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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 While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
Archias's
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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
become
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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
brilliant
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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
burning
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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
capture
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From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.
conflagration
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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
Demeter
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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
divinity
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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.
filling
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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
goddess
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From this reading The nomarch had had it locked up in the neighbouring temple of the goddess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
heap
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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
Hermon's
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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
house
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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
Hundreds
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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The nomarch had had it locked up in the neighbouring temple of the goddess.
just
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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.
light
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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
locked
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From this reading The nomarch had had it locked up in the neighbouring temple of the goddess.
market
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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
means
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From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.
men
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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
miracle
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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
neighbouring
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From this reading The nomarch had had it locked up in the neighbouring temple of the goddess.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
nomarch
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From this reading The nomarch had had it locked up in the neighbouring temple of the goddess.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
officer
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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
own
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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
Pamaut
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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
place
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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
police
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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
poured
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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
power
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From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.
removed
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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
robbersnounUS /ˈrɒb.ərz/
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.
ruins
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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
rumoured
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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
said
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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
saw
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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
scene
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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
seen
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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
smoke
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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
smouldering
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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
soared
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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
statue
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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
strategist
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From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.
studio
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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
success
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From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.
surrounded
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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
temple
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From this reading The nomarch had had it locked up in the neighbouring temple of the goddess.
Tennis
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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.
up
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From this reading The nomarch had had it locked up in the neighbouring temple of the goddess.
upward
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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
used
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From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
white
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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.
women
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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
