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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 The mountains of Greece lay in the wake like a bank of purple cloud tinged with gold.
aft
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From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
air
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From this reading The day was in decline, and although the season was winter yet the air was not cold.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The day was in decline, and although the season was winter yet the air was not cold.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day was in decline, and although the season was winter yet the air was not cold.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
away
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From this reading On the quarter-deck reposed the corpse, with the feet turned in the direction of the prow; the torches spluttered, and cast off sparks that flew away with the smoke.
bank
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From this reading The mountains of Greece lay in the wake like a bank of purple cloud tinged with gold.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
cast
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From this reading On the quarter-deck reposed the corpse, with the feet turned in the direction of the prow; the torches spluttered, and cast off sparks that flew away with the smoke.
cloud
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From this reading The mountains of Greece lay in the wake like a bank of purple cloud tinged with gold.
cold
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From this reading The day was in decline, and although the season was winter yet the air was not cold.
conversation
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From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
corpse
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From this reading On the quarter-deck reposed the corpse, with the feet turned in the direction of the prow; the torches spluttered, and cast off sparks that flew away with the smoke.
day
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From this reading The day was in decline, and although the season was winter yet the air was not cold.
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading The day was in decline, and although the season was winter yet the air was not cold.
demonstration
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From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
detailed
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From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
direction
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From this reading On the quarter-deck reposed the corpse, with the feet turned in the direction of the prow; the torches spluttered, and cast off sparks that flew away with the smoke.
disturb
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From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
DOauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I DO NOT KNOW.”
Duilia
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From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
feet
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From this reading On the quarter-deck reposed the corpse, with the feet turned in the direction of the prow; the torches spluttered, and cast off sparks that flew away with the smoke.
flew
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From this reading On the quarter-deck reposed the corpse, with the feet turned in the direction of the prow; the torches spluttered, and cast off sparks that flew away with the smoke.
gold
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From this reading The mountains of Greece lay in the wake like a bank of purple cloud tinged with gold.
Greece
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From this reading The mountains of Greece lay in the wake like a bank of purple cloud tinged with gold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I DO NOT KNOW.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day was in decline, and although the season was winter yet the air was not cold.
instructions
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From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
KNOWnounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I DO NOT KNOW.”
lay
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From this reading The mountains of Greece lay in the wake like a bank of purple cloud tinged with gold.
like
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From this reading The mountains of Greece lay in the wake like a bank of purple cloud tinged with gold.
Longa
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From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
mountains
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From this reading The mountains of Greece lay in the wake like a bank of purple cloud tinged with gold.
noisy
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From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I DO NOT KNOW.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mountains of Greece lay in the wake like a bank of purple cloud tinged with gold.
off
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From this reading On the quarter-deck reposed the corpse, with the feet turned in the direction of the prow; the torches spluttered, and cast off sparks that flew away with the smoke.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the quarter-deck reposed the corpse, with the feet turned in the direction of the prow; the torches spluttered, and cast off sparks that flew away with the smoke.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
prow
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From this reading On the quarter-deck reposed the corpse, with the feet turned in the direction of the prow; the torches spluttered, and cast off sparks that flew away with the smoke.
purple
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From this reading The mountains of Greece lay in the wake like a bank of purple cloud tinged with gold.
quarter-deck
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From this reading On the quarter-deck reposed the corpse, with the feet turned in the direction of the prow; the torches spluttered, and cast off sparks that flew away with the smoke.
reposed
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From this reading On the quarter-deck reposed the corpse, with the feet turned in the direction of the prow; the torches spluttered, and cast off sparks that flew away with the smoke.
season
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From this reading The day was in decline, and although the season was winter yet the air was not cold.
side
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From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
slave
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From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
smoke
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From this reading On the quarter-deck reposed the corpse, with the feet turned in the direction of the prow; the torches spluttered, and cast off sparks that flew away with the smoke.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
sparks
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From this reading On the quarter-deck reposed the corpse, with the feet turned in the direction of the prow; the torches spluttered, and cast off sparks that flew away with the smoke.
spluttered
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From this reading On the quarter-deck reposed the corpse, with the feet turned in the direction of the prow; the torches spluttered, and cast off sparks that flew away with the smoke.
swamp
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From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the quarter-deck reposed the corpse, with the feet turned in the direction of the prow; the torches spluttered, and cast off sparks that flew away with the smoke.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day was in decline, and although the season was winter yet the air was not cold.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
three
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From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
tinged
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From this reading The mountains of Greece lay in the wake like a bank of purple cloud tinged with gold.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
torches
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From this reading On the quarter-deck reposed the corpse, with the feet turned in the direction of the prow; the torches spluttered, and cast off sparks that flew away with the smoke.
turned
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From this reading On the quarter-deck reposed the corpse, with the feet turned in the direction of the prow; the torches spluttered, and cast off sparks that flew away with the smoke.
wail
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From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
wake
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From this reading The mountains of Greece lay in the wake like a bank of purple cloud tinged with gold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day was in decline, and although the season was winter yet the air was not cold.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
winter
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From this reading The day was in decline, and although the season was winter yet the air was not cold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The mountains of Greece lay in the wake like a bank of purple cloud tinged with gold.
women
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From this reading On each side were three slave women, detailed to wail, but Longa Duilia had issued instructions that they were not to be noisy in their demonstration so as to disturb or swamp conversation aft.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The day was in decline, and although the season was winter yet the air was not cold.
