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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then Turnus commanded that of the chiefs some should set the battle in array, and some should fortify the gates, and some should follow after himself.
all
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From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Turnus commanded that of the chiefs some should set the battle in array, and some should fortify the gates, and some should follow after himself.
array
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From this reading Then Turnus commanded that of the chiefs some should set the battle in array, and some should fortify the gates, and some should follow after himself.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BATTLE AT THE CITY.
BATTLE
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From this reading THE BATTLE AT THE CITY.
beautiful
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From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And men dug trenches before the gates, and gathered store of stones and stakes; and the women and children stood upon the walls.
break
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From this reading And they offered incense and prayer to the goddess, that she would break the Phrygian robber's spear, and lay him low before the walls of the city.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
casting
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From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
chiefest
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From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
chiefs
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From this reading Then Turnus commanded that of the chiefs some should set the battle in array, and some should fortify the gates, and some should follow after himself.
children
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From this reading And men dug trenches before the gates, and gathered store of stones and stakes; and the women and children stood upon the walls.
CITY
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From this reading THE BATTLE AT THE CITY.
commanded
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From this reading Then Turnus commanded that of the chiefs some should set the battle in array, and some should fortify the gates, and some should follow after himself.
down
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From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
dug
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From this reading And men dug trenches before the gates, and gathered store of stones and stakes; and the women and children stood upon the walls.
eyes
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From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
follow
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From this reading Then Turnus commanded that of the chiefs some should set the battle in array, and some should fortify the gates, and some should follow after himself.
fortify
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From this reading Then Turnus commanded that of the chiefs some should set the battle in array, and some should fortify the gates, and some should follow after himself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
gates
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From this reading Then Turnus commanded that of the chiefs some should set the battle in array, and some should fortify the gates, and some should follow after himself.
gathered
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From this reading And men dug trenches before the gates, and gathered store of stones and stakes; and the women and children stood upon the walls.
goddess
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From this reading And they offered incense and prayer to the goddess, that she would break the Phrygian robber's spear, and lay him low before the walls of the city.
ground
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From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And they offered incense and prayer to the goddess, that she would break the Phrygian robber's spear, and lay him low before the walls of the city.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then Turnus commanded that of the chiefs some should set the battle in array, and some should fortify the gates, and some should follow after himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then Turnus commanded that of the chiefs some should set the battle in array, and some should fortify the gates, and some should follow after himself.
incense
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From this reading And they offered incense and prayer to the goddess, that she would break the Phrygian robber's spear, and lay him low before the walls of the city.
Lavinia
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From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
lay
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From this reading And they offered incense and prayer to the goddess, that she would break the Phrygian robber's spear, and lay him low before the walls of the city.
low
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From this reading And they offered incense and prayer to the goddess, that she would break the Phrygian robber's spear, and lay him low before the walls of the city.
matrons
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From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
men
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From this reading And men dug trenches before the gates, and gathered store of stones and stakes; and the women and children stood upon the walls.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then Turnus commanded that of the chiefs some should set the battle in array, and some should fortify the gates, and some should follow after himself.
offered
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From this reading And they offered incense and prayer to the goddess, that she would break the Phrygian robber's spear, and lay him low before the walls of the city.
Pallas
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From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
Phrygian
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From this reading And they offered incense and prayer to the goddess, that she would break the Phrygian robber's spear, and lay him low before the walls of the city.
prayer
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From this reading And they offered incense and prayer to the goddess, that she would break the Phrygian robber's spear, and lay him low before the walls of the city.
queen
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From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
robber's
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From this reading And they offered incense and prayer to the goddess, that she would break the Phrygian robber's spear, and lay him low before the walls of the city.
set
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From this reading Then Turnus commanded that of the chiefs some should set the battle in array, and some should fortify the gates, and some should follow after himself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they offered incense and prayer to the goddess, that she would break the Phrygian robber's spear, and lay him low before the walls of the city.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Then Turnus commanded that of the chiefs some should set the battle in array, and some should fortify the gates, and some should follow after himself.
some
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From this reading Then Turnus commanded that of the chiefs some should set the battle in array, and some should fortify the gates, and some should follow after himself.
sorrows
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From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
spear
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From this reading And they offered incense and prayer to the goddess, that she would break the Phrygian robber's spear, and lay him low before the walls of the city.
sprang
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From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
stakes
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From this reading And men dug trenches before the gates, and gathered store of stones and stakes; and the women and children stood upon the walls.
stones
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From this reading And men dug trenches before the gates, and gathered store of stones and stakes; and the women and children stood upon the walls.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And men dug trenches before the gates, and gathered store of stones and stakes; and the women and children stood upon the walls.
store
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From this reading And men dug trenches before the gates, and gathered store of stones and stakes; and the women and children stood upon the walls.
temple
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From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then Turnus commanded that of the chiefs some should set the battle in array, and some should fortify the gates, and some should follow after himself.
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 CITY.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
Then
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From this reading Then Turnus commanded that of the chiefs some should set the battle in array, and some should fortify the gates, and some should follow after himself.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they offered incense and prayer to the goddess, that she would break the Phrygian robber's spear, and lay him low before the walls of the city.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
trenches
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From this reading And men dug trenches before the gates, and gathered store of stones and stakes; and the women and children stood upon the walls.
Turnus
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From this reading Then Turnus commanded that of the chiefs some should set the battle in array, and some should fortify the gates, and some should follow after himself.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And men dug trenches before the gates, and gathered store of stones and stakes; and the women and children stood upon the walls.
virgin
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From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
walls
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From this reading And men dug trenches before the gates, and gathered store of stones and stakes; and the women and children stood upon the walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the queen and the chiefest of the matrons went to the temple of Pallas, and with them was the virgin Lavinia, from whom all these sorrows sprang, casting down her beautiful eyes to the ground.
women
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From this reading And men dug trenches before the gates, and gathered store of stones and stakes; and the women and children stood upon the walls.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And they offered incense and prayer to the goddess, that she would break the Phrygian robber's spear, and lay him low before the walls of the city.
