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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 Such an Assembly was at once a splendid feast, and the highest national solemnity.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
all
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From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Such an Assembly was at once a splendid feast, and the highest national solemnity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
arms
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
army
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
Assembly
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From this reading Such an Assembly was at once a splendid feast, and the highest national solemnity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
autumn
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From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
beams
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From this reading Its beams glittered upon the shining weapons of many thousand Gothic warriors, who crowded the wide levels of Regeta.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
branches
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
child
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From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
common
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
crowded
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From this reading Its beams glittered upon the shining weapons of many thousand Gothic warriors, who crowded the wide levels of Regeta.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
exchange
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
exercises
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
families
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From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
feast
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From this reading Such an Assembly was at once a splendid feast, and the highest national solemnity.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
glittered
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From this reading Its beams glittered upon the shining weapons of many thousand Gothic warriors, who crowded the wide levels of Regeta.
gods
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
goods
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
Gothic
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From this reading Its beams glittered upon the shining weapons of many thousand Gothic warriors, who crowded the wide levels of Regeta.
grand
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
groups
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From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
hastened
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From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
heathen
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
highest
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From this reading Such an Assembly was at once a splendid feast, and the highest national solemnity.
honour
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
immediate
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
intention
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its beams glittered upon the shining weapons of many thousand Gothic warriors, who crowded the wide levels of Regeta.
kingdom
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From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
levels
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From this reading Its beams glittered upon the shining weapons of many thousand Gothic warriors, who crowded the wide levels of Regeta.
many
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From this reading Its beams glittered upon the shining weapons of many thousand Gothic warriors, who crowded the wide levels of Regeta.
market
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Splendidly rose the sun out of the sea the next morning.
muster
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From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
nation
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
national
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From this reading Such an Assembly was at once a splendid feast, and the highest national solemnity.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Splendidly rose the sun out of the sea the next morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Splendidly rose the sun out of the sea the next morning.
often
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From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
once
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From this reading Such an Assembly was at once a splendid feast, and the highest national solemnity.
Originally
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
out
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From this reading Splendidly rose the sun out of the sea the next morning.
place
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From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
present
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From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
provinces
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From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
Regeta
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From this reading Its beams glittered upon the shining weapons of many thousand Gothic warriors, who crowded the wide levels of Regeta.
review
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
rose
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From this reading Splendidly rose the sun out of the sea the next morning.
sacrifice
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
sea
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From this reading Splendidly rose the sun out of the sea the next morning.
shining
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From this reading Its beams glittered upon the shining weapons of many thousand Gothic warriors, who crowded the wide levels of Regeta.
solemnity
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From this reading Such an Assembly was at once a splendid feast, and the highest national solemnity.
solstice
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
splendid
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From this reading Such an Assembly was at once a splendid feast, and the highest national solemnity.
Splendidly
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From this reading Splendidly rose the sun out of the sea the next morning.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such an Assembly was at once a splendid feast, and the highest national solemnity.
summer
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
sun
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From this reading Splendidly rose the sun out of the sea the next morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Splendidly rose the sun out of the sea the next morning.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
thousand
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From this reading Its beams glittered upon the shining weapons of many thousand Gothic warriors, who crowded the wide levels of Regeta.
times
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
twice
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
united
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Its beams glittered upon the shining weapons of many thousand Gothic warriors, who crowded the wide levels of Regeta.
warriors
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From this reading Its beams glittered upon the shining weapons of many thousand Gothic warriors, who crowded the wide levels of Regeta.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such an Assembly was at once a splendid feast, and the highest national solemnity.
weapons
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From this reading Its beams glittered upon the shining weapons of many thousand Gothic warriors, who crowded the wide levels of Regeta.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Its beams glittered upon the shining weapons of many thousand Gothic warriors, who crowded the wide levels of Regeta.
wide
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From this reading Its beams glittered upon the shining weapons of many thousand Gothic warriors, who crowded the wide levels of Regeta.
wife
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From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
winter
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From all the provinces of the kingdom they had hastened by groups, in families, often with wife and child, to be present at the great muster which took place every autumn.
year
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From this reading Originally, in heathen times, its immediate intention had been the grand feast of sacrifice, which, twice a year, at the winter and the summer solstice, had united all branches of the nation in honour of their common gods; to this were added a market and exchange of goods, exercises of arms, and the review of the army.
