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Chapter XXXVII
Dull, misty, and gray, a cold damp morning in early March dawned upon the mountain. The sun could not penetrate the dense clouds. The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders. Most of the houses, constructed of stone from the mountain, stood deserted and ruinous. Nomad Moors used the few which still had roofs as places of refuge in winter.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The sun could not penetrate the dense clouds.”
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading “Most of the houses, constructed of stone from the mountain, stood deserted and ruinous.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dull, misty, and gray, a cold damp morning in early March dawned upon the mountain.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nomad Moors used the few which still had roofs as places of refuge in winter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Most of the houses, constructed of stone from the mountain, stood deserted and ruinous.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Dull, misty, and gray, a cold damp morning in early March dawned upon the mountain.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dull, misty, and gray, a cold damp morning in early March dawned upon the mountain.
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From this reading The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dull, misty, and gray, a cold damp morning in early March dawned upon the mountain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nomad Moors used the few which still had roofs as places of refuge in winter.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.
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From this reading The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.
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From this reading The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.
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From this reading The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.
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From this reading The sun could not penetrate the dense clouds.
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From this reading Dull, misty, and gray, a cold damp morning in early March dawned upon the mountain.
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From this reading Most of the houses, constructed of stone from the mountain, stood deserted and ruinous.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The sun could not penetrate the dense clouds.
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From this reading Dull, misty, and gray, a cold damp morning in early March dawned upon the mountain.
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From this reading Dull, misty, and gray, a cold damp morning in early March dawned upon the mountain.
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From this reading The sun could not penetrate the dense clouds.
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Most of the houses, constructed of stone from the mountain, stood deserted and ruinous.
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From this reading Dull, misty, and gray, a cold damp morning in early March dawned upon the mountain.
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From this reading Dull, misty, and gray, a cold damp morning in early March dawned upon the mountain.
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From this reading Nomad Moors used the few which still had roofs as places of refuge in winter.
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From this reading The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Most of the houses, constructed of stone from the mountain, stood deserted and ruinous.
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From this reading Dull, misty, and gray, a cold damp morning in early March dawned upon the mountain.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.
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From this reading Most of the houses, constructed of stone from the mountain, stood deserted and ruinous.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dull, misty, and gray, a cold damp morning in early March dawned upon the mountain.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dull, misty, and gray, a cold damp morning in early March dawned upon the mountain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dull, misty, and gray, a cold damp morning in early March dawned upon the mountain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nomad Moors used the few which still had roofs as places of refuge in winter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dull, misty, and gray, a cold damp morning in early March dawned upon the mountain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most of the houses, constructed of stone from the mountain, stood deserted and ruinous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dull, misty, and gray, a cold damp morning in early March dawned upon the mountain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nomad Moors used the few which still had roofs as places of refuge in winter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sun could not penetrate the dense clouds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.
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From this reading The sun could not penetrate the dense clouds.
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From this reading Nomad Moors used the few which still had roofs as places of refuge in winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nomad Moors used the few which still had roofs as places of refuge in winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nomad Moors used the few which still had roofs as places of refuge in winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most of the houses, constructed of stone from the mountain, stood deserted and ruinous.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The ancient city of Medenus had long since been abandoned by its Carthaginian and Roman founders and builders.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nomad Moors used the few which still had roofs as places of refuge in winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most of the houses, constructed of stone from the mountain, stood deserted and ruinous.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of the houses, constructed of stone from the mountain, stood deserted and ruinous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun could not penetrate the dense clouds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dull, misty, and gray, a cold damp morning in early March dawned upon the mountain.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dull, misty, and gray, a cold damp morning in early March dawned upon the mountain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nomad Moors used the few which still had roofs as places of refuge in winter.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nomad Moors used the few which still had roofs as places of refuge in winter.
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From this reading Nomad Moors used the few which still had roofs as places of refuge in winter.
