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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 Their books were not made of separate pages like our books, but from a long sheet of papyrus-leaves pasted together.
All
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From this reading All the old Egyptians, who wrote in hieroglyphics and knew how to read this writing, had died long since, and for a great many years no one knew what such writing meant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was rolled up to form what was called a scroll, something like a roll of wall-paper, and was read as it was unrolled.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was rolled up to form what was called a scroll, something like a roll of wall-paper, and was read as it was unrolled.
battles
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From this reading Stories of their kings and battles and great events in their history they used to write on the walls of their buildings and monuments.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Their books were not made of separate pages like our books, but from a long sheet of papyrus-leaves pasted together.
buildings
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From this reading Stories of their kings and battles and great events in their history they used to write on the walls of their buildings and monuments.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Their books were not made of separate pages like our books, but from a long sheet of papyrus-leaves pasted together.
called
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From this reading This was rolled up to form what was called a scroll, something like a roll of wall-paper, and was read as it was unrolled.
carved
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From this reading This writing they carved into the stone, so that it would last much longer than that on the papyrus-leaves.
died
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From this reading All the old Egyptians, who wrote in hieroglyphics and knew how to read this writing, had died long since, and for a great many years no one knew what such writing meant.
Egyptians
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From this reading All the old Egyptians, who wrote in hieroglyphics and knew how to read this writing, had died long since, and for a great many years no one knew what such writing meant.
events
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From this reading Stories of their kings and battles and great events in their history they used to write on the walls of their buildings and monuments.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All the old Egyptians, who wrote in hieroglyphics and knew how to read this writing, had died long since, and for a great many years no one knew what such writing meant.
form
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From this reading This was rolled up to form what was called a scroll, something like a roll of wall-paper, and was read as it was unrolled.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Their books were not made of separate pages like our books, but from a long sheet of papyrus-leaves pasted together.
great
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From this reading Stories of their kings and battles and great events in their history they used to write on the walls of their buildings and monuments.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the old Egyptians, who wrote in hieroglyphics and knew how to read this writing, had died long since, and for a great many years no one knew what such writing meant.
hieroglyphics
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history
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From this reading Stories of their kings and battles and great events in their history they used to write on the walls of their buildings and monuments.
how
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From this reading All the old Egyptians, who wrote in hieroglyphics and knew how to read this writing, had died long since, and for a great many years no one knew what such writing meant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stories of their kings and battles and great events in their history they used to write on the walls of their buildings and monuments.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This writing they carved into the stone, so that it would last much longer than that on the papyrus-leaves.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was rolled up to form what was called a scroll, something like a roll of wall-paper, and was read as it was unrolled.
kings
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From this reading Stories of their kings and battles and great events in their history they used to write on the walls of their buildings and monuments.
knew
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From this reading All the old Egyptians, who wrote in hieroglyphics and knew how to read this writing, had died long since, and for a great many years no one knew what such writing meant.
last
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From this reading This writing they carved into the stone, so that it would last much longer than that on the papyrus-leaves.
like
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From this reading Their books were not made of separate pages like our books, but from a long sheet of papyrus-leaves pasted together.
long
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From this reading Their books were not made of separate pages like our books, but from a long sheet of papyrus-leaves pasted together.
longer
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From this reading This writing they carved into the stone, so that it would last much longer than that on the papyrus-leaves.
made
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From this reading Their books were not made of separate pages like our books, but from a long sheet of papyrus-leaves pasted together.
many
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From this reading All the old Egyptians, who wrote in hieroglyphics and knew how to read this writing, had died long since, and for a great many years no one knew what such writing meant.
meant
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From this reading All the old Egyptians, who wrote in hieroglyphics and knew how to read this writing, had died long since, and for a great many years no one knew what such writing meant.
monuments
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From this reading Stories of their kings and battles and great events in their history they used to write on the walls of their buildings and monuments.
much
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From this reading This writing they carved into the stone, so that it would last much longer than that on the papyrus-leaves.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading All the old Egyptians, who wrote in hieroglyphics and knew how to read this writing, had died long since, and for a great many years no one knew what such writing meant.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Their books were not made of separate pages like our books, but from a long sheet of papyrus-leaves pasted together.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their books were not made of separate pages like our books, but from a long sheet of papyrus-leaves pasted together.
old
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From this reading All the old Egyptians, who wrote in hieroglyphics and knew how to read this writing, had died long since, and for a great many years no one knew what such writing meant.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Stories of their kings and battles and great events in their history they used to write on the walls of their buildings and monuments.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All the old Egyptians, who wrote in hieroglyphics and knew how to read this writing, had died long since, and for a great many years no one knew what such writing meant.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Their books were not made of separate pages like our books, but from a long sheet of papyrus-leaves pasted together.
pages
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From this reading Their books were not made of separate pages like our books, but from a long sheet of papyrus-leaves pasted together.
papyrus-leaves
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From this reading Their books were not made of separate pages like our books, but from a long sheet of papyrus-leaves pasted together.
pasted
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From this reading Their books were not made of separate pages like our books, but from a long sheet of papyrus-leaves pasted together.
read
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From this reading This was rolled up to form what was called a scroll, something like a roll of wall-paper, and was read as it was unrolled.
roll
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From this reading This was rolled up to form what was called a scroll, something like a roll of wall-paper, and was read as it was unrolled.
rolled
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From this reading This was rolled up to form what was called a scroll, something like a roll of wall-paper, and was read as it was unrolled.
scroll
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From this reading This was rolled up to form what was called a scroll, something like a roll of wall-paper, and was read as it was unrolled.
separate
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From this reading Their books were not made of separate pages like our books, but from a long sheet of papyrus-leaves pasted together.
sheet
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From this reading Their books were not made of separate pages like our books, but from a long sheet of papyrus-leaves pasted together.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading All the old Egyptians, who wrote in hieroglyphics and knew how to read this writing, had died long since, and for a great many years no one knew what such writing meant.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This writing they carved into the stone, so that it would last much longer than that on the papyrus-leaves.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This was rolled up to form what was called a scroll, something like a roll of wall-paper, and was read as it was unrolled.
stone
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From this reading This writing they carved into the stone, so that it would last much longer than that on the papyrus-leaves.
Stories
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From this reading Stories of their kings and battles and great events in their history they used to write on the walls of their buildings and monuments.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading All the old Egyptians, who wrote in hieroglyphics and knew how to read this writing, had died long since, and for a great many years no one knew what such writing meant.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This writing they carved into the stone, so that it would last much longer than that on the papyrus-leaves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This writing they carved into the stone, so that it would last much longer than that on the papyrus-leaves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stories of their kings and battles and great events in their history they used to write on the walls of their buildings and monuments.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their books were not made of separate pages like our books, but from a long sheet of papyrus-leaves pasted together.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stories of their kings and battles and great events in their history they used to write on the walls of their buildings and monuments.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was rolled up to form what was called a scroll, something like a roll of wall-paper, and was read as it was unrolled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was rolled up to form what was called a scroll, something like a roll of wall-paper, and was read as it was unrolled.
together
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From this reading Their books were not made of separate pages like our books, but from a long sheet of papyrus-leaves pasted together.
unrolled
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From this reading This was rolled up to form what was called a scroll, something like a roll of wall-paper, and was read as it was unrolled.
up
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From this reading This was rolled up to form what was called a scroll, something like a roll of wall-paper, and was read as it was unrolled.
used
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From this reading Stories of their kings and battles and great events in their history they used to write on the walls of their buildings and monuments.
wall-paper
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From this reading This was rolled up to form what was called a scroll, something like a roll of wall-paper, and was read as it was unrolled.
walls
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From this reading Stories of their kings and battles and great events in their history they used to write on the walls of their buildings and monuments.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was rolled up to form what was called a scroll, something like a roll of wall-paper, and was read as it was unrolled.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their books were not made of separate pages like our books, but from a long sheet of papyrus-leaves pasted together.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This was rolled up to form what was called a scroll, something like a roll of wall-paper, and was read as it was unrolled.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading All the old Egyptians, who wrote in hieroglyphics and knew how to read this writing, had died long since, and for a great many years no one knew what such writing meant.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This writing they carved into the stone, so that it would last much longer than that on the papyrus-leaves.
write
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From this reading Stories of their kings and battles and great events in their history they used to write on the walls of their buildings and monuments.
writing
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From this reading This writing they carved into the stone, so that it would last much longer than that on the papyrus-leaves.
wrote
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From this reading All the old Egyptians, who wrote in hieroglyphics and knew how to read this writing, had died long since, and for a great many years no one knew what such writing meant.
years
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From this reading All the old Egyptians, who wrote in hieroglyphics and knew how to read this writing, had died long since, and for a great many years no one knew what such writing meant.
