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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 This tower stood on the right of the gate, and had strong walls and a massive arched roof.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
arched
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From this reading This tower stood on the right of the gate, and had strong walls and a massive arched roof.
avoiding
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From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
battlements
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From this reading In the top story, close to the battlements, were two low but roomy chambers, intended for the dwelling of the gate-keeper.
beautiful
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From this reading There lived the old Jew, with Miriam, his beautiful daughter.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was divided into different stories, each being smaller than the one below it.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It was divided into different stories, each being smaller than the one below it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the top story, close to the battlements, were two low but roomy chambers, intended for the dwelling of the gate-keeper.
Capuana
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From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
chambers
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From this reading In the top story, close to the battlements, were two low but roomy chambers, intended for the dwelling of the gate-keeper.
close
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From this reading In the top story, close to the battlements, were two low but roomy chambers, intended for the dwelling of the gate-keeper.
daughter
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From this reading There lived the old Jew, with Miriam, his beautiful daughter.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was divided into different stories, each being smaller than the one below it.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was divided into different stories, each being smaller than the one below it.
dwelling
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From this reading In the top story, close to the battlements, were two low but roomy chambers, intended for the dwelling of the gate-keeper.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It was divided into different stories, each being smaller than the one below it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the top story, close to the battlements, were two low but roomy chambers, intended for the dwelling of the gate-keeper.
gate
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From this reading This tower stood on the right of the gate, and had strong walls and a massive arched roof.
gate-keeper
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From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This tower stood on the right of the gate, and had strong walls and a massive arched roof.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There lived the old Jew, with Miriam, his beautiful daughter.
hurried
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From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the top story, close to the battlements, were two low but roomy chambers, intended for the dwelling of the gate-keeper.
inner
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From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
intended
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From this reading In the top story, close to the battlements, were two low but roomy chambers, intended for the dwelling of the gate-keeper.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was divided into different stories, each being smaller than the one below it.
Isaac
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From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was divided into different stories, each being smaller than the one below it.
Jew
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From this reading There lived the old Jew, with Miriam, his beautiful daughter.
Jewish
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From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
lived
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From this reading There lived the old Jew, with Miriam, his beautiful daughter.
low
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From this reading In the top story, close to the battlements, were two low but roomy chambers, intended for the dwelling of the gate-keeper.
massive
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From this reading This tower stood on the right of the gate, and had strong walls and a massive arched roof.
Miriam
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From this reading There lived the old Jew, with Miriam, his beautiful daughter.
more
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From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
old
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From this reading There lived the old Jew, with Miriam, his beautiful daughter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This tower stood on the right of the gate, and had strong walls and a massive arched roof.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was divided into different stories, each being smaller than the one below it.
parts
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From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
populated
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From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
Porta
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From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This tower stood on the right of the gate, and had strong walls and a massive arched roof.
roof
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From this reading This tower stood on the right of the gate, and had strong walls and a massive arched roof.
roomy
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From this reading In the top story, close to the battlements, were two low but roomy chambers, intended for the dwelling of the gate-keeper.
smaller
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From this reading It was divided into different stories, each being smaller than the one below it.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This tower stood on the right of the gate, and had strong walls and a massive arched roof.
stories
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From this reading It was divided into different stories, each being smaller than the one below it.
story
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From this reading In the top story, close to the battlements, were two low but roomy chambers, intended for the dwelling of the gate-keeper.
strong
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From this reading This tower stood on the right of the gate, and had strong walls and a massive arched roof.
suburbs
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From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was divided into different stories, each being smaller than the one below it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
There
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From this reading There lived the old Jew, with Miriam, his beautiful daughter.
thickly
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From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This tower stood on the right of the gate, and had strong walls and a massive arched roof.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the top story, close to the battlements, were two low but roomy chambers, intended for the dwelling of the gate-keeper.
top
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From this reading In the top story, close to the battlements, were two low but roomy chambers, intended for the dwelling of the gate-keeper.
Totila
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From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
tower
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From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
town
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From this reading Totila, avoiding the more thickly populated parts of the inner town, hurried through the suburbs towards the Porta Capuana and the tower of Isaac, the Jewish gate-keeper.
two
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From this reading In the top story, close to the battlements, were two low but roomy chambers, intended for the dwelling of the gate-keeper.
walls
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From this reading This tower stood on the right of the gate, and had strong walls and a massive arched roof.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was divided into different stories, each being smaller than the one below it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the top story, close to the battlements, were two low but roomy chambers, intended for the dwelling of the gate-keeper.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There lived the old Jew, with Miriam, his beautiful daughter.
