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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.
alive
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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
also
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From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.
arrived
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From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.
artist
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From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.
attack
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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
became
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From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.
Bias
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From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.
Bias's
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From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.
board
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From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.
bondman
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From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
cared
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From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.
consciousness
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From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.
friend
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From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
Gaul
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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
Greek
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From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.
Hanno
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From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.
Hydra
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From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.
latter
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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
Ledscha
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From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.
Lutarius
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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
master's
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From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.
met
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From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.
Myrtilus
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From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.
nursed
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From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.
often
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From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
ones
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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
only
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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
pirate
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From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.
placed
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From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.
prisoners
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From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.
protectress
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From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.
recovery
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From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.
regained
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From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.
sculptor's
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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
service
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From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.
slaves
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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
solicitude
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From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.
soon
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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
succumbed
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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
Tennis
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From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After the recovery of the prisoners, she became their protectress, and placed Bias in the service of the Greek artist.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
tireless
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From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They, the Gaul Lutarius, and one of the sculptor's slaves, were the only ones who had been brought on board the Hydra alive from the attack in Tennis, but the latter soon succumbed to his wounds.
wife
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From this reading When he had regained consciousness, he met Ledscha on board the Hydra, as the wife of the pirate Hanno.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.
wounded
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From this reading He had arrived wounded on the pirate ship with his master's friend, the returned bondman began.
wounds
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From this reading She had nursed Myrtilus with tireless solicitude, and also often cared for his, Bias's, wounds.
