Chapter V
1_st Gent_. An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule. Pray, where lie such lands now?
Middlemarch
Chapter V
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1_st
Gent_.
An
ancient
land
in
ancient
oracles
Is
called
“law-thirsty”:
all
the
struggle
there
Was
after
order
and
a
perfect
rule.
Pray,
where
lie
such
lands
now?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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1_st
Gent_.
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An
ancient
land
in
ancient
oracles
Is
called
“law-thirsty”:
all
the
struggle
there
Was
after
order
and
a
perfect
rule.
Line 3
Pray,
where
lie
such
lands
now?
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Learner Dictionary
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After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.”
Ancient
adjective
US /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.”
Order
noun
US /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.”
All words in this reading · 28
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From this reading 1_st Gent_.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
all
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From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
called
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From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
Gent
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From this reading 1_st Gent_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
land
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From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
lands
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From this reading Pray, where lie such lands now?
law-thirsty
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From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
lie
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From this reading Pray, where lie such lands now?
now
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From this reading Pray, where lie such lands now?
oracles
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From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
perfect
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From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
Pray
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From this reading Pray, where lie such lands now?
rule
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From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
st
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From this reading 1_st Gent_.
struggle
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From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Pray, where lie such lands now?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
there
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From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An ancient land in ancient oracles Is called “law-thirsty”: all the struggle there Was after order and a perfect rule.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Pray, where lie such lands now?