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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 Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
all
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From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
Aphrodite-Astarte
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From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
aqueducts
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From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.
basins
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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
bounds
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From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.
centre
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From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.
centuries
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From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
champaign
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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.
conveyed
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From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.
country
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From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.
created
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From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
darkling
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From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
deep
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From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
desert
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From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
enclosed
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From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.
extraordinary
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From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.
fertilising
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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
flowering
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From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
flowers
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From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
forest
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From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
full
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From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
GARDENS
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From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
gates
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From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
gigantic
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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
GODDESS
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From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
governed
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From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.
grown
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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
immense
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From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
induced
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From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.
influence
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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
lakes
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From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
lawns
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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
meadows
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From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
meads
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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
more
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From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
nature
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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
Nile
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From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
orders
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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
park
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From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
planted
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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
ponds
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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
previously
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From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
Ptolemies
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From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
round
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From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.
sea's
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From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
seven
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From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.
shade
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From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
size
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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
soul
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From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.
stone
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From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
streams
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From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
sycamores
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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
temple
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From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
then
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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
town
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From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.
turned
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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
two
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From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
universe
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From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.
valley
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From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.
verdure
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From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.
verge
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From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.
water
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From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.
waters
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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.
widened
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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.
world
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From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.
year
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From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.
