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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 Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
Ages
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
agitated
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From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
alarms
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From this reading On this night of thunder and alarms, there was to happen another of those supernatural occurrences which are so difficult to explain away.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On this night of thunder and alarms, there was to happen another of those supernatural occurrences which are so difficult to explain away.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On this night of thunder and alarms, there was to happen another of those supernatural occurrences which are so difficult to explain away.
away
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From this reading On this night of thunder and alarms, there was to happen another of those supernatural occurrences which are so difficult to explain away.
battle
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
beating
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
believed
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
Bourne
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
brutal
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From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
cold
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
dangerous
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From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
de
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
Death
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
die
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
difficult
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From this reading On this night of thunder and alarms, there was to happen another of those supernatural occurrences which are so difficult to explain away.
early
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
elderly
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From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
emotions
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From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
enclosurenounUS /ˈenclosure/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
England
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From this reading There were no materialists in England in those times, and the unseen world was very near and present to men's minds.
explain
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From this reading On this night of thunder and alarms, there was to happen another of those supernatural occurrences which are so difficult to explain away.
face
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From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
faces
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
feel
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
fell
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
Geoffroi
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
going
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
greedy
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From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
hall
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From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
happen
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From this reading On this night of thunder and alarms, there was to happen another of those supernatural occurrences which are so difficult to explain away.
happenings
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
icy
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
incidents
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
jongleur
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From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
known
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
la
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
less
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
man
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From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
materialists
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From this reading There were no materialists in England in those times, and the unseen world was very near and present to men's minds.
men
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
men's
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From this reading There were no materialists in England in those times, and the unseen world was very near and present to men's minds.
merry
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From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
Middle
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
minds
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From this reading There were no materialists in England in those times, and the unseen world was very near and present to men's minds.
monasteries
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
near
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From this reading There were no materialists in England in those times, and the unseen world was very near and present to men's minds.
new
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From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
night
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
now
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
occur
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
occurred
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
occurrences
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From this reading On this night of thunder and alarms, there was to happen another of those supernatural occurrences which are so difficult to explain away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
ominous
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
Other
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
present
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From this reading There were no materialists in England in those times, and the unseen world was very near and present to men's minds.
priest
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
said
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
serfs
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From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On this night of thunder and alarms, there was to happen another of those supernatural occurrences which are so difficult to explain away.
soldiers
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
sometimes
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
Strange
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
supernatural
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From this reading On this night of thunder and alarms, there was to happen another of those supernatural occurrences which are so difficult to explain away.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
There
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From this reading There were no materialists in England in those times, and the unseen world was very near and present to men's minds.
things
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this night of thunder and alarms, there was to happen another of those supernatural occurrences which are so difficult to explain away.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On this night of thunder and alarms, there was to happen another of those supernatural occurrences which are so difficult to explain away.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
times
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From this reading There were no materialists in England in those times, and the unseen world was very near and present to men's minds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
unseen
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From this reading There were no materialists in England in those times, and the unseen world was very near and present to men's minds.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
very
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From this reading There were no materialists in England in those times, and the unseen world was very near and present to men's minds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
wings
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From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
women
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From this reading Other incidents which occurred on the last night of Geoffroi de la Bourne In the early Middle Ages, no less than now, men and women believed in ominous happenings to those about to die.
world
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From this reading There were no materialists in England in those times, and the unseen world was very near and present to men's minds.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Strange things were known to occur in monasteries when a priest was going, and it was said that the night before a battle soldiers would sometimes feel an icy cold wind upon their faces, which fell from Death himself, beating his great wings.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading About the time the jongleur was brought into the hall--a little elderly man, very pleasant and merry, but yet with something greedy, brutal, and dangerous in his face--the enclosure of the serfs began to be agitated by new and terrible emotions.
