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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 In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
affright
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From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Expedition of Magued against Cordova.—Defense of the Patriot Pelistes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
anguish
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From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
army
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From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
arrived
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From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
battle
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From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
beheld
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From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
cavaliers
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From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
circuit
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From this reading While the veteran Taric was making this wide circuit through the land, the expedition under Magued the renegado proceeded against the city of Cordova.
city
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From this reading While the veteran Taric was making this wide circuit through the land, the expedition under Magued the renegado proceeded against the city of Cordova.
confident
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From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
consternation
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From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
Cordova
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From this reading Expedition of Magued against Cordova.—Defense of the Patriot Pelistes.
Defense
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From this reading Expedition of Magued against Cordova.—Defense of the Patriot Pelistes.
devoted
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From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
disappearance
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From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
dismay
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From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
Don
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From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
entire
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From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
Expedition
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From this reading Expedition of Magued against Cordova.—Defense of the Patriot Pelistes.
fatigue
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From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
felt
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From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
fugitives
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From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
gates
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From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
Gothic
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From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
Guadalete
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From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
Guadalquivir
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From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
haggard
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From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
horror
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From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
host
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From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
infidel
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From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
inhabitants
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From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
inundation
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From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
invaders
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From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
king
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From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
land
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From this reading While the veteran Taric was making this wide circuit through the land, the expedition under Magued the renegado proceeded against the city of Cordova.
leading
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From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
like
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From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
Magued
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From this reading Expedition of Magued against Cordova.—Defense of the Patriot Pelistes.
making
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From this reading While the veteran Taric was making this wide circuit through the land, the expedition under Magued the renegado proceeded against the city of Cordova.
midst
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From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
mighty
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From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
noble
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From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Expedition of Magued against Cordova.—Defense of the Patriot Pelistes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
overthrow
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From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
Patriot
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From this reading Expedition of Magued against Cordova.—Defense of the Patriot Pelistes.
Pelistes
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From this reading Expedition of Magued against Cordova.—Defense of the Patriot Pelistes.
place
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From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
plain
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From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
proceeded
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From this reading While the veteran Taric was making this wide circuit through the land, the expedition under Magued the renegado proceeded against the city of Cordova.
remnant
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From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
renegado
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From this reading While the veteran Taric was making this wide circuit through the land, the expedition under Magued the renegado proceeded against the city of Cordova.
Roderick
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From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
scattered
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From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
spreading
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From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
survived
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From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
sweep
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From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
Taric
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From this reading While the veteran Taric was making this wide circuit through the land, the expedition under Magued the renegado proceeded against the city of Cordova.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The inhabitants of that ancient place had beheld the great army of Don Roderick spreading like an inundation over the plain of the Guadalquivir, and had felt confident that it must sweep the infidel invaders from the land.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Expedition of Magued against Cordova.—Defense of the Patriot Pelistes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
then
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From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While the veteran Taric was making this wide circuit through the land, the expedition under Magued the renegado proceeded against the city of Cordova.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While the veteran Taric was making this wide circuit through the land, the expedition under Magued the renegado proceeded against the city of Cordova.
tidings
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From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading While the veteran Taric was making this wide circuit through the land, the expedition under Magued the renegado proceeded against the city of Cordova.
veteran
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From this reading While the veteran Taric was making this wide circuit through the land, the expedition under Magued the renegado proceeded against the city of Cordova.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While the veteran Taric was making this wide circuit through the land, the expedition under Magued the renegado proceeded against the city of Cordova.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the veteran Taric was making this wide circuit through the land, the expedition under Magued the renegado proceeded against the city of Cordova.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the midst of their consternation, the Gothic noble Pelistes arrived at their gates, haggard with fatigue of body and anguish of mind, and leading a remnant of his devoted cavaliers, who had survived the dreadful battle of the Guadalete.
wide
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From this reading While the veteran Taric was making this wide circuit through the land, the expedition under Magued the renegado proceeded against the city of Cordova.
wild
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From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What then was their dismay when scattered fugitives, wild with horror and affright, brought them tidings of the entire overthrow of that mighty host, and the disappearance of the king!
