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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 "Luck favours me indeed," said a voice from out the gloom.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "His Grace of Wessex an I mistake not."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
BLACK
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From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
called
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From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
candelabra
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
chambers
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
Cloister
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From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
coming
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From this reading Wessex could only see the dim outline of a man coming towards him.
corners
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Wessex could only see the dim outline of a man coming towards him.
Court
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From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
crossing
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From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
dim
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From this reading Wessex could only see the dim outline of a man coming towards him.
dimly
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
divides
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From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
Duke
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From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
evening
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
failed
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
favours
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From this reading "Luck favours me indeed," said a voice from out the gloom.
few
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
flickering
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
Fountain
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From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
gloom
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From this reading "Luck favours me indeed," said a voice from out the gloom.
Grace
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From this reading "His Grace of Wessex an I mistake not."
Green
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From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
heard
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From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wessex could only see the dim outline of a man coming towards him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His Grace of Wessex an I mistake not."
hour
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "His Grace of Wessex an I mistake not."
illumined
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
indeed
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From this reading "Luck favours me indeed," said a voice from out the gloom.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
KNIGHT
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From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
large
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From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
light
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
Luck
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From this reading "Luck favours me indeed," said a voice from out the gloom.
man
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From this reading Wessex could only see the dim outline of a man coming towards him.
many-armed
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Luck favours me indeed," said a voice from out the gloom.
mistake
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From this reading "His Grace of Wessex an I mistake not."
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "His Grace of Wessex an I mistake not."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
old
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From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
only
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From this reading Wessex could only see the dim outline of a man coming towards him.
out
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From this reading "Luck favours me indeed," said a voice from out the gloom.
outline
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From this reading Wessex could only see the dim outline of a man coming towards him.
panelled
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
penetrate
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
placed
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
rooms
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From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
said
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From this reading "Luck favours me indeed," said a voice from out the gloom.
see
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From this reading Wessex could only see the dim outline of a man coming towards him.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
tall
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
tapers
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Wessex could only see the dim outline of a man coming towards him.
usually
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
vast
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
voice
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From this reading "Luck favours me indeed," said a voice from out the gloom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
wax
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From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At this hour of the evening these rooms were usually deserted, and left but dimly illumined by a few wax tapers placed in tall, many-armed candelabra, the flickering light of which failed to penetrate into the distant corners of the vast, panelled chambers.
Wessex
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From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
wing
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From this reading THE BLACK KNIGHT As the Duke of Wessex was crossing one of the large rooms of the wing which divides the old Fountain Court from the Cloister Green, he suddenly heard himself called by name.
