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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 “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
age
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From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “We know by an epigram of Martial that at this time----” I interrupted him:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
Antibes
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From this reading “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
Asia
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From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “We know by an epigram of Martial that at this time----” I interrupted him:
awakens
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From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “We know by an epigram of Martial that at this time----” I interrupted him:
care
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From this reading “I don't care what she was.
citizenship
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From this reading “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
city
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From this reading “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
coast
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From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
conquered
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From this reading “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
don't
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From this reading “I don't care what she was.
down
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From this reading I tell you that I see down there a city of the Odyssey.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
epigram
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From this reading “We know by an epigram of Martial that at this time----” I interrupted him:
Europe
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From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
Gauls
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From this reading “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
heroic
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From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We know by an epigram of Martial that at this time----” I interrupted him:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We know by an epigram of Martial that at this time----” I interrupted him:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
inhabitants
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From this reading “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We know by an epigram of Martial that at this time----” I interrupted him:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We know by an epigram of Martial that at this time----” I interrupted him:
Martial
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From this reading “We know by an epigram of Martial that at this time----” I interrupted him:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
Mediterranean
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From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
municipal
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From this reading “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
Odyssey
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From this reading I tell you that I see down there a city of the Odyssey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
other
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From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
receiving
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From this reading “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
resemble
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From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
rights
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From this reading “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
Roman
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From this reading “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
Romans
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From this reading “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
see
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From this reading I tell you that I see down there a city of the Odyssey.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don't care what she was.
shores
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From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tell you that I see down there a city of the Odyssey.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We know by an epigram of Martial that at this time----” I interrupted him:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
there
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From this reading I tell you that I see down there a city of the Odyssey.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “We know by an epigram of Martial that at this time----” I interrupted him:
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We know by an epigram of Martial that at this time----” I interrupted him:
turned
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From this reading “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I don't care what she was.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We know by an epigram of Martial that at this time----” I interrupted him:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “After the Gauls were conquered, the Romans turned Antibes into a municipal city, its inhabitants receiving the rights of Roman citizenship.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I don't care what she was.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The coast of Asia and the coast of Europe resemble each other in their shores, and there is no city on the other coast of the Mediterranean which awakens in me the memories of the heroic age as this one does.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell you that I see down there a city of the Odyssey.
