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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
accidentally
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
Account
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
ago
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
all
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From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This city lies seventy or eighty feet under ground, and the towns of Portici and Resina are built over it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
attracted
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
built
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From this reading This city lies seventy or eighty feet under ground, and the towns of Portici and Resina are built over it.
buried
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
century
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
chamber
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From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
cities
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
city
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
curiosities
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
dark
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From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
description
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
desire
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From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
digging
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
discover
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From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
discovered
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
dismal
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From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
down
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From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
dungeon
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From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
eighty
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From this reading This city lies seventy or eighty feet under ground, and the towns of Portici and Resina are built over it.
enormous
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From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
eruption
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
examining
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From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
feet
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From this reading This city lies seventy or eighty feet under ground, and the towns of Portici and Resina are built over it.
first
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From this reading I first visited Herculaneum, which is nearest to Naples.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
great
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From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
ground
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From this reading This city lies seventy or eighty feet under ground, and the towns of Portici and Resina are built over it.
Herculaneum
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
history
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
hundred
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I first visited Herculaneum, which is nearest to Naples.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I first visited Herculaneum, which is nearest to Naples.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This city lies seventy or eighty feet under ground, and the towns of Portici and Resina are built over it.
knows
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
lies
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From this reading This city lies seventy or eighty feet under ground, and the towns of Portici and Resina are built over it.
light
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From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
like
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From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
lofty
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From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
lying
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
manuscripts
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
masonry
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From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
Naples
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From this reading I first visited Herculaneum, which is nearest to Naples.
nearest
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From this reading I first visited Herculaneum, which is nearest to Naples.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This city lies seventy or eighty feet under ground, and the towns of Portici and Resina are built over it.
other
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From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This city lies seventy or eighty feet under ground, and the towns of Portici and Resina are built over it.
overwhelmed
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
passage
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From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
place
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
places
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
Pompeii
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
Portici
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From this reading This city lies seventy or eighty feet under ground, and the towns of Portici and Resina are built over it.
position
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
reached
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From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
reader
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
region
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
remarkable
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
resembling
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From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
Resina
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From this reading This city lies seventy or eighty feet under ground, and the towns of Portici and Resina are built over it.
Roman
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
seventeen
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
seventy
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From this reading This city lies seventy or eighty feet under ground, and the towns of Portici and Resina are built over it.
showing
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From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
side
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From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
Singular
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
some
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From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
space
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From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
spot
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From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
steps
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From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
stone
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From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
structure
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From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
theatre
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From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
there
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
torches
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From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
totally
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
towns
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From this reading This city lies seventy or eighty feet under ground, and the towns of Portici and Resina are built over it.
traveller
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
two
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This city lies seventy or eighty feet under ground, and the towns of Portici and Resina are built over it.
very
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From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
Vesuvius
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
Visit
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
visited
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From this reading I first visited Herculaneum, which is nearest to Naples.
walls
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From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On examining the side of this great chamber by the light of torches, we could discover the stone walls and other masonry of the structure, all showing it to be an ancient theatre.
well
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
went
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From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
wide
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From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I went down a dark passage with steps, like the descent into some enormous dungeon, till I reached an open space resembling a cavern, very wide and lofty, but as dark and dismal a spot as one would desire to visit.
year
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
years
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From this reading _Visit to Herculaneum.--Singular position of that city.--Account of the manuscripts discovered there.--Visit to Pompeii, and description of the curiosities of that place._ No traveller can visit this region without being attracted to those remarkable places, Herculaneum and Pompeii, two Roman cities, which, as every reader of history well knows, were overwhelmed by an eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, and, after lying buried, totally forgotten, for seventeen hundred years, were accidentally discovered about a century ago, by digging a well.
