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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
accompanied
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From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
afterwards
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From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
appeared
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From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
Armenian
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From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
battle-axes
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From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
brave
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From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
break
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From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
brother
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From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But who keeps the tower at the gate?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
Capuana
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From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
carried
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From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
flag
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From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
gate
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From this reading But who keeps the tower at the gate?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Him we must have."
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Him we must have."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
Huns
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From this reading At this signal my Huns, who wait outside, will rush into the sally-port.
inside
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From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At this signal my Huns, who wait outside, will rush into the sally-port.
Johannes
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From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
keeps
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From this reading But who keeps the tower at the gate?
mercenaries
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From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
moment
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From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At this signal my Huns, who wait outside, will rush into the sally-port.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
others
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From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At this signal my Huns, who wait outside, will rush into the sally-port.
Perseus
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From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
Porta
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From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
rush
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From this reading At this signal my Huns, who wait outside, will rush into the sally-port.
said
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From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
sally-port
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From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
Shortly
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From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
signal
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From this reading At this signal my Huns, who wait outside, will rush into the sally-port.
soon
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From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
swords
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From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
thirty
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From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this signal my Huns, who wait outside, will rush into the sally-port.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
tower
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From this reading But who keeps the tower at the gate?
unfold
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From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
wait
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From this reading At this signal my Huns, who wait outside, will rush into the sally-port.
walls
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From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Shortly afterwards Johannes again appeared, accompanied by his brother Perseus and about thirty brave Armenian mercenaries, who carried, besides their swords, short battle-axes.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading At this signal my Huns, who wait outside, will rush into the sally-port.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "As soon as we are inside, Perseus," said Johannes, "you must break open the sally-port to the right of the Porta Capuana at the moment when the others unfold our flag upon the walls.
