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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 Victoria no longer lived in Mayence, but in Treves, a large and magnificent Gallic city situated on this side of the Rhine.
accompanied
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From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
ancestress
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
assassination
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
beloved
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From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Victoria no longer lived in Mayence, but in Treves, a large and magnificent Gallic city situated on this side of the Rhine.
city
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From this reading Victoria no longer lived in Mayence, but in Treves, a large and magnificent Gallic city situated on this side of the Rhine.
consume
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From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I continued to live with my foster-sister.
cross
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
day
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From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
die
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
direst
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From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
Ellen
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From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
events
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From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
five
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
following
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From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
foster-sister
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From this reading I continued to live with my foster-sister.
funeral
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From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
Gallic
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From this reading Victoria no longer lived in Mayence, but in Treves, a large and magnificent Gallic city situated on this side of the Rhine.
Gaul
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
Genevieve
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
government
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
happened
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
hundred
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
large
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From this reading Victoria no longer lived in Mayence, but in Treves, a large and magnificent Gallic city situated on this side of the Rhine.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
live
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From this reading I continued to live with my foster-sister.
lived
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From this reading Victoria no longer lived in Mayence, but in Treves, a large and magnificent Gallic city situated on this side of the Rhine.
longer
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From this reading Victoria no longer lived in Mayence, but in Treves, a large and magnificent Gallic city situated on this side of the Rhine.
magnificent
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From this reading Victoria no longer lived in Mayence, but in Treves, a large and magnificent Gallic city situated on this side of the Rhine.
man
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
Marion
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
Mayence
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From this reading Victoria no longer lived in Mayence, but in Treves, a large and magnificent Gallic city situated on this side of the Rhine.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
Nazareth
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Victoria no longer lived in Mayence, but in Treves, a large and magnificent Gallic city situated on this side of the Rhine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
place
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From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
pyre
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From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
remains
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From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
Rhine
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From this reading Victoria no longer lived in Mayence, but in Treves, a large and magnificent Gallic city situated on this side of the Rhine.
saw
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
side
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From this reading Victoria no longer lived in Mayence, but in Treves, a large and magnificent Gallic city situated on this side of the Rhine.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
situated
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From this reading Victoria no longer lived in Mayence, but in Treves, a large and magnificent Gallic city situated on this side of the Rhine.
sixty
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
son
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From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
successor
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAITOR UNMASKED.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Victoria no longer lived in Mayence, but in Treves, a large and magnificent Gallic city situated on this side of the Rhine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
TRAITOR
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From this reading THE TRAITOR UNMASKED.
Treves
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From this reading Victoria no longer lived in Mayence, but in Treves, a large and magnificent Gallic city situated on this side of the Rhine.
two
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
UNMASKED
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From this reading THE TRAITOR UNMASKED.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
Victoria
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From this reading Victoria no longer lived in Mayence, but in Treves, a large and magnificent Gallic city situated on this side of the Rhine.
Victorin
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From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
wife
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From this reading The direst day of my life since that on which I accompanied the remains of Victorin, his son and my beloved wife Ellen to the funeral pyre that was to consume them, was the day on which the following events took place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I continued to live with my foster-sister.
years
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
young
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From this reading They happened, my son, two hundred and sixty years after our ancestress Genevieve saw the young man of Nazareth die upon the cross, and five years after the assassination of Marion, the successor of Victorin in the government of Gaul.
