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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 When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
abuses
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From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
acknowledged
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From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
Alexander
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From this reading Pope Alexander VI. made a public purchase of the pontifical crown, and his five bastards shared with him the profits.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
armed
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From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
away
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
bastards
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From this reading Pope Alexander VI. made a public purchase of the pontifical crown, and his five bastards shared with him the profits.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
became
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From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
began
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From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
Borgia
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
cap-a-pie
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From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
Cardinal
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
caused
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
common
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From this reading Leo X., in order to raise money to pay the expenses of his pleasures, made a sale of indulgences, like goods in a common market.
complaint
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From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
concert
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
crown
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From this reading Pope Alexander VI. made a public purchase of the pontifical crown, and his five bastards shared with him the profits.
Duke
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
enlightened
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From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
errors
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From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
estates
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
excommunicated
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From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
expenses
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From this reading Leo X., in order to raise money to pay the expenses of his pleasures, made a sale of indulgences, like goods in a common market.
families
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
father
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
fire
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From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
five
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From this reading Pope Alexander VI. made a public purchase of the pontifical crown, and his five bastards shared with him the profits.
France
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From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
full
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From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
general
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From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
goods
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From this reading Leo X., in order to raise money to pay the expenses of his pleasures, made a sale of indulgences, like goods in a common market.
Gravina
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pope Alexander VI. made a public purchase of the pontifical crown, and his five bastards shared with him the profits.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pope Alexander VI. made a public purchase of the pontifical crown, and his five bastards shared with him the profits.
hundred
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
II
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From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
indulgences
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From this reading Leo X., in order to raise money to pay the expenses of his pleasures, made a sale of indulgences, like goods in a common market.
Italy
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From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
Julius
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From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
just
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From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
learning
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From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
Leo
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From this reading Leo X., in order to raise money to pay the expenses of his pleasures, made a sale of indulgences, like goods in a common market.
like
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From this reading Leo X., in order to raise money to pay the expenses of his pleasures, made a sale of indulgences, like goods in a common market.
lords
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
Louis
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From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
made
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From this reading Pope Alexander VI. made a public purchase of the pontifical crown, and his five bastards shared with him the profits.
mankind
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From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
market
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From this reading Leo X., in order to raise money to pay the expenses of his pleasures, made a sale of indulgences, like goods in a common market.
money
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From this reading Leo X., in order to raise money to pay the expenses of his pleasures, made a sale of indulgences, like goods in a common market.
more
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From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
noble
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
Oliveretto
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
order
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
other
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
part
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From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
pay
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From this reading Leo X., in order to raise money to pay the expenses of his pleasures, made a sale of indulgences, like goods in a common market.
pleasures
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From this reading Leo X., in order to raise money to pay the expenses of his pleasures, made a sale of indulgences, like goods in a common market.
pontifical
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From this reading Pope Alexander VI. made a public purchase of the pontifical crown, and his five bastards shared with him the profits.
Pope
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From this reading Pope Alexander VI. made a public purchase of the pontifical crown, and his five bastards shared with him the profits.
profits
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From this reading Pope Alexander VI. made a public purchase of the pontifical crown, and his five bastards shared with him the profits.
public
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From this reading Pope Alexander VI. made a public purchase of the pontifical crown, and his five bastards shared with him the profits.
purchase
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From this reading Pope Alexander VI. made a public purchase of the pontifical crown, and his five bastards shared with him the profits.
raise
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From this reading Leo X., in order to raise money to pay the expenses of his pleasures, made a sale of indulgences, like goods in a common market.
ravaged
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From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
revive
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From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
sale
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From this reading Leo X., in order to raise money to pay the expenses of his pleasures, made a sale of indulgences, like goods in a common market.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
seize
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
shared
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From this reading Pope Alexander VI. made a public purchase of the pontifical crown, and his five bastards shared with him the profits.
son
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
spirit
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From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
sword
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From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
there
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From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
together
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
understandings
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From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
Urbino
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
VI
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From this reading Pope Alexander VI. made a public purchase of the pontifical crown, and his five bastards shared with him the profits.
Vitelli
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From this reading His son, the Cardinal Duke of Borgia, in concert with the pope, his father, caused the noble families of Vitelli, Urbino, Gravina, and Oliveretto, together with a hundred other lords, to be made away with, in order to seize upon their estates.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When learning began to revive, and the understandings of mankind became more enlightened, there was a general complaint of errors and abuses, and every one acknowledged the complaint to be just.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pope Alexander VI. made a public purchase of the pontifical crown, and his five bastards shared with him the profits.
X
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From this reading Leo X., in order to raise money to pay the expenses of his pleasures, made a sale of indulgences, like goods in a common market.
XII
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From this reading Julius II., full of the same spirit, excommunicated Louis XII. of France, while he himself, armed cap-a-pie, ravaged a part of Italy with fire and sword.
