atmosphere of delight.
some
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From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
Stowmaries
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From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
suitor
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From this reading Of course he did not realise as yet that the man who had been arrested and who had confessed was not the former suitor for Mistress Peyton's hand.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
SWINBURNE
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From this reading --SWINBURNE.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Daniel Pye on that selfsame memorable day was literally floating in a blissful atmosphere of delight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
truth
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From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Daniel Pye on that selfsame memorable day was literally floating in a blissful atmosphere of delight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading My lord of Stowmaries had not only been arrested but he had confessed to his guilt; a matter which at first had greatly surprised Master Pye, who had been at great pains to concoct an elaborate lie, only to find through some mysterious accident of Fortune, he must have hit upon the truth.
wried
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From this reading Certes his mouth is wried and black Full little pence be in his sack, This devil hath him by the back It is no boot to lie.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Of course he did not realise as yet that the man who had been arrested and who had confessed was not the former suitor for Mistress Peyton's hand.
