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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 At the court of Ravenna there ensued a bitter and obstinate strife.
adherents
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From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the court of Ravenna there ensued a bitter and obstinate strife.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the court of Ravenna there ensued a bitter and obstinate strife.
Athalaric
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From this reading We have seen that these men had succeeded in inducing Athalaric to shake off the authority of his mother.
authority
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From this reading We have seen that these men had succeeded in inducing Athalaric to shake off the authority of his mother.
bitter
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From this reading At the court of Ravenna there ensued a bitter and obstinate strife.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
Cethegus
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From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
consideration
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From this reading The high consideration in which Hildebrand was held, the quiet strength of Witichis, who had returned, and Teja's watchful zeal, operated continuously.
continuously
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From this reading The high consideration in which Hildebrand was held, the quiet strength of Witichis, who had returned, and Teja's watchful zeal, operated continuously.
court
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From this reading At the court of Ravenna there ensued a bitter and obstinate strife.
death
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From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
deeply
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From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
easy
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From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
ensued
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From this reading At the court of Ravenna there ensued a bitter and obstinate strife.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
find
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From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
front
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From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
Gothic
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From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
Goths
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From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
government
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From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The high consideration in which Hildebrand was held, the quiet strength of Witichis, who had returned, and Teja's watchful zeal, operated continuously.
hated
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From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have seen that these men had succeeded in inducing Athalaric to shake off the authority of his mother.
held
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From this reading The high consideration in which Hildebrand was held, the quiet strength of Witichis, who had returned, and Teja's watchful zeal, operated continuously.
high
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From this reading The high consideration in which Hildebrand was held, the quiet strength of Witichis, who had returned, and Teja's watchful zeal, operated continuously.
Hildebrand
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From this reading The high consideration in which Hildebrand was held, the quiet strength of Witichis, who had returned, and Teja's watchful zeal, operated continuously.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We have seen that these men had succeeded in inducing Athalaric to shake off the authority of his mother.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The high consideration in which Hildebrand was held, the quiet strength of Witichis, who had returned, and Teja's watchful zeal, operated continuously.
indefatigable
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From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
inducing
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From this reading We have seen that these men had succeeded in inducing Athalaric to shake off the authority of his mother.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
King
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From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
leaders
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From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
men
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From this reading We have seen that these men had succeeded in inducing Athalaric to shake off the authority of his mother.
moment
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From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
more
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From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
mother
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From this reading We have seen that these men had succeeded in inducing Athalaric to shake off the authority of his mother.
new
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From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
now
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From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
obstinate
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From this reading At the court of Ravenna there ensued a bitter and obstinate strife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the court of Ravenna there ensued a bitter and obstinate strife.
off
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From this reading We have seen that these men had succeeded in inducing Athalaric to shake off the authority of his mother.
operated
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From this reading The high consideration in which Hildebrand was held, the quiet strength of Witichis, who had returned, and Teja's watchful zeal, operated continuously.
overpowered
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From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
patriots
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From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
quiet
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From this reading The high consideration in which Hildebrand was held, the quiet strength of Witichis, who had returned, and Teja's watchful zeal, operated continuously.
Ravenna
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From this reading At the court of Ravenna there ensued a bitter and obstinate strife.
re-encouraged
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From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The high consideration in which Hildebrand was held, the quiet strength of Witichis, who had returned, and Teja's watchful zeal, operated continuously.
seen
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From this reading We have seen that these men had succeeded in inducing Athalaric to shake off the authority of his mother.
shake
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From this reading We have seen that these men had succeeded in inducing Athalaric to shake off the authority of his mother.
soon
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From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The high consideration in which Hildebrand was held, the quiet strength of Witichis, who had returned, and Teja's watchful zeal, operated continuously.
strife
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From this reading At the court of Ravenna there ensued a bitter and obstinate strife.
succeeded
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From this reading We have seen that these men had succeeded in inducing Athalaric to shake off the authority of his mother.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
Teja's
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From this reading The high consideration in which Hildebrand was held, the quiet strength of Witichis, who had returned, and Teja's watchful zeal, operated continuously.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have seen that these men had succeeded in inducing Athalaric to shake off the authority of his mother.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the court of Ravenna there ensued a bitter and obstinate strife.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
there
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From this reading At the court of Ravenna there ensued a bitter and obstinate strife.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We have seen that these men had succeeded in inducing Athalaric to shake off the authority of his mother.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have seen that these men had succeeded in inducing Athalaric to shake off the authority of his mother.
very
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From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The high consideration in which Hildebrand was held, the quiet strength of Witichis, who had returned, and Teja's watchful zeal, operated continuously.
watchful
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From this reading The high consideration in which Hildebrand was held, the quiet strength of Witichis, who had returned, and Teja's watchful zeal, operated continuously.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have seen that these men had succeeded in inducing Athalaric to shake off the authority of his mother.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The high consideration in which Hildebrand was held, the quiet strength of Witichis, who had returned, and Teja's watchful zeal, operated continuously.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The high consideration in which Hildebrand was held, the quiet strength of Witichis, who had returned, and Teja's watchful zeal, operated continuously.
Witichis
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From this reading The high consideration in which Hildebrand was held, the quiet strength of Witichis, who had returned, and Teja's watchful zeal, operated continuously.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was now easy for them to find ever new adherents amongst the Goths against a government in which the hated Cethegus would come more than ever to the front.
youthful
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From this reading The Gothic patriots, although deeply grieved at the sudden death of their youthful King, and, for the moment, overpowered, were very soon re-encouraged by their indefatigable leaders.
zeal
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From this reading The high consideration in which Hildebrand was held, the quiet strength of Witichis, who had returned, and Teja's watchful zeal, operated continuously.
