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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 Serapis had perhaps sent the lightning, thunder and rain as a message to warn his foes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everyone knew the danger that threatened Serapis, and what must ensue if he were overthrown; and everyone had thought that the end of the world had indeed come.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Serapis had perhaps sent the lightning, thunder and rain as a message to warn his foes.
away
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From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
blue
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From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
bright
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From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
chief
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From this reading Not yet had the Romans dared to lay hands on the chief of the gods, the patron and protector of the city.
city
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clouds
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From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everyone knew the danger that threatened Serapis, and what must ensue if he were overthrown; and everyone had thought that the end of the world had indeed come.
danger
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dared
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From this reading Not yet had the Romans dared to lay hands on the chief of the gods, the patron and protector of the city.
died
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dismay
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dispersed
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From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
end
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From this reading Everyone knew the danger that threatened Serapis, and what must ensue if he were overthrown; and everyone had thought that the end of the world had indeed come.
ensue
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From this reading Everyone knew the danger that threatened Serapis, and what must ensue if he were overthrown; and everyone had thought that the end of the world had indeed come.
EveryonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Everyone knew the danger that threatened Serapis, and what must ensue if he were overthrown; and everyone had thought that the end of the world had indeed come.
foes
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From this reading Serapis had perhaps sent the lightning, thunder and rain as a message to warn his foes.
freshness
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From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
glistened
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From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
glow
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From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
gods
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From this reading Not yet had the Romans dared to lay hands on the chief of the gods, the patron and protector of the city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The terrific storm of the preceding night had thrown the whole city into dismay.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Not yet had the Romans dared to lay hands on the chief of the gods, the patron and protector of the city.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everyone knew the danger that threatened Serapis, and what must ensue if he were overthrown; and everyone had thought that the end of the world had indeed come.
herbage
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From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Serapis had perhaps sent the lightning, thunder and rain as a message to warn his foes.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Everyone knew the danger that threatened Serapis, and what must ensue if he were overthrown; and everyone had thought that the end of the world had indeed come.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
indeed
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From this reading Everyone knew the danger that threatened Serapis, and what must ensue if he were overthrown; and everyone had thought that the end of the world had indeed come.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The terrific storm of the preceding night had thrown the whole city into dismay.
knew
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From this reading Everyone knew the danger that threatened Serapis, and what must ensue if he were overthrown; and everyone had thought that the end of the world had indeed come.
lay
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From this reading Not yet had the Romans dared to lay hands on the chief of the gods, the patron and protector of the city.
lightning
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From this reading Serapis had perhaps sent the lightning, thunder and rain as a message to warn his foes.
message
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From this reading Serapis had perhaps sent the lightning, thunder and rain as a message to warn his foes.
mist
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From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Everyone knew the danger that threatened Serapis, and what must ensue if he were overthrown; and everyone had thought that the end of the world had indeed come.
night
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NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not yet had the Romans dared to lay hands on the chief of the gods, the patron and protector of the city.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The terrific storm of the preceding night had thrown the whole city into dismay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not yet had the Romans dared to lay hands on the chief of the gods, the patron and protector of the city.
overthrown
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From this reading Everyone knew the danger that threatened Serapis, and what must ensue if he were overthrown; and everyone had thought that the end of the world had indeed come.
patron
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perhaps
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From this reading Serapis had perhaps sent the lightning, thunder and rain as a message to warn his foes.
preceding
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protector
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radiantly
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From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
rain
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From this reading Serapis had perhaps sent the lightning, thunder and rain as a message to warn his foes.
revived
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Romans
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sea
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From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
sent
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From this reading Serapis had perhaps sent the lightning, thunder and rain as a message to warn his foes.
Serapis
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From this reading Everyone knew the danger that threatened Serapis, and what must ensue if he were overthrown; and everyone had thought that the end of the world had indeed come.
sky
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From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
smiled
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From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
storm
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sun's
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From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
tempest
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From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
terrific
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From this reading The terrific storm of the preceding night had thrown the whole city into dismay.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everyone knew the danger that threatened Serapis, and what must ensue if he were overthrown; and everyone had thought that the end of the world had indeed come.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The terrific storm of the preceding night had thrown the whole city into dismay.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everyone knew the danger that threatened Serapis, and what must ensue if he were overthrown; and everyone had thought that the end of the world had indeed come.
threatened
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From this reading Everyone knew the danger that threatened Serapis, and what must ensue if he were overthrown; and everyone had thought that the end of the world had indeed come.
thrown
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From this reading The terrific storm of the preceding night had thrown the whole city into dismay.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Serapis had perhaps sent the lightning, thunder and rain as a message to warn his foes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not yet had the Romans dared to lay hands on the chief of the gods, the patron and protector of the city.
trees
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From this reading But the tempest died away; the sun's bright glow dispersed the clouds and mist; sea and sky smiled radiantly blue, and the trees and herbage glistened in revived freshness.
warn
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From this reading Serapis had perhaps sent the lightning, thunder and rain as a message to warn his foes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everyone knew the danger that threatened Serapis, and what must ensue if he were overthrown; and everyone had thought that the end of the world had indeed come.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Everyone knew the danger that threatened Serapis, and what must ensue if he were overthrown; and everyone had thought that the end of the world had indeed come.
whole
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From this reading The terrific storm of the preceding night had thrown the whole city into dismay.
world
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From this reading Everyone knew the danger that threatened Serapis, and what must ensue if he were overthrown; and everyone had thought that the end of the world had indeed come.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Not yet had the Romans dared to lay hands on the chief of the gods, the patron and protector of the city.
