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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 These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now the trumpet gave the signal for battle.
array
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From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BATTLE AT THE CAMP.
bare
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From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
BATTLE
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From this reading THE BATTLE AT THE CAMP.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
CAMP
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From this reading THE BATTLE AT THE CAMP.
cast
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From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
close
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From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
down
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From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First the Volscians drew near to the wall.
fight
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From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
filled
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From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First the Volscians drew near to the wall.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And now the trumpet gave the signal for battle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
gave
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From this reading And now the trumpet gave the signal for battle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
heads
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From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
held
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From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
indeed
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From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
joining
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From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
ladders
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From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
like
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From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
manner
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From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
men
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From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
moat
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From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
mounted
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From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
near
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From this reading First the Volscians drew near to the wall.
now
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From this reading And now the trumpet gave the signal for battle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
poles
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From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
shell
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From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
shields
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From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
signal
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From this reading And now the trumpet gave the signal for battle.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
some
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From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
spears
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From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE AT THE CAMP.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
thrust
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From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading First the Volscians drew near to the wall.
tortoise
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From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
Troy
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From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
trumpet
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From this reading And now the trumpet gave the signal for battle.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
used
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From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
Volscians
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From this reading First the Volscians drew near to the wall.
wall
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From this reading First the Volscians drew near to the wall.
walls
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From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
well
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From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These held their shields over their heads, joining them in close array so that they were like unto the shell of a tortoise, and they that bare them filled the moat and pulled down the wall.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And some would have mounted the walls on ladders; while the men of Troy cast spears at them and thrust at them with poles, being indeed well used to the manner of such a fight from walls.
