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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 Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
all
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From this reading Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
Babylonia
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From this reading Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
Bel
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From this reading Older than the “Lofty House” of Bel rose the venerable _ziggurat_ “_E-Zida_,” the “Eternal House” of Nabu of Borsippa, “god of wisdom.”
Bel-Marduk
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From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
Borsippa
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From this reading Older than the “Lofty House” of Bel rose the venerable _ziggurat_ “_E-Zida_,” the “Eternal House” of Nabu of Borsippa, “god of wisdom.”
brick
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From this reading A sluggish canal crept under the shadow of the terraces of the sacred tower, and mirrored the rambling brick buildings and leaf-hung walks of the temple college.
buildings
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From this reading A sluggish canal crept under the shadow of the terraces of the sacred tower, and mirrored the rambling brick buildings and leaf-hung walks of the temple college.
canal
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From this reading A sluggish canal crept under the shadow of the terraces of the sacred tower, and mirrored the rambling brick buildings and leaf-hung walks of the temple college.
city
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From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
college
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From this reading A sluggish canal crept under the shadow of the terraces of the sacred tower, and mirrored the rambling brick buildings and leaf-hung walks of the temple college.
concession
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From this reading Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
crept
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From this reading A sluggish canal crept under the shadow of the terraces of the sacred tower, and mirrored the rambling brick buildings and leaf-hung walks of the temple college.
E-Zida
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From this reading Older than the “Lofty House” of Bel rose the venerable _ziggurat_ “_E-Zida_,” the “Eternal House” of Nabu of Borsippa, “god of wisdom.”
Eternal
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From this reading Older than the “Lofty House” of Bel rose the venerable _ziggurat_ “_E-Zida_,” the “Eternal House” of Nabu of Borsippa, “god of wisdom.”
father
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From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
gardens
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From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
girded
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From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
god
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From this reading Older than the “Lofty House” of Bel rose the venerable _ziggurat_ “_E-Zida_,” the “Eternal House” of Nabu of Borsippa, “god of wisdom.”
gods
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From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
great
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From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
grove
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From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
guardian
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From this reading Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
House
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From this reading Older than the “Lofty House” of Bel rose the venerable _ziggurat_ “_E-Zida_,” the “Eternal House” of Nabu of Borsippa, “god of wisdom.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
leaf-hung
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From this reading A sluggish canal crept under the shadow of the terraces of the sacred tower, and mirrored the rambling brick buildings and leaf-hung walks of the temple college.
Lofty
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From this reading Older than the “Lofty House” of Bel rose the venerable _ziggurat_ “_E-Zida_,” the “Eternal House” of Nabu of Borsippa, “god of wisdom.”
mirrored
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From this reading A sluggish canal crept under the shadow of the terraces of the sacred tower, and mirrored the rambling brick buildings and leaf-hung walks of the temple college.
more
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From this reading Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
Nabu
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From this reading Older than the “Lofty House” of Bel rose the venerable _ziggurat_ “_E-Zida_,” the “Eternal House” of Nabu of Borsippa, “god of wisdom.”
nodding
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From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
nominal
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From this reading Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
Older
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From this reading Older than the “Lofty House” of Bel rose the venerable _ziggurat_ “_E-Zida_,” the “Eternal House” of Nabu of Borsippa, “god of wisdom.”
opposite
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From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
out
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From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
palace
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From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
pleasant
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From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
priests
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From this reading Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
quiet
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From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
rambling
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From this reading A sluggish canal crept under the shadow of the terraces of the sacred tower, and mirrored the rambling brick buildings and leaf-hung walks of the temple college.
refused
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From this reading Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
reigned
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From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
rival
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From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
rose
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From this reading Older than the “Lofty House” of Bel rose the venerable _ziggurat_ “_E-Zida_,” the “Eternal House” of Nabu of Borsippa, “god of wisdom.”
royal
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From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
sacred
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From this reading A sluggish canal crept under the shadow of the terraces of the sacred tower, and mirrored the rambling brick buildings and leaf-hung walks of the temple college.
sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
shade
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From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading A sluggish canal crept under the shadow of the terraces of the sacred tower, and mirrored the rambling brick buildings and leaf-hung walks of the temple college.
sluggish
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From this reading A sluggish canal crept under the shadow of the terraces of the sacred tower, and mirrored the rambling brick buildings and leaf-hung walks of the temple college.
southern
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From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
sprang
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From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
still
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From this reading Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
suburb
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From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
supplanting
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From this reading Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
supremacy
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From this reading Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
supreme
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From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
temple
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From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
terraces
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From this reading A sluggish canal crept under the shadow of the terraces of the sacred tower, and mirrored the rambling brick buildings and leaf-hung walks of the temple college.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Older than the “Lofty House” of Bel rose the venerable _ziggurat_ “_E-Zida_,” the “Eternal House” of Nabu of Borsippa, “god of wisdom.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
Time
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From this reading Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
tower
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From this reading A sluggish canal crept under the shadow of the terraces of the sacred tower, and mirrored the rambling brick buildings and leaf-hung walks of the temple college.
trees
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From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A sluggish canal crept under the shadow of the terraces of the sacred tower, and mirrored the rambling brick buildings and leaf-hung walks of the temple college.
Unlike
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From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
venerable
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From this reading Older than the “Lofty House” of Bel rose the venerable _ziggurat_ “_E-Zida_,” the “Eternal House” of Nabu of Borsippa, “god of wisdom.”
walks
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From this reading A sluggish canal crept under the shadow of the terraces of the sacred tower, and mirrored the rambling brick buildings and leaf-hung walks of the temple college.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
wisdom
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From this reading Older than the “Lofty House” of Bel rose the venerable _ziggurat_ “_E-Zida_,” the “Eternal House” of Nabu of Borsippa, “god of wisdom.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Unlike the great city sanctuary, this temple in the quiet southern suburb sprang out of a great grove of nodding shade trees, girded about with pleasant gardens.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading If Bel-Marduk, “father of the gods,” reigned supreme in his temple opposite the royal palace, he was not without rival.
yield
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From this reading Time was when Nabu had been the guardian god of all Babylonia, and his priests still refused to yield to the supplanting Bel more than a nominal concession of supremacy.
ziggurat
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From this reading Older than the “Lofty House” of Bel rose the venerable _ziggurat_ “_E-Zida_,” the “Eternal House” of Nabu of Borsippa, “god of wisdom.”
