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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 In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was once a genial ruffian who lived by highway robbery, but who, on setting about his occupation, was careful to address a prayer to the Virgin.
address
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From this reading There was once a genial ruffian who lived by highway robbery, but who, on setting about his occupation, was careful to address a prayer to the Virgin.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was taken at the end, and sentenced with doom of hanging.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was taken at the end, and sentenced with doom of hanging.
autem
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From this reading "Coelum coeli Domino terram autem dedit filiis hominum."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was once a genial ruffian who lived by highway robbery, but who, on setting about his occupation, was careful to address a prayer to the Virgin.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
careful
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From this reading There was once a genial ruffian who lived by highway robbery, but who, on setting about his occupation, was careful to address a prayer to the Virgin.
coeli
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From this reading "Coelum coeli Domino terram autem dedit filiis hominum."
Coelum
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From this reading "Coelum coeli Domino terram autem dedit filiis hominum."
collection
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From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
cord
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From this reading While the executioner was fitting him with the cord, he made his usual little prayer.
d'Aussy
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From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
Dean
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From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
dedit
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From this reading "Coelum coeli Domino terram autem dedit filiis hominum."
Domino
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From this reading "Coelum coeli Domino terram autem dedit filiis hominum."
doom
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From this reading He was taken at the end, and sentenced with doom of hanging.
end
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From this reading He was taken at the end, and sentenced with doom of hanging.
executioner
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From this reading While the executioner was fitting him with the cord, he made his usual little prayer.
Fabliaux
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From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
fifth
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From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
filiis
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From this reading "Coelum coeli Domino terram autem dedit filiis hominum."
fitting
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From this reading While the executioner was fitting him with the cord, he made his usual little prayer.
genial
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From this reading There was once a genial ruffian who lived by highway robbery, but who, on setting about his occupation, was careful to address a prayer to the Virgin.
Grand
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From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
hanging
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From this reading He was taken at the end, and sentenced with doom of hanging.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was taken at the end, and sentenced with doom of hanging.
highway
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From this reading There was once a genial ruffian who lived by highway robbery, but who, on setting about his occupation, was careful to address a prayer to the Virgin.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While the executioner was fitting him with the cord, he made his usual little prayer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
hominum
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From this reading "Coelum coeli Domino terram autem dedit filiis hominum."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
inferior
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From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
instructive
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From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
interesting
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From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
kind
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From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
Le
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From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While the executioner was fitting him with the cord, he made his usual little prayer.
lived
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From this reading There was once a genial ruffian who lived by highway robbery, but who, on setting about his occupation, was careful to address a prayer to the Virgin.
made
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From this reading While the executioner was fitting him with the cord, he made his usual little prayer.
occupation
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From this reading There was once a genial ruffian who lived by highway robbery, but who, on setting about his occupation, was careful to address a prayer to the Virgin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was once a genial ruffian who lived by highway robbery, but who, on setting about his occupation, was careful to address a prayer to the Virgin.
once
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From this reading There was once a genial ruffian who lived by highway robbery, but who, on setting about his occupation, was careful to address a prayer to the Virgin.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
prayer
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From this reading There was once a genial ruffian who lived by highway robbery, but who, on setting about his occupation, was careful to address a prayer to the Virgin.
robbery
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From this reading There was once a genial ruffian who lived by highway robbery, but who, on setting about his occupation, was careful to address a prayer to the Virgin.
ruffian
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From this reading There was once a genial ruffian who lived by highway robbery, but who, on setting about his occupation, was careful to address a prayer to the Virgin.
sentenced
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From this reading He was taken at the end, and sentenced with doom of hanging.
setting
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From this reading There was once a genial ruffian who lived by highway robbery, but who, on setting about his occupation, was careful to address a prayer to the Virgin.
story
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From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
Swift
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From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
taken
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From this reading He was taken at the end, and sentenced with doom of hanging.
terram
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From this reading "Coelum coeli Domino terram autem dedit filiis hominum."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
there
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From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was once a genial ruffian who lived by highway robbery, but who, on setting about his occupation, was careful to address a prayer to the Virgin.
usual
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From this reading While the executioner was fitting him with the cord, he made his usual little prayer.
Virgin
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From this reading There was once a genial ruffian who lived by highway robbery, but who, on setting about his occupation, was careful to address a prayer to the Virgin.
volume
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From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
way
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From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the executioner was fitting him with the cord, he made his usual little prayer.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was taken at the end, and sentenced with doom of hanging.
work
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From this reading In the fifth volume of an instructive work by Le Grand d'Aussy, who was, in his way, a kind of inferior Dean Swift, there is an interesting story, one of a collection of "Fabliaux."
