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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 This fruit was also mentioned, and Anukis went to Kanopus, and thence, in the steward's carriage, with a basket of the very best ones to the fish-market.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after the Nubian's return the Queen came back to the palace from the mausoleum.
also
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From this reading This fruit was also mentioned, and Anukis went to Kanopus, and thence, in the steward's carriage, with a basket of the very best ones to the fish-market.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning the Queen had many whispered conversations with Charmian, and the latter with Anukis.
Anukis
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From this reading The next morning the Queen had many whispered conversations with Charmian, and the latter with Anukis.
Archibius's
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From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
back
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From this reading Shortly after the Nubian's return the Queen came back to the palace from the mausoleum.
basket
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From this reading This fruit was also mentioned, and Anukis went to Kanopus, and thence, in the steward's carriage, with a basket of the very best ones to the fish-market.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
best
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From this reading This fruit was also mentioned, and Anukis went to Kanopus, and thence, in the steward's carriage, with a basket of the very best ones to the fish-market.
boat
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From this reading There she had a great deal to say to Pyrrhus, and the freedman went to his boat with the figs.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
came
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From this reading Shortly after the Nubian's return the Queen came back to the palace from the mausoleum.
carriage
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From this reading This fruit was also mentioned, and Anukis went to Kanopus, and thence, in the steward's carriage, with a basket of the very best ones to the fish-market.
Charmian
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From this reading The next morning the Queen had many whispered conversations with Charmian, and the latter with Anukis.
conversations
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From this reading The next morning the Queen had many whispered conversations with Charmian, and the latter with Anukis.
day
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From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
deal
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From this reading There she had a great deal to say to Pyrrhus, and the freedman went to his boat with the figs.
Epicurus
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From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
figs
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From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
fish-market
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From this reading This fruit was also mentioned, and Anukis went to Kanopus, and thence, in the steward's carriage, with a basket of the very best ones to the fish-market.
freedman
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From this reading There she had a great deal to say to Pyrrhus, and the freedman went to his boat with the figs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Shortly after the Nubian's return the Queen came back to the palace from the mausoleum.
fruit
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From this reading This fruit was also mentioned, and Anukis went to Kanopus, and thence, in the steward's carriage, with a basket of the very best ones to the fish-market.
garden
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From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
gardener
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From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There she had a great deal to say to Pyrrhus, and the freedman went to his boat with the figs.
grew
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From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning the Queen had many whispered conversations with Charmian, and the latter with Anukis.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
Kanopus
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From this reading This fruit was also mentioned, and Anukis went to Kanopus, and thence, in the steward's carriage, with a basket of the very best ones to the fish-market.
latter
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From this reading The next morning the Queen had many whispered conversations with Charmian, and the latter with Anukis.
many
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From this reading The next morning the Queen had many whispered conversations with Charmian, and the latter with Anukis.
master's
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From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
mausoleum
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From this reading Shortly after the Nubian's return the Queen came back to the palace from the mausoleum.
mentioned
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From this reading This fruit was also mentioned, and Anukis went to Kanopus, and thence, in the steward's carriage, with a basket of the very best ones to the fish-market.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning the Queen had many whispered conversations with Charmian, and the latter with Anukis.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning the Queen had many whispered conversations with Charmian, and the latter with Anukis.
Nubian's
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From this reading Shortly after the Nubian's return the Queen came back to the palace from the mausoleum.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
old
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From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
ones
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From this reading This fruit was also mentioned, and Anukis went to Kanopus, and thence, in the steward's carriage, with a basket of the very best ones to the fish-market.
palace
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From this reading Shortly after the Nubian's return the Queen came back to the palace from the mausoleum.
Pyrrhus
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From this reading There she had a great deal to say to Pyrrhus, and the freedman went to his boat with the figs.
Queen
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From this reading The next morning the Queen had many whispered conversations with Charmian, and the latter with Anukis.
return
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From this reading Shortly after the Nubian's return the Queen came back to the palace from the mausoleum.
say
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From this reading There she had a great deal to say to Pyrrhus, and the freedman went to his boat with the figs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There she had a great deal to say to Pyrrhus, and the freedman went to his boat with the figs.
Shortly
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From this reading Shortly after the Nubian's return the Queen came back to the palace from the mausoleum.
sister
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From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
some
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From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
steward's
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From this reading This fruit was also mentioned, and Anukis went to Kanopus, and thence, in the steward's carriage, with a basket of the very best ones to the fish-market.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning the Queen had many whispered conversations with Charmian, and the latter with Anukis.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading This fruit was also mentioned, and Anukis went to Kanopus, and thence, in the steward's carriage, with a basket of the very best ones to the fish-market.
There
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From this reading There she had a great deal to say to Pyrrhus, and the freedman went to his boat with the figs.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This fruit was also mentioned, and Anukis went to Kanopus, and thence, in the steward's carriage, with a basket of the very best ones to the fish-market.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
unusually
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From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
very
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From this reading This fruit was also mentioned, and Anukis went to Kanopus, and thence, in the steward's carriage, with a basket of the very best ones to the fish-market.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This fruit was also mentioned, and Anukis went to Kanopus, and thence, in the steward's carriage, with a basket of the very best ones to the fish-market.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This fruit was also mentioned, and Anukis went to Kanopus, and thence, in the steward's carriage, with a basket of the very best ones to the fish-market.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day before, Archibius's gardener had brought to his master's sister some unusually fine figs, which grew in the old garden of Epicurus.
whispered
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From this reading The next morning the Queen had many whispered conversations with Charmian, and the latter with Anukis.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning the Queen had many whispered conversations with Charmian, and the latter with Anukis.
