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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 ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
all
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From this reading Excepting his house in Rome, this was all the property that Marcian possessed.
almost
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From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
amnis
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
arched
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From this reading Between the two cataracts, linked to the river banks with great arched bridges, stood Marcian's villa.
Arpinum
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
attached
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
away
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
banks
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From this reading Between the two cataracts, linked to the river banks with great arched bridges, stood Marcian's villa.
becomes
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between the two cataracts, linked to the river banks with great arched bridges, stood Marcian's villa.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
bridges
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From this reading Between the two cataracts, linked to the river banks with great arched bridges, stood Marcian's villa.
broad
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
cataracts
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From this reading Between the two cataracts, linked to the river banks with great arched bridges, stood Marcian's villa.
city
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
country
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From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
cultivated
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
direction
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
dwelling
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
enclosing
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
Excepting
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From this reading Excepting his house in Rome, this was all the property that Marcian possessed.
far
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
feed
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
few
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
fifty
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From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
flood
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
foam
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
garden
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between the two cataracts, linked to the river banks with great arched bridges, stood Marcian's villa.
greater
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From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
hillside
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Excepting his house in Rome, this was all the property that Marcian possessed.
historic
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
house
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From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
ISLAND
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
kindred
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
land
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
leaps
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
linked
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From this reading Between the two cataracts, linked to the river banks with great arched bridges, stood Marcian's villa.
LIRIS
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
made
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From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
Marcian
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From this reading Excepting his house in Rome, this was all the property that Marcian possessed.
Marcian's
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From this reading Between the two cataracts, linked to the river banks with great arched bridges, stood Marcian's villa.
miles
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
modest
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From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
more
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From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
mountains
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
neglect
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From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
now
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
oliveyard
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
partly
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
parts
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
peasants
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
peopled
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
possessed
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From this reading Excepting his house in Rome, this was all the property that Marcian possessed.
property
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From this reading Excepting his house in Rome, this was all the property that Marcian possessed.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
river
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
Rome
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From this reading Excepting his house in Rome, this was all the property that Marcian possessed.
ruin
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From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
seaward
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
showed
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
side
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
slaves
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
sound
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
spacious
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
sparsely
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between the two cataracts, linked to the river banks with great arched bridges, stood Marcian's villa.
streams
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
taciturnus
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Excepting his house in Rome, this was all the property that Marcian possessed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
total
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From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
two
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
uninhabitable
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From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
valley
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From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
villa
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From this reading Between the two cataracts, linked to the river banks with great arched bridges, stood Marcian's villa.
vineyard
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From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Excepting his house in Rome, this was all the property that Marcian possessed.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A score of slaves and peasants looked after what remained of the dwelling and cultivated the land attached to it, garden, oliveyard, vineyard, partly on the island, partly beyond the river in the direction of Arpinum, which historic city, now but sparsely peopled, showed on the hillside a few miles away.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
years
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From this reading Never more than a modest country house, during the last fifty years an almost total neglect had made of the greater part an uninhabitable ruin.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading THE ISLAND IN THE LIRIS Not yet the '_taciturnus amnis_,' which it becomes in the broad, seaward valley far below, the Liris at this point parts into two streams, enclosing a spacious island, and on either side of the island leaps with sound and foam, a river kindred to the mountains which feed its flood.
