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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 A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
alarmed
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From this reading "Do not kill him, Triboulet!" cried Marot, alarmed lest the duke's fool should be slain outright.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
animal
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
antagonist
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
awakened
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Do not kill him, Triboulet!" cried Marot, alarmed lest the duke's fool should be slain outright.
buffoon
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
came
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From this reading "Charles V!" came through Triboulet's half-closed teeth.
Charles
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From this reading "Remember he has journeyed from the court of Charles V!"
confident
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
court
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From this reading "Remember he has journeyed from the court of Charles V!"
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do not kill him, Triboulet!" cried Marot, alarmed lest the duke's fool should be slain outright.
Crouching
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do not kill him, Triboulet!" cried Marot, alarmed lest the duke's fool should be slain outright.
duke's
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From this reading "Do not kill him, Triboulet!" cried Marot, alarmed lest the duke's fool should be slain outright.
EAVESDROPPER
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From this reading A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
fate
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do not kill him, Triboulet!" cried Marot, alarmed lest the duke's fool should be slain outright.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Remember he has journeyed from the court of Charles V!"
fury
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
guttural
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
half-closed
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From this reading "Charles V!" came through Triboulet's half-closed teeth.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Remember he has journeyed from the court of Charles V!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Remember he has journeyed from the court of Charles V!"
headlong
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do not kill him, Triboulet!" cried Marot, alarmed lest the duke's fool should be slain outright.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
hoarse
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
insignificant
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From this reading A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
journeyed
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From this reading "Remember he has journeyed from the court of Charles V!"
kill
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From this reading "Do not kill him, Triboulet!" cried Marot, alarmed lest the duke's fool should be slain outright.
king's
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading "Do not kill him, Triboulet!" cried Marot, alarmed lest the duke's fool should be slain outright.
like
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
Marot
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From this reading "Do not kill him, Triboulet!" cried Marot, alarmed lest the duke's fool should be slain outright.
misgivings
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Do not kill him, Triboulet!" cried Marot, alarmed lest the duke's fool should be slain outright.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
outright
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From this reading "Do not kill him, Triboulet!" cried Marot, alarmed lest the duke's fool should be slain outright.
regarding
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Remember he has journeyed from the court of Charles V!"
ROYAL
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From this reading A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
sharp-pointed
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From this reading A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Do not kill him, Triboulet!" cried Marot, alarmed lest the duke's fool should be slain outright.
sinews
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From this reading A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
slain
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From this reading "Do not kill him, Triboulet!" cried Marot, alarmed lest the duke's fool should be slain outright.
sounds
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
sprang
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
sword
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From this reading A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
teeth
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From this reading "Charles V!" came through Triboulet's half-closed teeth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
thews
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From this reading A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Charles V!" came through Triboulet's half-closed teeth.
too
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
Tough
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From this reading A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
Triboulet
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From this reading A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
Triboulet's
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From this reading "Charles V!" came through Triboulet's half-closed teeth.
uttering
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From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
V
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From this reading "Remember he has journeyed from the court of Charles V!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
weapon
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From this reading A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
wielded
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From this reading A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Crouching like an animal, the king's buffoon sprang with headlong fury, uttering hoarse, guttural sounds that awakened misgivings regarding the fate of his too confident antagonist.
wooden
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From this reading A ROYAL EAVESDROPPER Tough and sharp-pointed, a wooden sword was no insignificant weapon, wielded by the thews and sinews of a Triboulet.
