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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 A heathen secretary of Evagrius the Governor, had revealed what was astir, and the philosopher had at once prepared to return to the Serapeum.
accessible
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From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Dread and anxiety had taken possession of the merchant's household after Constantine had left them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dread and anxiety had taken possession of the merchant's household after Constantine had left them.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Messengers came hurrying in, one after another, to request the presence of Olympius.
anxiety
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From this reading Dread and anxiety had taken possession of the merchant's household after Constantine had left them.
astir
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From this reading A heathen secretary of Evagrius the Governor, had revealed what was astir, and the philosopher had at once prepared to return to the Serapeum.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A heathen secretary of Evagrius the Governor, had revealed what was astir, and the philosopher had at once prepared to return to the Serapeum.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
belonging
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From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
building
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From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
came
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From this reading Messengers came hurrying in, one after another, to request the presence of Olympius.
closed
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From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
Constantine
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From this reading Dread and anxiety had taken possession of the merchant's household after Constantine had left them.
Dread
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From this reading Dread and anxiety had taken possession of the merchant's household after Constantine had left them.
Evagrius
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From this reading A heathen secretary of Evagrius the Governor, had revealed what was astir, and the philosopher had at once prepared to return to the Serapeum.
fetch
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From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
front
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From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
gaze
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From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
Governor
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From this reading A heathen secretary of Evagrius the Governor, had revealed what was astir, and the philosopher had at once prepared to return to the Serapeum.
ground
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From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dread and anxiety had taken possession of the merchant's household after Constantine had left them.
harmamaxa
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From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
heathen
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From this reading A heathen secretary of Evagrius the Governor, had revealed what was astir, and the philosopher had at once prepared to return to the Serapeum.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
household
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From this reading Dread and anxiety had taken possession of the merchant's household after Constantine had left them.
hurrying
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From this reading Messengers came hurrying in, one after another, to request the presence of Olympius.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Messengers came hurrying in, one after another, to request the presence of Olympius.
laid
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From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dread and anxiety had taken possession of the merchant's household after Constantine had left them.
merchant's
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From this reading Dread and anxiety had taken possession of the merchant's household after Constantine had left them.
Messengers
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From this reading Messengers came hurrying in, one after another, to request the presence of Olympius.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dread and anxiety had taken possession of the merchant's household after Constantine had left them.
Olympius
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From this reading Messengers came hurrying in, one after another, to request the presence of Olympius.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
once
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From this reading A heathen secretary of Evagrius the Governor, had revealed what was astir, and the philosopher had at once prepared to return to the Serapeum.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Messengers came hurrying in, one after another, to request the presence of Olympius.
ordered
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From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
out
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From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
philosopher
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From this reading A heathen secretary of Evagrius the Governor, had revealed what was astir, and the philosopher had at once prepared to return to the Serapeum.
plot
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From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
Porphyrius
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From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
possession
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From this reading Dread and anxiety had taken possession of the merchant's household after Constantine had left them.
prepared
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From this reading A heathen secretary of Evagrius the Governor, had revealed what was astir, and the philosopher had at once prepared to return to the Serapeum.
presence
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From this reading Messengers came hurrying in, one after another, to request the presence of Olympius.
public
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From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
request
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From this reading Messengers came hurrying in, one after another, to request the presence of Olympius.
return
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From this reading A heathen secretary of Evagrius the Governor, had revealed what was astir, and the philosopher had at once prepared to return to the Serapeum.
revealed
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From this reading A heathen secretary of Evagrius the Governor, had revealed what was astir, and the philosopher had at once prepared to return to the Serapeum.
Rhacotis
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From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
secretary
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From this reading A heathen secretary of Evagrius the Governor, had revealed what was astir, and the philosopher had at once prepared to return to the Serapeum.
Serapeum
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From this reading A heathen secretary of Evagrius the Governor, had revealed what was astir, and the philosopher had at once prepared to return to the Serapeum.
sheds
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From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
sheltered
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From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
stacks
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From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
standards
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From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
storehouse
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From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
streets
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From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
taken
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From this reading Dread and anxiety had taken possession of the merchant's household after Constantine had left them.
temple
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From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dread and anxiety had taken possession of the merchant's household after Constantine had left them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dread and anxiety had taken possession of the merchant's household after Constantine had left them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
timber-yard
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From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Messengers came hurrying in, one after another, to request the presence of Olympius.
undertook
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From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A heathen secretary of Evagrius the Governor, had revealed what was astir, and the philosopher had at once prepared to return to the Serapeum.
weapons
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From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A heathen secretary of Evagrius the Governor, had revealed what was astir, and the philosopher had at once prepared to return to the Serapeum.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Porphyrius himself ordered his closed harmamaxa to be brought out, and undertook to fetch weapons and standards to the temple from a storehouse where they were laid by.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
wood
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From this reading This building stood on a plot of ground belonging to him in Rhacotis, behind a timber-yard which was accessible from the streets in front and behind, but sheltered from the public gaze by sheds and wood- stacks.
