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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 It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
all
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From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
Apennines
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From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
apostles
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From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
arched
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From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
Asisum
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From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
background
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From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
built
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From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
Byzantine
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From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
chapel
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From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
Church
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From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
cloister
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From this reading The cloister, built of the dark red stone of the neighbourhood, enclosed in its quadrangle a quiet garden, green with shrubberies.
consisted
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From this reading This ornamentation consisted in symbolic pictures from the sacred writings, especially from the Revelations of St. John, the favourite Gospel of that time.
convent
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From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
cool
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From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
dark
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From this reading The cloister, built of the dark red stone of the neighbourhood, enclosed in its quadrangle a quiet garden, green with shrubberies.
daughter
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From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
decorated
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From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
enclosed
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From this reading The cloister, built of the dark red stone of the neighbourhood, enclosed in its quadrangle a quiet garden, green with shrubberies.
especially
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From this reading This ornamentation consisted in symbolic pictures from the sacred writings, especially from the Revelations of St. John, the favourite Gospel of that time.
Eugubium
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From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
favourite
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From this reading This ornamentation consisted in symbolic pictures from the sacred writings, especially from the Revelations of St. John, the favourite Gospel of that time.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
four
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From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
frescoes
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From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
garden
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From this reading The cloister, built of the dark red stone of the neighbourhood, enclosed in its quadrangle a quiet garden, green with shrubberies.
golden
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From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
Gospel
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From this reading This ornamentation consisted in symbolic pictures from the sacred writings, especially from the Revelations of St. John, the favourite Gospel of that time.
grave
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From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
green
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From this reading The cloister, built of the dark red stone of the neighbourhood, enclosed in its quadrangle a quiet garden, green with shrubberies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The cloister, built of the dark red stone of the neighbourhood, enclosed in its quadrangle a quiet garden, green with shrubberies.
John
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From this reading This ornamentation consisted in symbolic pictures from the sacred writings, especially from the Revelations of St. John, the favourite Gospel of that time.
late
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From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
light
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From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
mosaics
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From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
neighbourhood
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From this reading The cloister, built of the dark red stone of the neighbourhood, enclosed in its quadrangle a quiet garden, green with shrubberies.
northeast
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From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
ornamentation
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From this reading This ornamentation consisted in symbolic pictures from the sacred writings, especially from the Revelations of St. John, the favourite Gospel of that time.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
peaceful
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From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
Perusia
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From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
Petra
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From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
pictures
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From this reading This ornamentation consisted in symbolic pictures from the sacred writings, especially from the Revelations of St. John, the favourite Gospel of that time.
precipice
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From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
quadrangle
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From this reading The cloister, built of the dark red stone of the neighbourhood, enclosed in its quadrangle a quiet garden, green with shrubberies.
quiet
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From this reading The cloister, built of the dark red stone of the neighbourhood, enclosed in its quadrangle a quiet garden, green with shrubberies.
ran
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From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
red
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From this reading The cloister, built of the dark red stone of the neighbourhood, enclosed in its quadrangle a quiet garden, green with shrubberies.
release
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From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
Revelations
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From this reading This ornamentation consisted in symbolic pictures from the sacred writings, especially from the Revelations of St. John, the favourite Gospel of that time.
rocky
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From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
round
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From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
sacred
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From this reading This ornamentation consisted in symbolic pictures from the sacred writings, especially from the Revelations of St. John, the favourite Gospel of that time.
service
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From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
shone
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From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
shrubberies
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From this reading The cloister, built of the dark red stone of the neighbourhood, enclosed in its quadrangle a quiet garden, green with shrubberies.
sides
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From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
situated
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From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
south
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From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
St
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From this reading This ornamentation consisted in symbolic pictures from the sacred writings, especially from the Revelations of St. John, the favourite Gospel of that time.
statues
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From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
stone
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From this reading The cloister, built of the dark red stone of the neighbourhood, enclosed in its quadrangle a quiet garden, green with shrubberies.
style
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From this reading A cool arched passage ran round all its four sides, decorated in the grave Byzantine style, with statues of the apostles, mosaics, and frescoes on a golden background.
symbolic
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From this reading This ornamentation consisted in symbolic pictures from the sacred writings, especially from the Revelations of St. John, the favourite Gospel of that time.
Taginae
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From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This ornamentation consisted in symbolic pictures from the sacred writings, especially from the Revelations of St. John, the favourite Gospel of that time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This ornamentation consisted in symbolic pictures from the sacred writings, especially from the Revelations of St. John, the favourite Gospel of that time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This ornamentation consisted in symbolic pictures from the sacred writings, especially from the Revelations of St. John, the favourite Gospel of that time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
town
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From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
Valerius
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From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was situated at the foot of the Apennines, to the northeast of Perusia and Asisum, and to the south of Petra and Eugubium, upon a rocky precipice above the little town of Taginae.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the peaceful light of late afternoon shone the chapel and convent which Valerius had built in order to release his daughter from the service of the Church.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cloister, built of the dark red stone of the neighbourhood, enclosed in its quadrangle a quiet garden, green with shrubberies.
writings
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From this reading This ornamentation consisted in symbolic pictures from the sacred writings, especially from the Revelations of St. John, the favourite Gospel of that time.
