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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 And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
according
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From this reading Two days after his arrival, his two wings reached that place according to order.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Two days after his arrival, his two wings reached that place according to order.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
Anagnia
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From this reading Narses now marched to Anagnia.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
Armatus
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From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
army
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From this reading And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
arrival
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From this reading Two days after his arrival, his two wings reached that place according to order.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Mons Lactarius, and on both shores of the little river Draco, which flowed into the sea north of Stabiae.
commander-in-chief
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From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
days
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From this reading Two days after his arrival, his two wings reached that place according to order.
Dorotheos
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From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
Draco
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From this reading Mons Lactarius, and on both shores of the little river Draco, which flowed into the sea north of Stabiae.
excellent
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From this reading And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
flowed
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From this reading Mons Lactarius, and on both shores of the little river Draco, which flowed into the sea north of Stabiae.
forces
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From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
Goths
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From this reading And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Two days after his arrival, his two wings reached that place according to order.
immense
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From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mons Lactarius, and on both shores of the little river Draco, which flowed into the sea north of Stabiae.
joined
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From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
Lactarius
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From this reading Mons Lactarius, and on both shores of the little river Draco, which flowed into the sea north of Stabiae.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mons Lactarius, and on both shores of the little river Draco, which flowed into the sea north of Stabiae.
marched
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From this reading Narses now marched to Anagnia.
Mons
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From this reading Mons Lactarius, and on both shores of the little river Draco, which flowed into the sea north of Stabiae.
most
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From this reading And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
mountain
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From this reading And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
mustering
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From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
Narses
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From this reading Narses now marched to Anagnia.
newly
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From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
north
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From this reading Mons Lactarius, and on both shores of the little river Draco, which flowed into the sea north of Stabiae.
now
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From this reading Narses now marched to Anagnia.
occupied
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From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
opposite
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From this reading And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two days after his arrival, his two wings reached that place according to order.
ordering
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From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
place
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From this reading Two days after his arrival, his two wings reached that place according to order.
position
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From this reading And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
reached
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From this reading Two days after his arrival, his two wings reached that place according to order.
remainder
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From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
river
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From this reading Mons Lactarius, and on both shores of the little river Draco, which flowed into the sea north of Stabiae.
rolled
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From this reading And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
sea
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From this reading Mons Lactarius, and on both shores of the little river Draco, which flowed into the sea north of Stabiae.
secure
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From this reading And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
shores
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From this reading Mons Lactarius, and on both shores of the little river Draco, which flowed into the sea north of Stabiae.
some
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From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
Stabiae
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From this reading Mons Lactarius, and on both shores of the little river Draco, which flowed into the sea north of Stabiae.
taken
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From this reading And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
Terracina
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From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two days after his arrival, his two wings reached that place according to order.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Narses now marched to Anagnia.
troops
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From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
Two
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From this reading Two days after his arrival, his two wings reached that place according to order.
united
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From this reading And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
up
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From this reading And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
Vesuvius
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From this reading And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading After some days occupied in resting, mustering, and newly ordering his immense forces, the commander-in-chief marched to Terracina, where the remainder of the troops of Armatus and Dorotheos joined him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mons Lactarius, and on both shores of the little river Draco, which flowed into the sea north of Stabiae.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And now the united army rolled forward against the Goths, who had taken up a most excellent and secure position on Vesuvius, on the opposite mountain.
wings
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From this reading Two days after his arrival, his two wings reached that place according to order.
