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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 It was almost a thousand years ago.
according
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From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
ages
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From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
ago
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From this reading It was almost a thousand years ago.
almost
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From this reading It was almost a thousand years ago.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The world knew as yet nothing of gunpowder or the art of printing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The world knew as yet nothing of gunpowder or the art of printing.
Constance
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From this reading From the lake of Constance white mists floated over the meads, covering up the whole country.
corresponding
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From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
country
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From this reading From the lake of Constance white mists floated over the meads, covering up the whole country.
covering
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From this reading From the lake of Constance white mists floated over the meads, covering up the whole country.
darkness
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From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
Duchess
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From this reading Hadwig, the Duchess of Suabia.
floated
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From this reading From the lake of Constance white mists floated over the meads, covering up the whole country.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the lake of Constance white mists floated over the meads, covering up the whole country.
general
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From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
gloomy
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From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
grey
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From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
gunpowder
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From this reading The world knew as yet nothing of gunpowder or the art of printing.
Hadwig
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From this reading Hadwig, the Duchess of Suabia.
Hegau
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From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
hung
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From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was almost a thousand years ago.
knew
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From this reading The world knew as yet nothing of gunpowder or the art of printing.
lake
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From this reading From the lake of Constance white mists floated over the meads, covering up the whole country.
leaden
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From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
meads
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From this reading From the lake of Constance white mists floated over the meads, covering up the whole country.
mental
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From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
middle
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From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
mists
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From this reading From the lake of Constance white mists floated over the meads, covering up the whole country.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The world knew as yet nothing of gunpowder or the art of printing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hadwig, the Duchess of Suabia.
opinion
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From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
oppressed
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From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The world knew as yet nothing of gunpowder or the art of printing.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
printing
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From this reading The world knew as yet nothing of gunpowder or the art of printing.
sky
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From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
Suabia
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From this reading Hadwig, the Duchess of Suabia.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hadwig, the Duchess of Suabia.
there
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From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
thousand
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From this reading It was almost a thousand years ago.
time
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From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
up
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From this reading From the lake of Constance white mists floated over the meads, covering up the whole country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was almost a thousand years ago.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
white
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From this reading From the lake of Constance white mists floated over the meads, covering up the whole country.
whole
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From this reading Over the Hegau there hung a gloomy leaden grey sky, corresponding to the mental darkness, which, according to general opinion, oppressed the whole time of the middle ages.
world
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From this reading The world knew as yet nothing of gunpowder or the art of printing.
years
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From this reading It was almost a thousand years ago.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The world knew as yet nothing of gunpowder or the art of printing.
