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1648
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From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
40,000
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From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
abandon
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From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
blood-dripping
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From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
child
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From this reading Not a man, woman or child was spared.
Chmyelnicki's
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From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
cities
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From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
Cossacks
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From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
Cucumber
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From this reading The scene of the slaughter, a small square in the vicinity of Cucumber Market, is sacred ground to the Jews of Miroslav.
decided
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From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
eight
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From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
exceed
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From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
faith
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From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
fell
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From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
GROUND
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From this reading ON SACRED GROUND.
hands
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From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
hundred
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From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The scene of the slaughter, a small square in the vicinity of Cucumber Market, is sacred ground to the Jews of Miroslav.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
Jewish
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From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
Jews
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From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
man
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From this reading Not a man, woman or child was spared.
Market
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From this reading The scene of the slaughter, a small square in the vicinity of Cucumber Market, is sacred ground to the Jews of Miroslav.
Miroslav
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From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The scene of the slaughter, a small square in the vicinity of Cucumber Market, is sacred ground to the Jews of Miroslav.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON SACRED GROUND.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not a man, woman or child was spared.
population
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From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
rather
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From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
SACRED
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From this reading ON SACRED GROUND.
scene
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From this reading The scene of the slaughter, a small square in the vicinity of Cucumber Market, is sacred ground to the Jews of Miroslav.
slain
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From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
slaughter
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From this reading The scene of the slaughter, a small square in the vicinity of Cucumber Market, is sacred ground to the Jews of Miroslav.
slaughtered
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From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
small
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From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
spared
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From this reading Not a man, woman or child was spared.
square
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From this reading The scene of the slaughter, a small square in the vicinity of Cucumber Market, is sacred ground to the Jews of Miroslav.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
then
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From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
town
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From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
unanimously
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From this reading It was a small town then; the Jewish population did not exceed eight hundred, but these unanimously decided to be slain rather than abandon their faith.
vicinity
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From this reading The scene of the slaughter, a small square in the vicinity of Cucumber Market, is sacred ground to the Jews of Miroslav.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In 1648, when Chmyelnicki's Cossacks slaughtered 40,000 Jews, Miroslav was among the cities that fell into their blood-dripping hands.
woman
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From this reading Not a man, woman or child was spared.
