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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 A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
accumulated
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From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was still pale as death, and his muscles twitched with strong emotion.
apothecary's
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From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was still pale as death, and his muscles twitched with strong emotion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Domitia was still in the garden, playing with the kid, and Lamia at once went to her, not speedily, but with repugnance.
bevy
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From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
came
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From this reading A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
Corbulo
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From this reading A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
death
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From this reading He was still pale as death, and his muscles twitched with strong emotion.
Domitia
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From this reading Domitia was still in the garden, playing with the kid, and Lamia at once went to her, not speedily, but with repugnance.
Duilia
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From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
elapsed
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From this reading A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
emotion
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From this reading He was still pale as death, and his muscles twitched with strong emotion.
entered
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From this reading A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
female
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From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
garden
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From this reading Domitia was still in the garden, playing with the kid, and Lamia at once went to her, not speedily, but with repugnance.
glanced
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From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
gynaikonitis
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From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
hall
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From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was still pale as death, and his muscles twitched with strong emotion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was still pale as death, and his muscles twitched with strong emotion.
hour
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From this reading A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE IS NO STAR.
kid
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From this reading Domitia was still in the garden, playing with the kid, and Lamia at once went to her, not speedily, but with repugnance.
lady
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From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
Lady's
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From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
Lamia
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From this reading A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
Longa
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From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
man
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From this reading A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
muscles
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From this reading He was still pale as death, and his muscles twitched with strong emotion.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THERE IS NO STAR.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Domitia was still in the garden, playing with the kid, and Lamia at once went to her, not speedily, but with repugnance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
once
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From this reading Domitia was still in the garden, playing with the kid, and Lamia at once went to her, not speedily, but with repugnance.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
out
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From this reading A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
pale
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From this reading He was still pale as death, and his muscles twitched with strong emotion.
peristyle
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From this reading A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
playing
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From this reading Domitia was still in the garden, playing with the kid, and Lamia at once went to her, not speedily, but with repugnance.
precipitately
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From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
quarter
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From this reading A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
quest
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From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
repugnancenounUS /rɪˈpʌɡnəns/
strong disgust or dislike showing strong disgust or dislike toward something
From this reading Domitia was still in the garden, playing with the kid, and Lamia at once went to her, not speedily, but with repugnance.
restoratives
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From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
shop
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From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
slaves
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From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
speedily
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From this reading Domitia was still in the garden, playing with the kid, and Lamia at once went to her, not speedily, but with repugnance.
STAR
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From this reading THERE IS NO STAR.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was still pale as death, and his muscles twitched with strong emotion.
strong
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From this reading He was still pale as death, and his muscles twitched with strong emotion.
summoned
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From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
THERE
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From this reading THERE IS NO STAR.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
twitched
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From this reading He was still pale as death, and his muscles twitched with strong emotion.
villa
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From this reading A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was still pale as death, and his muscles twitched with strong emotion.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Domitia was still in the garden, playing with the kid, and Lamia at once went to her, not speedily, but with repugnance.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He glanced about him in quest of Longa Duilia, but that lady had retired precipitately to the _gynaikonitis_, or Lady’s hall, where she had summoned to her a bevy of female slaves and had accumulated about her an apothecary’s shop of restoratives.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was still pale as death, and his muscles twitched with strong emotion.
young
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From this reading A quarter of an hour had elapsed since Corbulo entered the peristyle of the villa, when the young man Lamia came out.
