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From this reading 6.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
air
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From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."--HEBREWS XII.
animation
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From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
appeared
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From this reading The gorgeous palace of Augustus appeared quite deserted when the praefect of Rome finally made his way to the vestibule.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
Augustus
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From this reading The gorgeous palace of Augustus appeared quite deserted when the praefect of Rome finally made his way to the vestibule.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
certain
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From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
chasteneth
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From this reading "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."--HEBREWS XII.
crossed
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From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
defined
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From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The gorgeous palace of Augustus appeared quite deserted when the praefect of Rome finally made his way to the vestibule.
Emperor
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From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
enhanced
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From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."--HEBREWS XII.
finally
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From this reading The gorgeous palace of Augustus appeared quite deserted when the praefect of Rome finally made his way to the vestibule.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."--HEBREWS XII.
gorgeous
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From this reading The gorgeous palace of Augustus appeared quite deserted when the praefect of Rome finally made his way to the vestibule.
grandeur
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From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
halls
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From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."--HEBREWS XII.
HEBREWS
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From this reading "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."--HEBREWS XII.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The gorgeous palace of Augustus appeared quite deserted when the praefect of Rome finally made his way to the vestibule.
imperial
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From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
inner
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From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
Lord
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From this reading "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."--HEBREWS XII.
loveth
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From this reading "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."--HEBREWS XII.
made
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From this reading The gorgeous palace of Augustus appeared quite deserted when the praefect of Rome finally made his way to the vestibule.
magnificent
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From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
majestic
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From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gorgeous palace of Augustus appeared quite deserted when the praefect of Rome finally made his way to the vestibule.
official
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From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
original
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From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
palace
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From this reading The gorgeous palace of Augustus appeared quite deserted when the praefect of Rome finally made his way to the vestibule.
peopled
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From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
peristylium
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From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
pillars
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From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
praefect
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From this reading The gorgeous palace of Augustus appeared quite deserted when the praefect of Rome finally made his way to the vestibule.
presented
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From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gorgeous palace of Augustus appeared quite deserted when the praefect of Rome finally made his way to the vestibule.
receiveth
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From this reading "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."--HEBREWS XII.
Rome
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From this reading The gorgeous palace of Augustus appeared quite deserted when the praefect of Rome finally made his way to the vestibule.
rule
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From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
scourgeth
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From this reading "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."--HEBREWS XII.
scribes
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From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
shorn
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From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
sky
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From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
solemnity
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From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
son
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From this reading "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."--HEBREWS XII.
splendours
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From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
tall
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From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."--HEBREWS XII.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
times
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From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gorgeous palace of Augustus appeared quite deserted when the praefect of Rome finally made his way to the vestibule.
uncut
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From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
vast
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From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
vestibule
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From this reading The gorgeous palace of Augustus appeared quite deserted when the praefect of Rome finally made his way to the vestibule.
way
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From this reading The gorgeous palace of Augustus appeared quite deserted when the praefect of Rome finally made his way to the vestibule.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The gorgeous palace of Augustus appeared quite deserted when the praefect of Rome finally made his way to the vestibule.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He crossed the magnificent inner peristylium, the tall, uncut pillars of which, sharply defined against the sky, enhanced its majestic grandeur and its air of mysterious solemnity.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."--HEBREWS XII.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As a rule these vast halls were peopled with scribes, and though shorn of its original imperial splendours the palace of the great Emperor presented at times a certain air of animation and of official bustle.
XII
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From this reading "For whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom He receiveth."--HEBREWS XII.
