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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 With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as they gazed on him, the crowds grew still.
area
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From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
array
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From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as they gazed on him, the crowds grew still.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
Bel-Marduk's
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From this reading Who was this that stayed the hands of Bel-Marduk’s own priest, in the god’s own dwelling?
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
broad
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From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
crest
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From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
crowds
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From this reading And as they gazed on him, the crowds grew still.
cubits
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From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
dwelling
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From this reading Who was this that stayed the hands of Bel-Marduk’s own priest, in the god’s own dwelling?
eyes
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From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
fastened
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From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
feet
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From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
figure
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From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
full
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From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
gazed
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From this reading And as they gazed on him, the crowds grew still.
glittering
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From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
god's
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From this reading Who was this that stayed the hands of Bel-Marduk’s own priest, in the god’s own dwelling?
grew
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From this reading And as they gazed on him, the crowds grew still.
hands
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From this reading Who was this that stayed the hands of Bel-Marduk’s own priest, in the god’s own dwelling?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
head
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From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Isaiah was robed in spotless white.
Isaiah
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From this reading Isaiah was robed in spotless white.
lower
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From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
marvel
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From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
multitude
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From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
myriads
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From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
own
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From this reading Who was this that stayed the hands of Bel-Marduk’s own priest, in the god’s own dwelling?
packing
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From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
priest
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From this reading Who was this that stayed the hands of Bel-Marduk’s own priest, in the god’s own dwelling?
procession
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From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
raised
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From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
robed
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From this reading Isaiah was robed in spotless white.
shining
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From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
spotless
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From this reading Isaiah was robed in spotless white.
stairway
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From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
station
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From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
stayed
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From this reading Who was this that stayed the hands of Bel-Marduk’s own priest, in the god’s own dwelling?
still
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From this reading And as they gazed on him, the crowds grew still.
temple-tower
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From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
terrace
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From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who was this that stayed the hands of Bel-Marduk’s own priest, in the god’s own dwelling?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as they gazed on him, the crowds grew still.
thirty
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From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Who was this that stayed the hands of Bel-Marduk’s own priest, in the god’s own dwelling?
thousand
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From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His station at the head of the broad stairway to the lower terrace of the temple-tower raised him full thirty cubits above the multitude.
towering
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From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Isaiah was robed in spotless white.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
white
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From this reading Isaiah was robed in spotless white.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who was this that stayed the hands of Bel-Marduk’s own priest, in the god’s own dwelling?
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
ziggurat
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From this reading With the myriads packing the area below, the glittering array of the procession at his feet, the shining crest of the _ziggurat_ towering above, no marvel he was the one figure on which a thousand eyes were fastened.
