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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 Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
accepted
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was this saying the turnkey muttered when he bent over the prostrate figure of the duke's _plaisant_ after the free baron had departed.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus one of the fabled sources of existence was left the fool, and again it seemed the proverb would be realized.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
also
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
army
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
assailant
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
assisting
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From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
Avignon
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
baron
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From this reading It was this saying the turnkey muttered when he bent over the prostrate figure of the duke's _plaisant_ after the free baron had departed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thus one of the fabled sources of existence was left the fool, and again it seemed the proverb would be realized.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
befriended
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From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
bent
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From this reading It was this saying the turnkey muttered when he bent over the prostrate figure of the duke's _plaisant_ after the free baron had departed.
Brusquet
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
burned
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From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
callousadjectiveUS /ˈkæləs/
showing no sympathy for other people’s suffering
From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
camp
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
cats
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
change
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
constitution
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
convalescence
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
COURT
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
Day
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From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
departed
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From this reading It was this saying the turnkey muttered when he bent over the prostrate figure of the duke's _plaisant_ after the free baron had departed.
detriment
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
duke's
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From this reading It was this saying the turnkey muttered when he bent over the prostrate figure of the duke's _plaisant_ after the free baron had departed.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
erstwhile
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
exhibited
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
existence
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From this reading Thus one of the fabled sources of existence was left the fool, and again it seemed the proverb would be realized.
extremity
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From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
fabled
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From this reading Thus one of the fabled sources of existence was left the fool, and again it seemed the proverb would be realized.
figure
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From this reading It was this saying the turnkey muttered when he bent over the prostrate figure of the duke's _plaisant_ after the free baron had departed.
final
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
fled
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
flesh
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From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus one of the fabled sources of existence was left the fool, and again it seemed the proverb would be realized.
Fools
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading It was this saying the turnkey muttered when he bent over the prostrate figure of the duke's _plaisant_ after the free baron had departed.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
grew
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
heart-beats
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
interest
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was this saying the turnkey muttered when he bent over the prostrate figure of the duke's _plaisant_ after the free baron had departed.
jailer
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
jester
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
keepers
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
later
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From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
learn
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From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus one of the fabled sources of existence was left the fool, and again it seemed the proverb would be realized.
lives
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
maintain
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From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
medicine
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
mend
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
most
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading It was this saying the turnkey muttered when he bent over the prostrate figure of the duke's _plaisant_ after the free baron had departed.
neglected
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From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
nine
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was this saying the turnkey muttered when he bent over the prostrate figure of the duke's _plaisant_ after the free baron had departed.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
perhaps
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From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
plaisant
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From this reading It was this saying the turnkey muttered when he bent over the prostrate figure of the duke's _plaisant_ after the free baron had departed.
practise
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
presumed
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
prostrate
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From this reading It was this saying the turnkey muttered when he bent over the prostrate figure of the duke's _plaisant_ after the free baron had departed.
proverb
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
realized
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From this reading Thus one of the fabled sources of existence was left the fool, and again it seemed the proverb would be realized.
revised
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
said
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
saying
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From this reading It was this saying the turnkey muttered when he bent over the prostrate figure of the duke's _plaisant_ after the free baron had departed.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus one of the fabled sources of existence was left the fool, and again it seemed the proverb would be realized.
several
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
shield
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
some
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
sources
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From this reading Thus one of the fabled sources of existence was left the fool, and again it seemed the proverb would be realized.
spark
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From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
spirit
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From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
stony
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
strong
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
stronger
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was this saying the turnkey muttered when he bent over the prostrate figure of the duke's _plaisant_ after the free baron had departed.
Thus
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From this reading Thus one of the fabled sources of existence was left the fool, and again it seemed the proverb would be realized.
TIDINGS
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From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
turnkey
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From this reading It was this saying the turnkey muttered when he bent over the prostrate figure of the duke's _plaisant_ after the free baron had departed.
unification
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From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
unusual
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
vital
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From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was this saying the turnkey muttered when he bent over the prostrate figure of the duke's _plaisant_ after the free baron had departed.
wavered
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From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE COURT When Brusquet, the jester, fled from the camp at Avignon, where he had presumed to practise medicine, to the detriment of the army, some one said: "Fools and cats have nine lives," and the revised proverb had been accepted at court.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Day after day passed, and still the vital spark burned; perhaps it wavered, but in this extremity the jester had not been entirely neglected; but who had befriended him, assisting the spirit and the flesh to maintain their unification, he did not learn until some time later.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Thus one of the fabled sources of existence was left the fool, and again it seemed the proverb would be realized.
Youth
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From this reading Youth and a strong constitution were also a shield against the final change, and when he began to mend, and his heart-beats grew stronger, even the jailer, his erstwhile assailant, the most callous of his several keepers, exhibited a stony interest in this unusual convalescence.
