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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 BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "The king hath dressed them like popinjays; they drink overmuch, dice, and run after the maids, but otherwise are well-behaved."
all
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From this reading "With all the creature comforts, my Lord," answered the soldier.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "With all the creature comforts, my Lord," answered the soldier.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are the men quartered, Johann?"
attendants
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
bed
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
BRIEF
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The king hath dressed them like popinjays; they drink overmuch, dice, and run after the maids, but otherwise are well-behaved."
candlesticks
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
chambre
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
closed
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
comforts
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From this reading "With all the creature comforts, my Lord," answered the soldier.
commanded
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "With all the creature comforts, my Lord," answered the soldier.
cup-bearers
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
de
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
dice
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From this reading "The king hath dressed them like popinjays; they drink overmuch, dice, and run after the maids, but otherwise are well-behaved."
door
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
downward
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From this reading "Drink; dice; run after the maids!" said the noble, gazing thoughtfully downward.
dressed
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From this reading "The king hath dressed them like popinjays; they drink overmuch, dice, and run after the maids, but otherwise are well-behaved."
drink
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From this reading "The king hath dressed them like popinjays; they drink overmuch, dice, and run after the maids, but otherwise are well-behaved."
duke
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
fierce
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
gazing
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From this reading "Drink; dice; run after the maids!" said the noble, gazing thoughtfully downward.
get
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading "The king hath dressed them like popinjays; they drink overmuch, dice, and run after the maids, but otherwise are well-behaved."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
How
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From this reading "How are the men quartered, Johann?"
human
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
I'll
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
Johann
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From this reading "How are the men quartered, Johann?"
king
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From this reading "The king hath dressed them like popinjays; they drink overmuch, dice, and run after the maids, but otherwise are well-behaved."
like
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From this reading "The king hath dressed them like popinjays; they drink overmuch, dice, and run after the maids, but otherwise are well-behaved."
Lord
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From this reading "With all the creature comforts, my Lord," answered the soldier.
maids
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From this reading "The king hath dressed them like popinjays; they drink overmuch, dice, and run after the maids, but otherwise are well-behaved."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
men
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From this reading "How are the men quartered, Johann?"
mustaches
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "With all the creature comforts, my Lord," answered the soldier.
noble
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From this reading "Drink; dice; run after the maids!" said the noble, gazing thoughtfully downward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
otherwise
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From this reading "The king hath dressed them like popinjays; they drink overmuch, dice, and run after the maids, but otherwise are well-behaved."
out
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
overmuch
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From this reading "The king hath dressed them like popinjays; they drink overmuch, dice, and run after the maids, but otherwise are well-behaved."
pages
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
popinjays
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From this reading "The king hath dressed them like popinjays; they drink overmuch, dice, and run after the maids, but otherwise are well-behaved."
quartered
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From this reading "How are the men quartered, Johann?"
red
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
room
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
run
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From this reading "The king hath dressed them like popinjays; they drink overmuch, dice, and run after the maids, but otherwise are well-behaved."
said
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From this reading "Drink; dice; run after the maids!" said the noble, gazing thoughtfully downward.
soldier
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From this reading "With all the creature comforts, my Lord," answered the soldier.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
swarm
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "The king hath dressed them like popinjays; they drink overmuch, dice, and run after the maids, but otherwise are well-behaved."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The king hath dressed them like popinjays; they drink overmuch, dice, and run after the maids, but otherwise are well-behaved."
thoughtfully
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From this reading "Drink; dice; run after the maids!" said the noble, gazing thoughtfully downward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
torch-bearers
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
trooper
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
TRUCE
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
Turn
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
valets
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
waved
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From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
well-behaved
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From this reading "The king hath dressed them like popinjays; they drink overmuch, dice, and run after the maids, but otherwise are well-behaved."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A BRIEF TRUCE "Turn out these torch-bearers, human candlesticks, and _valets de chambre_, and I'll get me to bed," commanded the duke, standing in the center of his room, and the trooper with the fierce red mustaches waved a swarm of pages, cup-bearers and attendants from the door and closed it.
