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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 The next morning, before cockcrow, a veiled woman rode out of the camp.
AEmilia
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From this reading At last they reached a woody eminence; behind them lay the broad plain where stood the Gothic camp and the city of Ravenna; before them, to the north-west, the road which led to the Via AEmilia.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man in a brown war-mantle walked beside her, holding her horse's bridle, and ever and again looking into her veiled face.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At an arrow's length behind them rode a servant, with a bundle at his back, where hung a heavy club.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A man in a brown war-mantle walked beside her, holding her horse's bridle, and ever and again looking into her veiled face.
arrow's
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From this reading At an arrow's length behind them rode a servant, with a bundle at his back, where hung a heavy club.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At an arrow's length behind them rode a servant, with a bundle at his back, where hung a heavy club.
back
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From this reading At an arrow's length behind them rode a servant, with a bundle at his back, where hung a heavy club.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The next morning, before cockcrow, a veiled woman rode out of the camp.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading At an arrow's length behind them rode a servant, with a bundle at his back, where hung a heavy club.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading A man in a brown war-mantle walked beside her, holding her horse's bridle, and ever and again looking into her veiled face.
bridle
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From this reading A man in a brown war-mantle walked beside her, holding her horse's bridle, and ever and again looking into her veiled face.
broad
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From this reading At last they reached a woody eminence; behind them lay the broad plain where stood the Gothic camp and the city of Ravenna; before them, to the north-west, the road which led to the Via AEmilia.
brown
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From this reading A man in a brown war-mantle walked beside her, holding her horse's bridle, and ever and again looking into her veiled face.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading At an arrow's length behind them rode a servant, with a bundle at his back, where hung a heavy club.
camp
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From this reading The next morning, before cockcrow, a veiled woman rode out of the camp.
city
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From this reading At last they reached a woody eminence; behind them lay the broad plain where stood the Gothic camp and the city of Ravenna; before them, to the north-west, the road which led to the Via AEmilia.
club
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From this reading At an arrow's length behind them rode a servant, with a bundle at his back, where hung a heavy club.
cockcrow
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From this reading The next morning, before cockcrow, a veiled woman rode out of the camp.
eminence
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From this reading At last they reached a woody eminence; behind them lay the broad plain where stood the Gothic camp and the city of Ravenna; before them, to the north-west, the road which led to the Via AEmilia.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man in a brown war-mantle walked beside her, holding her horse's bridle, and ever and again looking into her veiled face.
face
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From this reading A man in a brown war-mantle walked beside her, holding her horse's bridle, and ever and again looking into her veiled face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They went on their way for some time in silence.
Gothic
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From this reading At last they reached a woody eminence; behind them lay the broad plain where stood the Gothic camp and the city of Ravenna; before them, to the north-west, the road which led to the Via AEmilia.
heavy
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From this reading At an arrow's length behind them rode a servant, with a bundle at his back, where hung a heavy club.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A man in a brown war-mantle walked beside her, holding her horse's bridle, and ever and again looking into her veiled face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At an arrow's length behind them rode a servant, with a bundle at his back, where hung a heavy club.
holding
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From this reading A man in a brown war-mantle walked beside her, holding her horse's bridle, and ever and again looking into her veiled face.
horse's
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From this reading A man in a brown war-mantle walked beside her, holding her horse's bridle, and ever and again looking into her veiled face.
hung
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From this reading At an arrow's length behind them rode a servant, with a bundle at his back, where hung a heavy club.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A man in a brown war-mantle walked beside her, holding her horse's bridle, and ever and again looking into her veiled face.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A man in a brown war-mantle walked beside her, holding her horse's bridle, and ever and again looking into her veiled face.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last they reached a woody eminence; behind them lay the broad plain where stood the Gothic camp and the city of Ravenna; before them, to the north-west, the road which led to the Via AEmilia.
lay
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From this reading At last they reached a woody eminence; behind them lay the broad plain where stood the Gothic camp and the city of Ravenna; before them, to the north-west, the road which led to the Via AEmilia.
led
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From this reading At last they reached a woody eminence; behind them lay the broad plain where stood the Gothic camp and the city of Ravenna; before them, to the north-west, the road which led to the Via AEmilia.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At an arrow's length behind them rode a servant, with a bundle at his back, where hung a heavy club.
looking
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From this reading A man in a brown war-mantle walked beside her, holding her horse's bridle, and ever and again looking into her veiled face.
man
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From this reading A man in a brown war-mantle walked beside her, holding her horse's bridle, and ever and again looking into her veiled face.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, before cockcrow, a veiled woman rode out of the camp.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, before cockcrow, a veiled woman rode out of the camp.
north-west
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From this reading At last they reached a woody eminence; behind them lay the broad plain where stood the Gothic camp and the city of Ravenna; before them, to the north-west, the road which led to the Via AEmilia.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning, before cockcrow, a veiled woman rode out of the camp.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They went on their way for some time in silence.
out
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From this reading The next morning, before cockcrow, a veiled woman rode out of the camp.
plain
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From this reading At last they reached a woody eminence; behind them lay the broad plain where stood the Gothic camp and the city of Ravenna; before them, to the north-west, the road which led to the Via AEmilia.
Ravenna
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From this reading At last they reached a woody eminence; behind them lay the broad plain where stood the Gothic camp and the city of Ravenna; before them, to the north-west, the road which led to the Via AEmilia.
reached
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From this reading At last they reached a woody eminence; behind them lay the broad plain where stood the Gothic camp and the city of Ravenna; before them, to the north-west, the road which led to the Via AEmilia.
road
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From this reading At last they reached a woody eminence; behind them lay the broad plain where stood the Gothic camp and the city of Ravenna; before them, to the north-west, the road which led to the Via AEmilia.
rode
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From this reading The next morning, before cockcrow, a veiled woman rode out of the camp.
servant
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From this reading At an arrow's length behind them rode a servant, with a bundle at his back, where hung a heavy club.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They went on their way for some time in silence.
some
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From this reading They went on their way for some time in silence.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last they reached a woody eminence; behind them lay the broad plain where stood the Gothic camp and the city of Ravenna; before them, to the north-west, the road which led to the Via AEmilia.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning, before cockcrow, a veiled woman rode out of the camp.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They went on their way for some time in silence.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At an arrow's length behind them rode a servant, with a bundle at his back, where hung a heavy club.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went on their way for some time in silence.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went on their way for some time in silence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last they reached a woody eminence; behind them lay the broad plain where stood the Gothic camp and the city of Ravenna; before them, to the north-west, the road which led to the Via AEmilia.
veiled
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From this reading The next morning, before cockcrow, a veiled woman rode out of the camp.
ViaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/
by way of; passing through
From this reading At last they reached a woody eminence; behind them lay the broad plain where stood the Gothic camp and the city of Ravenna; before them, to the north-west, the road which led to the Via AEmilia.
walked
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From this reading A man in a brown war-mantle walked beside her, holding her horse's bridle, and ever and again looking into her veiled face.
war-mantle
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From this reading A man in a brown war-mantle walked beside her, holding her horse's bridle, and ever and again looking into her veiled face.
way
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From this reading They went on their way for some time in silence.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went on their way for some time in silence.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At an arrow's length behind them rode a servant, with a bundle at his back, where hung a heavy club.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At last they reached a woody eminence; behind them lay the broad plain where stood the Gothic camp and the city of Ravenna; before them, to the north-west, the road which led to the Via AEmilia.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At an arrow's length behind them rode a servant, with a bundle at his back, where hung a heavy club.
woman
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From this reading The next morning, before cockcrow, a veiled woman rode out of the camp.
woody
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From this reading At last they reached a woody eminence; behind them lay the broad plain where stood the Gothic camp and the city of Ravenna; before them, to the north-west, the road which led to the Via AEmilia.
