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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 road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
admiration
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From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
all
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From this reading "But I do not know how many--and it is all one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Many years," answered Hermas.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
broad
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From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
broader
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From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But I do not know how many--and it is all one.
elastic
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From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
eyes
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From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
father
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From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
followed
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From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
glanced
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From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
grew
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From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
guide's
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From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
Hermas
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From this reading Petrus went up the mountain side with Hermas.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
How
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From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I do not know how many--and it is all one.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But I do not know how many--and it is all one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I do not know how many--and it is all one.
limbs
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From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
lived
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From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
man
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From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
Many
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From this reading "Many years," answered Hermas.
men
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From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
mountain
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From this reading Petrus went up the mountain side with Hermas.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But I do not know how many--and it is all one.
now
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From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
old
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From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "But I do not know how many--and it is all one.
Petrus
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From this reading Petrus went up the mountain side with Hermas.
plateaunounUS /plateau/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
raised
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From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
reached
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From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
road
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From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
senator
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From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
shoulders
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From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
showed
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From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
side
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From this reading Petrus went up the mountain side with Hermas.
some
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From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
speaking
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From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Petrus went up the mountain side with Hermas.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
two
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From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
up
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From this reading Petrus went up the mountain side with Hermas.
walked
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From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
way
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From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Petrus went up the mountain side with Hermas.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Petrus went up the mountain side with Hermas.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
years
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From this reading "Many years," answered Hermas.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The road grew broader when it reached a little mountain plateau, and from thence the two men walked on side by side, but for some time without speaking till the senator asked: "How long now has your father lived up on the mountain?"
youth
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From this reading The old man followed the youth, who showed him the way, and as he raised his eyes from time to time, he glanced with admiration at his guide's broad shoulders and elastic limbs.
