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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 She too, belonged to a family of scholars and had a brother who had won high repute as a philosopher, and had directed the studies of the young Octavianus.
affairs
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From this reading After Barine's unhappy marriage with Philostratus was dissolved, she had returned to her mother, who managed the affairs of the household.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After Barine's unhappy marriage with Philostratus was dissolved, she had returned to her mother, who managed the affairs of the household.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She too, belonged to a family of scholars and had a brother who had won high repute as a philosopher, and had directed the studies of the young Octavianus.
Antony
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From this reading This had occurred long before the commencement of the hostility which separated the heirs of Cæsar and Mark Antony.
artist
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From this reading The artist Leonax, the young beauty's father, son of the old philosopher Didymus, had died long before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She too, belonged to a family of scholars and had a brother who had won high repute as a philosopher, and had directed the studies of the young Octavianus.
Barine
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From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
Barine's
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From this reading After Barine's unhappy marriage with Philostratus was dissolved, she had returned to her mother, who managed the affairs of the household.
beauty's
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From this reading The artist Leonax, the young beauty's father, son of the old philosopher Didymus, had died long before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The artist Leonax, the young beauty's father, son of the old philosopher Didymus, had died long before.
belonged
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From this reading She too, belonged to a family of scholars and had a brother who had won high repute as a philosopher, and had directed the studies of the young Octavianus.
brother
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From this reading She too, belonged to a family of scholars and had a brother who had won high repute as a philosopher, and had directed the studies of the young Octavianus.
commencement
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From this reading This had occurred long before the commencement of the hostility which separated the heirs of Cæsar and Mark Antony.
Cæsar
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From this reading This had occurred long before the commencement of the hostility which separated the heirs of Cæsar and Mark Antony.
Didymus
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From this reading The artist Leonax, the young beauty's father, son of the old philosopher Didymus, had died long before.
died
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From this reading The artist Leonax, the young beauty's father, son of the old philosopher Didymus, had died long before.
directed
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From this reading She too, belonged to a family of scholars and had a brother who had won high repute as a philosopher, and had directed the studies of the young Octavianus.
dissolved
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From this reading After Barine's unhappy marriage with Philostratus was dissolved, she had returned to her mother, who managed the affairs of the household.
facing
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From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
family
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From this reading She too, belonged to a family of scholars and had a brother who had won high repute as a philosopher, and had directed the studies of the young Octavianus.
father
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From this reading The artist Leonax, the young beauty's father, son of the old philosopher Didymus, had died long before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
garden
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From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
heirs
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From this reading This had occurred long before the commencement of the hostility which separated the heirs of Cæsar and Mark Antony.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
high
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From this reading She too, belonged to a family of scholars and had a brother who had won high repute as a philosopher, and had directed the studies of the young Octavianus.
hostility
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From this reading This had occurred long before the commencement of the hostility which separated the heirs of Cæsar and Mark Antony.
house
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From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
household
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From this reading After Barine's unhappy marriage with Philostratus was dissolved, she had returned to her mother, who managed the affairs of the household.
inherited
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From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
Leonax
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From this reading The artist Leonax, the young beauty's father, son of the old philosopher Didymus, had died long before.
lived
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From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The artist Leonax, the young beauty's father, son of the old philosopher Didymus, had died long before.
managed
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From this reading After Barine's unhappy marriage with Philostratus was dissolved, she had returned to her mother, who managed the affairs of the household.
Mark
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From this reading This had occurred long before the commencement of the hostility which separated the heirs of Cæsar and Mark Antony.
marriage
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From this reading After Barine's unhappy marriage with Philostratus was dissolved, she had returned to her mother, who managed the affairs of the household.
mother
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From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
occurred
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From this reading This had occurred long before the commencement of the hostility which separated the heirs of Cæsar and Mark Antony.
Octavianus
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From this reading She too, belonged to a family of scholars and had a brother who had won high repute as a philosopher, and had directed the studies of the young Octavianus.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
old
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From this reading The artist Leonax, the young beauty's father, son of the old philosopher Didymus, had died long before.
Paneum
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From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
parents
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From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
philosopher
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From this reading The artist Leonax, the young beauty's father, son of the old philosopher Didymus, had died long before.
Philostratus
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From this reading After Barine's unhappy marriage with Philostratus was dissolved, she had returned to her mother, who managed the affairs of the household.
property
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From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
repute
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From this reading She too, belonged to a family of scholars and had a brother who had won high repute as a philosopher, and had directed the studies of the young Octavianus.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After Barine's unhappy marriage with Philostratus was dissolved, she had returned to her mother, who managed the affairs of the household.
scholars
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From this reading She too, belonged to a family of scholars and had a brother who had won high repute as a philosopher, and had directed the studies of the young Octavianus.
separated
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From this reading This had occurred long before the commencement of the hostility which separated the heirs of Cæsar and Mark Antony.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After Barine's unhappy marriage with Philostratus was dissolved, she had returned to her mother, who managed the affairs of the household.
son
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From this reading The artist Leonax, the young beauty's father, son of the old philosopher Didymus, had died long before.
studies
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From this reading She too, belonged to a family of scholars and had a brother who had won high repute as a philosopher, and had directed the studies of the young Octavianus.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This had occurred long before the commencement of the hostility which separated the heirs of Cæsar and Mark Antony.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After Barine's unhappy marriage with Philostratus was dissolved, she had returned to her mother, who managed the affairs of the household.
too
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From this reading She too, belonged to a family of scholars and had a brother who had won high repute as a philosopher, and had directed the studies of the young Octavianus.
unhappy
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From this reading After Barine's unhappy marriage with Philostratus was dissolved, she had returned to her mother, who managed the affairs of the household.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This had occurred long before the commencement of the hostility which separated the heirs of Cæsar and Mark Antony.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The house facing the garden of the Paneum, where Barine lived, was the property of her mother, who had inherited it from her parents.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After Barine's unhappy marriage with Philostratus was dissolved, she had returned to her mother, who managed the affairs of the household.
won
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From this reading She too, belonged to a family of scholars and had a brother who had won high repute as a philosopher, and had directed the studies of the young Octavianus.
young
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From this reading The artist Leonax, the young beauty's father, son of the old philosopher Didymus, had died long before.
