accomplishedadjectiveUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/
highly skilled
From this reading It had accomplished the journey from Sicca in three days, in order to reach Carthage and wholly exterminate it.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The Barbarians appeared almost immediately; but they stopped in the middle of the isthmus, on the edge of the lake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The Barbarians appeared almost immediately; but they stopped in the middle of the isthmus, on the edge of the lake.
armynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading They were flying before the army.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
assesnounUS /ˈæsəz/
plural of “ass” — the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
BarbariansnounUS /bɑːrˈberiənz/
plural of “barbarian” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading The Barbarians appeared almost immediately; but they stopped in the middle of the isthmus, on the edge of the lake.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They were flying before the army.
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Barbarians appeared almost immediately; but they stopped in the middle of the isthmus, on the edge of the lake.
CarthagenounUS /ˈkɑːrθədʒ/
an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697
From this reading It had accomplished the journey from Sicca in three days, in order to reach Carthage and wholly exterminate it.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It had accomplished the journey from Sicca in three days, in order to reach Carthage and wholly exterminate it.
edgenounUS /edʒ/
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The Barbarians appeared almost immediately; but they stopped in the middle of the isthmus, on the edge of the lake.
exterminateverbUS /ɪkˈstɜːrməneɪt/
kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
From this reading It had accomplished the journey from Sicca in three days, in order to reach Carthage and wholly exterminate it.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
flyingadjectiveUS /ˈflaɪɪŋ/
moving swiftly
From this reading They were flying before the army.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had accomplished the journey from Sicca in three days, in order to reach Carthage and wholly exterminate it.
gatesnounUS /ɡeɪts/
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading The gates were shut.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had accomplished the journey from Sicca in three days, in order to reach Carthage and wholly exterminate it.
immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The Barbarians appeared almost immediately; but they stopped in the middle of the isthmus, on the edge of the lake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
isthmusnounUS /ˈɪsməs/
a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
From this reading The Barbarians appeared almost immediately; but they stopped in the middle of the isthmus, on the edge of the lake.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had accomplished the journey from Sicca in three days, in order to reach Carthage and wholly exterminate it.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading It had accomplished the journey from Sicca in three days, in order to reach Carthage and wholly exterminate it.
lakenounUS /leɪk/
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The Barbarians appeared almost immediately; but they stopped in the middle of the isthmus, on the edge of the lake.
madadjectiveUS /mæd/
roused to anger
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The Barbarians appeared almost immediately; but they stopped in the middle of the isthmus, on the edge of the lake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Barbarians appeared almost immediately; but they stopped in the middle of the isthmus, on the edge of the lake.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading It had accomplished the journey from Sicca in three days, in order to reach Carthage and wholly exterminate it.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
reachverbUS /riːtʃ/
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It had accomplished the journey from Sicca in three days, in order to reach Carthage and wholly exterminate it.
ridingnounUS /ˈraɪdɪŋ/
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
shutverbUS /ʃʌt/
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The gates were shut.
Sicca
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From this reading It had accomplished the journey from Sicca in three days, in order to reach Carthage and wholly exterminate it.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The Barbarians appeared almost immediately; but they stopped in the middle of the isthmus, on the edge of the lake.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were flying before the army.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It had accomplished the journey from Sicca in three days, in order to reach Carthage and wholly exterminate it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had accomplished the journey from Sicca in three days, in order to reach Carthage and wholly exterminate it.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were flying before the army.
whollyadverbUS /ˈhoʊli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading It had accomplished the journey from Sicca in three days, in order to reach Carthage and wholly exterminate it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some country people, riding on asses or running on foot, arrived in the town, pale, breathless, and mad with fear.
