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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 But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
all
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From this reading On her shoulder she bears a quiver, and overtops them all, and her mother, even Latona, silently rejoices to behold her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On her shoulder she bears a quiver, and overtops them all, and her mother, even Latona, silently rejoices to behold her.
armed
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From this reading Then she sat herself down on a lofty throne in the gate of the temple, with many armed men about her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
banks
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
bare
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From this reading So fair and seemly to see was Dido as she bare herself right nobly in the midst, being busy in the work of her kingdom.
bears
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From this reading On her shoulder she bears a quiver, and overtops them all, and her mother, even Latona, silently rejoices to behold her.
beautiful
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
behold
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From this reading On her shoulder she bears a quiver, and overtops them all, and her mother, even Latona, silently rejoices to behold her.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading So fair and seemly to see was Dido as she bare herself right nobly in the midst, being busy in the work of her kingdom.
busy
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From this reading So fair and seemly to see was Dido as she bare herself right nobly in the midst, being busy in the work of her kingdom.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
came
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
Cynthus
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
dance
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
Diana
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
DIDO
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From this reading DIDO.
down
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From this reading Then she sat herself down on a lofty throne in the gate of the temple, with many armed men about her.
Eurotas
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On her shoulder she bears a quiver, and overtops them all, and her mother, even Latona, silently rejoices to behold her.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
gate
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From this reading Then she sat herself down on a lofty throne in the gate of the temple, with many armed men about her.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading So fair and seemly to see was Dido as she bare herself right nobly in the midst, being busy in the work of her kingdom.
hills
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So fair and seemly to see was Dido as she bare herself right nobly in the midst, being busy in the work of her kingdom.
kingdom
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From this reading So fair and seemly to see was Dido as she bare herself right nobly in the midst, being busy in the work of her kingdom.
Latona
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From this reading On her shoulder she bears a quiver, and overtops them all, and her mother, even Latona, silently rejoices to behold her.
leads
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
lo
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
lofty
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From this reading Then she sat herself down on a lofty throne in the gate of the temple, with many armed men about her.
many
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From this reading Then she sat herself down on a lofty throne in the gate of the temple, with many armed men about her.
marvelled
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
men
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From this reading Then she sat herself down on a lofty throne in the gate of the temple, with many armed men about her.
midst
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From this reading So fair and seemly to see was Dido as she bare herself right nobly in the midst, being busy in the work of her kingdom.
most
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
mother
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From this reading On her shoulder she bears a quiver, and overtops them all, and her mother, even Latona, silently rejoices to behold her.
mountains
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
nobly
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From this reading So fair and seemly to see was Dido as she bare herself right nobly in the midst, being busy in the work of her kingdom.
nymphs
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
overtops
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From this reading On her shoulder she bears a quiver, and overtops them all, and her mother, even Latona, silently rejoices to behold her.
quiver
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From this reading On her shoulder she bears a quiver, and overtops them all, and her mother, even Latona, silently rejoices to behold her.
rejoices
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From this reading On her shoulder she bears a quiver, and overtops them all, and her mother, even Latona, silently rejoices to behold her.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So fair and seemly to see was Dido as she bare herself right nobly in the midst, being busy in the work of her kingdom.
sat
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From this reading Then she sat herself down on a lofty throne in the gate of the temple, with many armed men about her.
see
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
seemly
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From this reading So fair and seemly to see was Dido as she bare herself right nobly in the midst, being busy in the work of her kingdom.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
shoulder
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From this reading On her shoulder she bears a quiver, and overtops them all, and her mother, even Latona, silently rejoices to behold her.
silently
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From this reading On her shoulder she bears a quiver, and overtops them all, and her mother, even Latona, silently rejoices to behold her.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So fair and seemly to see was Dido as she bare herself right nobly in the midst, being busy in the work of her kingdom.
temple
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From this reading Then she sat herself down on a lofty throne in the gate of the temple, with many armed men about her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On her shoulder she bears a quiver, and overtops them all, and her mother, even Latona, silently rejoices to behold her.
Then
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From this reading Then she sat herself down on a lofty throne in the gate of the temple, with many armed men about her.
there
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
things
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
thousand
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
throne
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From this reading Then she sat herself down on a lofty throne in the gate of the temple, with many armed men about her.
throng
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So fair and seemly to see was Dido as she bare herself right nobly in the midst, being busy in the work of her kingdom.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
women
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
work
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From this reading So fair and seemly to see was Dido as she bare herself right nobly in the midst, being busy in the work of her kingdom.
youths
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
Æneas
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From this reading But while Æneas marvelled to see these things lo! there came, with a great throng of youths behind her, Dido, most beautiful of women, fair as Diana, when, on the banks of Eurotas or on the hills of Cynthus, she leads the dance with a thousand nymphs of the mountains about her.
