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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 Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
above-said
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From this reading So on the morrow just before midnight came Osberne and Stephen and the four others to the postern above-said.
ado
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From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So on the morrow just before midnight came Osberne and Stephen and the four others to the postern above-said.
arm
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From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
armour
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From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So on the morrow just before midnight came Osberne and Stephen and the four others to the postern above-said.
bore
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From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
breast
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From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
came
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From this reading So on the morrow just before midnight came Osberne and Stephen and the four others to the postern above-said.
carle
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From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
caught
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From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
clad
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From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
cloud
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From this reading The night was moonless, but there was little cloud, so that there was a glimmer of starlight.
coat
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From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
cotehardy
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From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
door
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From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
Dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading The man stirred not nor strove, but said softly: "Dost thou not know me, Stephen the Eater?
Eater
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From this reading The man stirred not nor strove, but said softly: "Dost thou not know me, Stephen the Eater?
fashion
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From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
fiddle
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From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
forth
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From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
four
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From this reading So on the morrow just before midnight came Osberne and Stephen and the four others to the postern above-said.
frocks
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From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
gangrel
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From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
girt
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From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
glimmer
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From this reading The night was moonless, but there was little cloud, so that there was a glimmer of starlight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
heavy
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From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
hoods
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From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
ingle
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From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
just
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From this reading So on the morrow just before midnight came Osberne and Stephen and the four others to the postern above-said.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man stirred not nor strove, but said softly: "Dost thou not know me, Stephen the Eater?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night was moonless, but there was little cloud, so that there was a glimmer of starlight.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
man
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From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man stirred not nor strove, but said softly: "Dost thou not know me, Stephen the Eater?
midnight
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From this reading So on the morrow just before midnight came Osberne and Stephen and the four others to the postern above-said.
minstrel's
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From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
moonless
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From this reading The night was moonless, but there was little cloud, so that there was a glimmer of starlight.
more
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From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
morrow
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From this reading So on the morrow just before midnight came Osberne and Stephen and the four others to the postern above-said.
night
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From this reading The night was moonless, but there was little cloud, so that there was a glimmer of starlight.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The man stirred not nor strove, but said softly: "Dost thou not know me, Stephen the Eater?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The man stirred not nor strove, but said softly: "Dost thou not know me, Stephen the Eater?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So on the morrow just before midnight came Osberne and Stephen and the four others to the postern above-said.
opened
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From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
Osberne
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From this reading So on the morrow just before midnight came Osberne and Stephen and the four others to the postern above-said.
others
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From this reading So on the morrow just before midnight came Osberne and Stephen and the four others to the postern above-said.
out
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From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
postern
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From this reading So on the morrow just before midnight came Osberne and Stephen and the four others to the postern above-said.
raiment
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From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
said
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From this reading The man stirred not nor strove, but said softly: "Dost thou not know me, Stephen the Eater?
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
short-sword
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From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So on the morrow just before midnight came Osberne and Stephen and the four others to the postern above-said.
softly
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From this reading The man stirred not nor strove, but said softly: "Dost thou not know me, Stephen the Eater?
starlight
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From this reading The night was moonless, but there was little cloud, so that there was a glimmer of starlight.
Stephen
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From this reading So on the morrow just before midnight came Osberne and Stephen and the four others to the postern above-said.
stirred
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From this reading The man stirred not nor strove, but said softly: "Dost thou not know me, Stephen the Eater?
stretched
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From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
strove
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From this reading The man stirred not nor strove, but said softly: "Dost thou not know me, Stephen the Eater?
tall
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From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So on the morrow just before midnight came Osberne and Stephen and the four others to the postern above-said.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
there
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From this reading The night was moonless, but there was little cloud, so that there was a glimmer of starlight.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading The man stirred not nor strove, but said softly: "Dost thou not know me, Stephen the Eater?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So on the morrow just before midnight came Osberne and Stephen and the four others to the postern above-said.
unarmednounUS /ˈunarmed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
up-country
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From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Osberne and the four were clad, over their armour, in frocks and hoods of up-country fashion; but Stephen was in his minstrel's raiment, save that he bore no fiddle, and had a heavy short-sword girt to him under his cotehardy.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading As they opened the door, came forth from the ingle a tall man, unarmed as it seemed, and clad as a gangrel carle, and Stephen without more ado stretched out his long arm and caught him by the breast of his coat.
