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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 The captive declined, and asked for a penitent's girdle, with sharp points on the inside, such as the hermits wear in the desert.
acacia
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From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
all
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From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
aloud
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From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The captive declined, and asked for a penitent's girdle, with sharp points on the inside, such as the hermits wear in the desert.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The captive declined, and asked for a penitent's girdle, with sharp points on the inside, such as the hermits wear in the desert.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The captive declined, and asked for a penitent's girdle, with sharp points on the inside, such as the hermits wear in the desert.
bare
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From this reading Fara offered him suitable garments instead of the worn, half-tattered purple mantle which he had on his bare body.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fara offered him suitable garments instead of the worn, half-tattered purple mantle which he had on his bare body.
camel
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From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
capital
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From this reading Close to the gate of his capital, his strength failed, and he fell, face downward, in the road.
captive
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From this reading The captive declined, and asked for a penitent's girdle, with sharp points on the inside, such as the hermits wear in the desert.
Carthage
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From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
cast-off
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From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
CETHEGUS
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From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
Close
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From this reading Close to the gate of his capital, his strength failed, and he fell, face downward, in the road.
crazy
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From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
declined
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From this reading The captive declined, and asked for a penitent's girdle, with sharp points on the inside, such as the hermits wear in the desert.
declining
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From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
desert
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From this reading The captive declined, and asked for a penitent's girdle, with sharp points on the inside, such as the hermits wear in the desert.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
disapproved
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From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
downward
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From this reading Close to the gate of his capital, his strength failed, and he fell, face downward, in the road.
face
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From this reading Close to the gate of his capital, his strength failed, and he fell, face downward, in the road.
failed
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From this reading Close to the gate of his capital, his strength failed, and he fell, face downward, in the road.
Fara
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From this reading Fara offered him suitable garments instead of the worn, half-tattered purple mantle which he had on his bare body.
fell
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From this reading Close to the gate of his capital, his strength failed, and he fell, face downward, in the road.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The captive declined, and asked for a penitent's girdle, with sharp points on the inside, such as the hermits wear in the desert.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
garments
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From this reading Fara offered him suitable garments instead of the worn, half-tattered purple mantle which he had on his bare body.
gate
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From this reading Close to the gate of his capital, his strength failed, and he fell, face downward, in the road.
gear
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From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
girdle
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From this reading The captive declined, and asked for a penitent's girdle, with sharp points on the inside, such as the hermits wear in the desert.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fara offered him suitable garments instead of the worn, half-tattered purple mantle which he had on his bare body.
half-tattered
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From this reading Fara offered him suitable garments instead of the worn, half-tattered purple mantle which he had on his bare body.
hard
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From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
hermits
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From this reading The captive declined, and asked for a penitent's girdle, with sharp points on the inside, such as the hermits wear in the desert.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fara offered him suitable garments instead of the worn, half-tattered purple mantle which he had on his bare body.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fara offered him suitable garments instead of the worn, half-tattered purple mantle which he had on his bare body.
horse
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From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
horse-bridle
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From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
how
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From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
inside
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From this reading The captive declined, and asked for a penitent's girdle, with sharp points on the inside, such as the hermits wear in the desert.
instead
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From this reading Fara offered him suitable garments instead of the worn, half-tattered purple mantle which he had on his bare body.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
language
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From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
Latin
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From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
longer
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From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
made
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From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading Fara offered him suitable garments instead of the worn, half-tattered purple mantle which he had on his bare body.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fara offered him suitable garments instead of the worn, half-tattered purple mantle which he had on his bare body.
offered
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From this reading Fara offered him suitable garments instead of the worn, half-tattered purple mantle which he had on his bare body.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
penitent's
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From this reading The captive declined, and asked for a penitent's girdle, with sharp points on the inside, such as the hermits wear in the desert.
points
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From this reading The captive declined, and asked for a penitent's girdle, with sharp points on the inside, such as the hermits wear in the desert.
praying
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From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
probably
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From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
PROCOPIUS
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From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
purple
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From this reading Fara offered him suitable garments instead of the worn, half-tattered purple mantle which he had on his bare body.
remaining
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From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
road
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From this reading Close to the gate of his capital, his strength failed, and he fell, face downward, in the road.
sharp
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From this reading The captive declined, and asked for a penitent's girdle, with sharp points on the inside, such as the hermits wear in the desert.
silent
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From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Close to the gate of his capital, his strength failed, and he fell, face downward, in the road.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The captive declined, and asked for a penitent's girdle, with sharp points on the inside, such as the hermits wear in the desert.
suitable
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From this reading Fara offered him suitable garments instead of the worn, half-tattered purple mantle which he had on his bare body.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
thorns
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From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
Tyrant
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From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
Vandal
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From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
way
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From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
wear
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From this reading The captive declined, and asked for a penitent's girdle, with sharp points on the inside, such as the hermits wear in the desert.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PROCOPIUS TO CETHEGUS: HE went all the way to Carthage on foot, declining horse or camel, remaining silent or praying aloud in Latin, no longer in the Vandal language.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Fara offered him suitable garments instead of the worn, half-tattered purple mantle which he had on his bare body.
wish
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From this reading We did not know how to obtain such crazy gear, and Fara probably disapproved the wish, so the "Tyrant" himself made one from a cast-off horse-bridle which he found and the hard, sharp thorns of the desert acacia.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The captive declined, and asked for a penitent's girdle, with sharp points on the inside, such as the hermits wear in the desert.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Fara offered him suitable garments instead of the worn, half-tattered purple mantle which he had on his bare body.
