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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 In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
Alexandrian
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
Archias
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
aristocrat
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
arrived
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was favourably situated for this purpose, for the raw materials could be moved from the ships which brought them to Tennis directly into the building.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
belonged
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From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
blocks
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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
broad
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was favourably situated for this purpose, for the raw materials could be moved from the ships which brought them to Tennis directly into the building.
building
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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
built
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.
city
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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was favourably situated for this purpose, for the raw materials could be moved from the ships which brought them to Tennis directly into the building.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was favourably situated for this purpose, for the raw materials could be moved from the ships which brought them to Tennis directly into the building.
edifice
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From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
establishment
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
evening
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
extended
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From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
extreme
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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
facing
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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.
factories
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
father
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
favourably
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From this reading It was favourably situated for this purpose, for the raw materials could be moved from the ships which brought them to Tennis directly into the building.
flax
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was favourably situated for this purpose, for the raw materials could be moved from the ships which brought them to Tennis directly into the building.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
grass-grown
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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
hard
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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
hewn
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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
house
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
indestructible
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was favourably situated for this purpose, for the raw materials could be moved from the ships which brought them to Tennis directly into the building.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
large
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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
largest
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
linen
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
manufactured
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
materials
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From this reading It was favourably situated for this purpose, for the raw materials could be moved from the ships which brought them to Tennis directly into the building.
moved
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From this reading It was favourably situated for this purpose, for the raw materials could be moved from the ships which brought them to Tennis directly into the building.
north
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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.
northern
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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
overflowing
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From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
owner
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
perfectly
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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
plain
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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
portion
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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
prevented
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From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
protecting
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From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
purpose
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From this reading It was favourably situated for this purpose, for the raw materials could be moved from the ships which brought them to Tennis directly into the building.
raw
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From this reading It was favourably situated for this purpose, for the raw materials could be moved from the ships which brought them to Tennis directly into the building.
receive
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
rested
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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.
sea
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
serve
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
ships
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From this reading It was favourably situated for this purpose, for the raw materials could be moved from the ships which brought them to Tennis directly into the building.
side
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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.
sides
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From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
situated
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From this reading It was favourably situated for this purpose, for the raw materials could be moved from the ships which brought them to Tennis directly into the building.
solid
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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.
space
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From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
square
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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
stone
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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
storehouse
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
substructure
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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.
supplies
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
Tennis
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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was favourably situated for this purpose, for the raw materials could be moved from the ships which brought them to Tennis directly into the building.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.
wall
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From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
washed
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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.
water
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From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
waves
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From this reading The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.
weaving
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
well
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This protecting wall extended along both sides of the long, plain edifice, and prevented the water from overflowing the open space which belonged to it.
whitewashed
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From this reading In the extreme northern portion of the little city of Tennis a large, perfectly plain whitewashed building stood on an open, grass-grown square.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
wool
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From this reading Archias, the owner of the largest weaving establishment in Tennis, the father of the Alexandrian aristocrat who had arrived the evening before, was the owner of the house, as well as of the broad plain on which he had had it built, with the indestructible sea wall, to serve as a storehouse to receive the supplies of linen, flax, and wool which were manufactured in his factories.
