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202
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From this reading Thus ended the second Punic War in 202 B.C. This is another easy name and easy date--just like a telephone number:
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Scipio fought a famous battle at Zama near Carthage, and the Carthaginians were beaten, beaten a second time by the Romans.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Thus ended the second Punic War in 202 B.C. This is another easy name and easy date--just like a telephone number:
army
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From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
arrived
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From this reading When at last he arrived, it was too late.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
attacked
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From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
B
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battle
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From this reading Scipio fought a famous battle at Zama near Carthage, and the Carthaginians were beaten, beaten a second time by the Romans.
beaten
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From this reading Scipio fought a famous battle at Zama near Carthage, and the Carthaginians were beaten, beaten a second time by the Romans.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Scipio fought a famous battle at Zama near Carthage, and the Carthaginians were beaten, beaten a second time by the Romans.
C
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Carthage
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From this reading Scipio fought a famous battle at Zama near Carthage, and the Carthaginians were beaten, beaten a second time by the Romans.
Carthaginians
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From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
come
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From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
date
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easy
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ended
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famous
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From this reading Scipio fought a famous battle at Zama near Carthage, and the Carthaginians were beaten, beaten a second time by the Romans.
far
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From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
fast
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From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
fought
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From this reading Scipio fought a famous battle at Zama near Carthage, and the Carthaginians were beaten, beaten a second time by the Romans.
frightened
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From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
general
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From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
Hannibal
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From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When at last he arrived, it was too late.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
home
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From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus ended the second Punic War in 202 B.C. This is another easy name and easy date--just like a telephone number:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When at last he arrived, it was too late.
Italy
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From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
just
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From this reading Thus ended the second Punic War in 202 B.C. This is another easy name and easy date--just like a telephone number:
last
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From this reading When at last he arrived, it was too late.
late
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From this reading When at last he arrived, it was too late.
like
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name
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near
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From this reading Scipio fought a famous battle at Zama near Carthage, and the Carthaginians were beaten, beaten a second time by the Romans.
number
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off
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From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
Punic
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Romans
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From this reading Scipio fought a famous battle at Zama near Carthage, and the Carthaginians were beaten, beaten a second time by the Romans.
Scipio
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From this reading Scipio fought a famous battle at Zama near Carthage, and the Carthaginians were beaten, beaten a second time by the Romans.
second
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From this reading Scipio fought a famous battle at Zama near Carthage, and the Carthaginians were beaten, beaten a second time by the Romans.
sent
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From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
telephone
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From this reading Thus ended the second Punic War in 202 B.C. This is another easy name and easy date--just like a telephone number:
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thus ended the second Punic War in 202 B.C. This is another easy name and easy date--just like a telephone number:
Thus
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From this reading Thus ended the second Punic War in 202 B.C. This is another easy name and easy date--just like a telephone number:
time
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From this reading Scipio fought a famous battle at Zama near Carthage, and the Carthaginians were beaten, beaten a second time by the Romans.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
too
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From this reading When at last he arrived, it was too late.
two-O-two
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From this reading Zama--two-O-two.
War
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When at last he arrived, it was too late.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Scipio fought a famous battle at Zama near Carthage, and the Carthaginians were beaten, beaten a second time by the Romans.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When at last he arrived, it was too late.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Carthaginians, frightened at being attacked with their general and his army far off in Italy, sent as fast as they could for Hannibal to come home.
Zama
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From this reading Scipio fought a famous battle at Zama near Carthage, and the Carthaginians were beaten, beaten a second time by the Romans.
