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Arachne — Complete

Chapter XVIII

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While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
The nomarch had had it locked up in the neighbouring temple of the goddess.
It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Arachne — Complete

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.
Line 2
Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.
Line 3
The nomarch had had it locked up in the neighbouring temple of the goddess.
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It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.
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The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.”

Least noun US /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.”

Robbers noun US /ˈrɒb.ərz/

Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.

From this reading “The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.”

Saved noun US /saved/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.”

Standing noun US /ˈstanding/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.”

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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 While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

Archias's

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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

become

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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

brilliant

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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

burning

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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

capture

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From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.

conflagration

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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

Demeter

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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

divinity

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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.

filling

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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

goddess

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From this reading The nomarch had had it locked up in the neighbouring temple of the goddess.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

heap

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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

Hermon's

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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

house

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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

Hundreds

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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The nomarch had had it locked up in the neighbouring temple of the goddess.

just

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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

leastnounUS /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.

light

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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

locked

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From this reading The nomarch had had it locked up in the neighbouring temple of the goddess.

market

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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

means

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From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.

men

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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

miracle

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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

neighbouring

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From this reading The nomarch had had it locked up in the neighbouring temple of the goddess.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

nomarch

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From this reading The nomarch had had it locked up in the neighbouring temple of the goddess.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

officer

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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

own

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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

Pamaut

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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

place

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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

police

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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

poured

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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

power

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From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.

removed

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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

robbersnounUS /ˈrɒb.ərz/

Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.

From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.

ruins

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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

rumoured

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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

savednounUS /saved/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

saw

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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

scene

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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

seen

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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

smoke

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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

smouldering

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

soared

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

standingnounUS /ˈstanding/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

statue

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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

strategist

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From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.

studio

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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

success

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From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.

surrounded

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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

temple

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From this reading The nomarch had had it locked up in the neighbouring temple of the goddess.

Tennis

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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.

up

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From this reading The nomarch had had it locked up in the neighbouring temple of the goddess.

upward

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From this reading It was rumoured that the divinity had saved her own statue by a miracle; Pamaut, the police officer, said that he had seen her himself as, surrounded by a brilliant light, she soared upward on the smoke that poured from the burning house.

used

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From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.

WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

white

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From this reading While the market place in Tennis was filling, Archias's white house had become a heap of smouldering ruins.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The strategist and the nomarch used every means in their power to capture the robbers, but without the least success.

women

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From this reading Hundreds of men and women were standing around the scene of the conflagration, but no one saw the statue of Demeter, which had been removed from Hermon's studio just in time.