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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
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amorous
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Apis
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Ashtaroth
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Assyrian
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bed
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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beryls
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Big
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black
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blossoms
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car
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deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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dove
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down
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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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eyes
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feet
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flies
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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god
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green
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hawk-faced
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head
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Hebrews
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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high
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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honey-coloured
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honey-sweet
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huge
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ivory-horned
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lay
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leap
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like
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love
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lure
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more
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nenuphar
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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Oreichalch
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painted
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Pasht
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plagued
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red
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ribbed
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rods
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rose
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sarcophagus
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silver
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splashed
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strange
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swathèd
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talc
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
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Tragelaphos
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transparent
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Tyrian
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untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
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up
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waist
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
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wine
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wings
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WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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young
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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