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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 ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
all
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From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The soldiers fought their way through and most of them escaped, and had fled hither through the darkness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was a portion of the garrison of Tibur: the town had been betrayed at sunset, by certain of its inhabitants who watched at one of the gates.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
BELEAGUERED
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From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
betrayed
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From this reading It was a portion of the garrison of Tibur: the town had been betrayed at sunset, by certain of its inhabitants who watched at one of the gates.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
came
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From this reading Before the end of the day came news more terrible.
certain
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From this reading It was a portion of the garrison of Tibur: the town had been betrayed at sunset, by certain of its inhabitants who watched at one of the gates.
children
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From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
darkness
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From this reading The soldiers fought their way through and most of them escaped, and had fled hither through the darkness.
dawn
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From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
day
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From this reading Before the end of the day came news more terrible.
days
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From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
declared
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From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
disarraynounUS /disarray/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
end
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From this reading Before the end of the day came news more terrible.
escaped
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From this reading The soldiers fought their way through and most of them escaped, and had fled hither through the darkness.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
farm
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From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
few
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From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
fled
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From this reading The soldiers fought their way through and most of them escaped, and had fled hither through the darkness.
flight
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From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
fought
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From this reading The soldiers fought their way through and most of them escaped, and had fled hither through the darkness.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
garrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading It was a portion of the garrison of Tibur: the town had been betrayed at sunset, by certain of its inhabitants who watched at one of the gates.
Gate
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From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
gates
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From this reading It was a portion of the garrison of Tibur: the town had been betrayed at sunset, by certain of its inhabitants who watched at one of the gates.
Gothic
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From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
Greek
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From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
guards
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From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a portion of the garrison of Tibur: the town had been betrayed at sunset, by certain of its inhabitants who watched at one of the gates.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading The soldiers fought their way through and most of them escaped, and had fled hither through the darkness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
inhabitants
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From this reading It was a portion of the garrison of Tibur: the town had been betrayed at sunset, by certain of its inhabitants who watched at one of the gates.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a portion of the garrison of Tibur: the town had been betrayed at sunset, by certain of its inhabitants who watched at one of the gates.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a portion of the garrison of Tibur: the town had been betrayed at sunset, by certain of its inhabitants who watched at one of the gates.
later
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From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
men
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From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
mercy
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From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
ministers
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From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
more
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From this reading Before the end of the day came news more terrible.
most
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From this reading The soldiers fought their way through and most of them escaped, and had fled hither through the darkness.
neighbouring
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From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
news
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From this reading Before the end of the day came news more terrible.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
number
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From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a portion of the garrison of Tibur: the town had been betrayed at sunset, by certain of its inhabitants who watched at one of the gates.
peasant
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From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
people
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From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
perished
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From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
portion
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From this reading It was a portion of the garrison of Tibur: the town had been betrayed at sunset, by certain of its inhabitants who watched at one of the gates.
religion
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From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
ROME
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From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
soldiers
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From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
sunset
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From this reading It was a portion of the garrison of Tibur: the town had been betrayed at sunset, by certain of its inhabitants who watched at one of the gates.
sword
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From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before the end of the day came news more terrible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The soldiers fought their way through and most of them escaped, and had fled hither through the darkness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The soldiers fought their way through and most of them escaped, and had fled hither through the darkness.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The soldiers fought their way through and most of them escaped, and had fled hither through the darkness.
Tibur
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From this reading It was a portion of the garrison of Tibur: the town had been betrayed at sunset, by certain of its inhabitants who watched at one of the gates.
Tiburtine
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From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
town
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From this reading It was a portion of the garrison of Tibur: the town had been betrayed at sunset, by certain of its inhabitants who watched at one of the gates.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a portion of the garrison of Tibur: the town had been betrayed at sunset, by certain of its inhabitants who watched at one of the gates.
watched
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From this reading It was a portion of the garrison of Tibur: the town had been betrayed at sunset, by certain of its inhabitants who watched at one of the gates.
way
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From this reading The soldiers fought their way through and most of them escaped, and had fled hither through the darkness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ROME BELEAGUERED A few days later the guards at the Tiburtine Gate of Rome were hailed, before dawn, by a number of Greek soldiers in the disarray of flight.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a portion of the garrison of Tibur: the town had been betrayed at sunset, by certain of its inhabitants who watched at one of the gates.
women
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From this reading A peasant from a neighbouring farm declared that all the people of Tibur, men, women, and children, had perished under the Gothic sword, not even ministers of religion having found mercy.
