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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 The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
according
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From this reading This was according to the invariable Cistercian plan.
actual
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From this reading Two arches on each side of the doorway--there was no actual door--allowed the deliberations to be heard outside in the cloister.
all
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From this reading A stone seat ran all round it for the monks, and the prior's seat was opposite the entrance.
allowed
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From this reading Two arches on each side of the doorway--there was no actual door--allowed the deliberations to be heard outside in the cloister.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A stone seat ran all round it for the monks, and the prior's seat was opposite the entrance.
Animae
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From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
arches
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From this reading The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
Autem
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From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Two arches on each side of the doorway--there was no actual door--allowed the deliberations to be heard outside in the cloister.
bearing
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From this reading The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
chamber
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From this reading The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
chapter-house
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From this reading The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
Cistercian
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From this reading This was according to the invariable Cistercian plan.
cloister
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From this reading Two arches on each side of the doorway--there was no actual door--allowed the deliberations to be heard outside in the cloister.
compartments
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From this reading The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
dei
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From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
deliberations
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From this reading Two arches on each side of the doorway--there was no actual door--allowed the deliberations to be heard outside in the cloister.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
door
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From this reading Two arches on each side of the doorway--there was no actual door--allowed the deliberations to be heard outside in the cloister.
doorway
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From this reading Two arches on each side of the doorway--there was no actual door--allowed the deliberations to be heard outside in the cloister.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Two arches on each side of the doorway--there was no actual door--allowed the deliberations to be heard outside in the cloister.
entrance
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From this reading A stone seat ran all round it for the monks, and the prior's seat was opposite the entrance.
et
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From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A stone seat ran all round it for the monks, and the prior's seat was opposite the entrance.
heard
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From this reading Two arches on each side of the doorway--there was no actual door--allowed the deliberations to be heard outside in the cloister.
Icomb
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From this reading The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
Illi
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From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
Illos
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From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
Insipientium
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From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
invariable
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From this reading This was according to the invariable Cistercian plan.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A stone seat ran all round it for the monks, and the prior's seat was opposite the entrance.
Justorum
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From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
low
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From this reading The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
Malitiae
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From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
Manu
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From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
monks
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From this reading A stone seat ran all round it for the monks, and the prior's seat was opposite the entrance.
Mori
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From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Two arches on each side of the doorway--there was no actual door--allowed the deliberations to be heard outside in the cloister.
non
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From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
Oculis
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From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two arches on each side of the doorway--there was no actual door--allowed the deliberations to be heard outside in the cloister.
opposite
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From this reading A stone seat ran all round it for the monks, and the prior's seat was opposite the entrance.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two arches on each side of the doorway--there was no actual door--allowed the deliberations to be heard outside in the cloister.
Pace
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From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
pillars
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From this reading The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
plan
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From this reading This was according to the invariable Cistercian plan.
prior's
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From this reading A stone seat ran all round it for the monks, and the prior's seat was opposite the entrance.
ran
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From this reading A stone seat ran all round it for the monks, and the prior's seat was opposite the entrance.
round
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From this reading A stone seat ran all round it for the monks, and the prior's seat was opposite the entrance.
rows
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From this reading The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
seat
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From this reading A stone seat ran all round it for the monks, and the prior's seat was opposite the entrance.
side
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From this reading Two arches on each side of the doorway--there was no actual door--allowed the deliberations to be heard outside in the cloister.
stone
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From this reading A stone seat ran all round it for the monks, and the prior's seat was opposite the entrance.
sunt
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From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
Tanget
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From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
there
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From this reading Two arches on each side of the doorway--there was no actual door--allowed the deliberations to be heard outside in the cloister.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was according to the invariable Cistercian plan.
three
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From this reading The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two arches on each side of the doorway--there was no actual door--allowed the deliberations to be heard outside in the cloister.
Tormentum
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From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
Two
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From this reading Two arches on each side of the doorway--there was no actual door--allowed the deliberations to be heard outside in the cloister.
vaulted
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From this reading The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
Visi
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From this reading "Justorum Animae in Manu dei sunt, et non Tanget Illos Tormentum Malitiae: Visi sunt Oculis Insipientium Mori, Illi Autem sunt in Pace."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chapter-house at Icomb was a low, vaulted chamber divided into three compartments by rows of pillars bearing arches.
