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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 His rest was disturbed by the singing of a nightingale perched in a great tree from the branches of which hung his tent.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An earthenware lamp illuminated the mass of objects strewn carelessly around his bed.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ASBYTE AND HANNIBAL Hannibal lay tossing between the bright-hued coverings of his couch, unable to conciliate sleep.
announced
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From this reading The cocks had announced midnight, breaking the silence of the camp with their shrill voices, and the chieftain was yet awake, closing his eyes though unable to sleep.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading An earthenware lamp illuminated the mass of objects strewn carelessly around his bed.
ASBYTE
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From this reading ASBYTE AND HANNIBAL Hannibal lay tossing between the bright-hued coverings of his couch, unable to conciliate sleep.
awake
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From this reading The cocks had announced midnight, breaking the silence of the camp with their shrill voices, and the chieftain was yet awake, closing his eyes though unable to sleep.
bed
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From this reading An earthenware lamp illuminated the mass of objects strewn carelessly around his bed.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading ASBYTE AND HANNIBAL Hannibal lay tossing between the bright-hued coverings of his couch, unable to conciliate sleep.
branches
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From this reading His rest was disturbed by the singing of a nightingale perched in a great tree from the branches of which hung his tent.
breaking
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From this reading The cocks had announced midnight, breaking the silence of the camp with their shrill voices, and the chieftain was yet awake, closing his eyes though unable to sleep.
bright-hued
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From this reading ASBYTE AND HANNIBAL Hannibal lay tossing between the bright-hued coverings of his couch, unable to conciliate sleep.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His rest was disturbed by the singing of a nightingale perched in a great tree from the branches of which hung his tent.
camp
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From this reading The cocks had announced midnight, breaking the silence of the camp with their shrill voices, and the chieftain was yet awake, closing his eyes though unable to sleep.
carelessly
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From this reading An earthenware lamp illuminated the mass of objects strewn carelessly around his bed.
chieftain
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From this reading The cocks had announced midnight, breaking the silence of the camp with their shrill voices, and the chieftain was yet awake, closing his eyes though unable to sleep.
closing
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From this reading The cocks had announced midnight, breaking the silence of the camp with their shrill voices, and the chieftain was yet awake, closing his eyes though unable to sleep.
cocks
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From this reading The cocks had announced midnight, breaking the silence of the camp with their shrill voices, and the chieftain was yet awake, closing his eyes though unable to sleep.
conciliate
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From this reading ASBYTE AND HANNIBAL Hannibal lay tossing between the bright-hued coverings of his couch, unable to conciliate sleep.
couch
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From this reading ASBYTE AND HANNIBAL Hannibal lay tossing between the bright-hued coverings of his couch, unable to conciliate sleep.
coverings
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From this reading ASBYTE AND HANNIBAL Hannibal lay tossing between the bright-hued coverings of his couch, unable to conciliate sleep.
cuirasses
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From this reading On the floor glistened cuirasses, greaves, and helmets, over which were thrown rich fabrics stolen from the Saguntine villas.
disturbed
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From this reading His rest was disturbed by the singing of a nightingale perched in a great tree from the branches of which hung his tent.
earthenware
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From this reading An earthenware lamp illuminated the mass of objects strewn carelessly around his bed.
eyes
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From this reading The cocks had announced midnight, breaking the silence of the camp with their shrill voices, and the chieftain was yet awake, closing his eyes though unable to sleep.
fabrics
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From this reading On the floor glistened cuirasses, greaves, and helmets, over which were thrown rich fabrics stolen from the Saguntine villas.
floor
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From this reading On the floor glistened cuirasses, greaves, and helmets, over which were thrown rich fabrics stolen from the Saguntine villas.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His rest was disturbed by the singing of a nightingale perched in a great tree from the branches of which hung his tent.
glistened
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From this reading On the floor glistened cuirasses, greaves, and helmets, over which were thrown rich fabrics stolen from the Saguntine villas.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His rest was disturbed by the singing of a nightingale perched in a great tree from the branches of which hung his tent.
greaves
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From this reading On the floor glistened cuirasses, greaves, and helmets, over which were thrown rich fabrics stolen from the Saguntine villas.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cocks had announced midnight, breaking the silence of the camp with their shrill voices, and the chieftain was yet awake, closing his eyes though unable to sleep.
HANNIBAL
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From this reading ASBYTE AND HANNIBAL Hannibal lay tossing between the bright-hued coverings of his couch, unable to conciliate sleep.
helmets
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From this reading On the floor glistened cuirasses, greaves, and helmets, over which were thrown rich fabrics stolen from the Saguntine villas.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ASBYTE AND HANNIBAL Hannibal lay tossing between the bright-hued coverings of his couch, unable to conciliate sleep.
hung
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From this reading His rest was disturbed by the singing of a nightingale perched in a great tree from the branches of which hung his tent.
illuminated
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From this reading An earthenware lamp illuminated the mass of objects strewn carelessly around his bed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His rest was disturbed by the singing of a nightingale perched in a great tree from the branches of which hung his tent.
lamp
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From this reading An earthenware lamp illuminated the mass of objects strewn carelessly around his bed.
lay
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From this reading ASBYTE AND HANNIBAL Hannibal lay tossing between the bright-hued coverings of his couch, unable to conciliate sleep.
mass
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From this reading An earthenware lamp illuminated the mass of objects strewn carelessly around his bed.
midnight
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From this reading The cocks had announced midnight, breaking the silence of the camp with their shrill voices, and the chieftain was yet awake, closing his eyes though unable to sleep.
nightingale
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From this reading His rest was disturbed by the singing of a nightingale perched in a great tree from the branches of which hung his tent.
objects
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From this reading An earthenware lamp illuminated the mass of objects strewn carelessly around his bed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ASBYTE AND HANNIBAL Hannibal lay tossing between the bright-hued coverings of his couch, unable to conciliate sleep.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the floor glistened cuirasses, greaves, and helmets, over which were thrown rich fabrics stolen from the Saguntine villas.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On the floor glistened cuirasses, greaves, and helmets, over which were thrown rich fabrics stolen from the Saguntine villas.
perched
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From this reading His rest was disturbed by the singing of a nightingale perched in a great tree from the branches of which hung his tent.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His rest was disturbed by the singing of a nightingale perched in a great tree from the branches of which hung his tent.
rich
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From this reading On the floor glistened cuirasses, greaves, and helmets, over which were thrown rich fabrics stolen from the Saguntine villas.
Saguntine
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From this reading On the floor glistened cuirasses, greaves, and helmets, over which were thrown rich fabrics stolen from the Saguntine villas.
shrill
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From this reading The cocks had announced midnight, breaking the silence of the camp with their shrill voices, and the chieftain was yet awake, closing his eyes though unable to sleep.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The cocks had announced midnight, breaking the silence of the camp with their shrill voices, and the chieftain was yet awake, closing his eyes though unable to sleep.
singing
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From this reading His rest was disturbed by the singing of a nightingale perched in a great tree from the branches of which hung his tent.
sleep
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From this reading ASBYTE AND HANNIBAL Hannibal lay tossing between the bright-hued coverings of his couch, unable to conciliate sleep.
stolen
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From this reading On the floor glistened cuirasses, greaves, and helmets, over which were thrown rich fabrics stolen from the Saguntine villas.
strewn
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From this reading An earthenware lamp illuminated the mass of objects strewn carelessly around his bed.
tent
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From this reading His rest was disturbed by the singing of a nightingale perched in a great tree from the branches of which hung his tent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ASBYTE AND HANNIBAL Hannibal lay tossing between the bright-hued coverings of his couch, unable to conciliate sleep.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The cocks had announced midnight, breaking the silence of the camp with their shrill voices, and the chieftain was yet awake, closing his eyes though unable to sleep.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The cocks had announced midnight, breaking the silence of the camp with their shrill voices, and the chieftain was yet awake, closing his eyes though unable to sleep.
thrown
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From this reading On the floor glistened cuirasses, greaves, and helmets, over which were thrown rich fabrics stolen from the Saguntine villas.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ASBYTE AND HANNIBAL Hannibal lay tossing between the bright-hued coverings of his couch, unable to conciliate sleep.
tossing
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From this reading ASBYTE AND HANNIBAL Hannibal lay tossing between the bright-hued coverings of his couch, unable to conciliate sleep.
tree
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From this reading His rest was disturbed by the singing of a nightingale perched in a great tree from the branches of which hung his tent.
unable
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From this reading ASBYTE AND HANNIBAL Hannibal lay tossing between the bright-hued coverings of his couch, unable to conciliate sleep.
villas
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From this reading On the floor glistened cuirasses, greaves, and helmets, over which were thrown rich fabrics stolen from the Saguntine villas.
voices
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From this reading The cocks had announced midnight, breaking the silence of the camp with their shrill voices, and the chieftain was yet awake, closing his eyes though unable to sleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cocks had announced midnight, breaking the silence of the camp with their shrill voices, and the chieftain was yet awake, closing his eyes though unable to sleep.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the floor glistened cuirasses, greaves, and helmets, over which were thrown rich fabrics stolen from the Saguntine villas.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His rest was disturbed by the singing of a nightingale perched in a great tree from the branches of which hung his tent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cocks had announced midnight, breaking the silence of the camp with their shrill voices, and the chieftain was yet awake, closing his eyes though unable to sleep.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The cocks had announced midnight, breaking the silence of the camp with their shrill voices, and the chieftain was yet awake, closing his eyes though unable to sleep.
