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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 For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
Ardeatine
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From this reading Not only so, but the ruins of her villa remain, on the farm of Tor Marancia, or the Ardeatine Way.
bears
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From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
break
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From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not only so, but the ruins of her villa remain, on the farm of Tor Marancia, or the Ardeatine Way.
came
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From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
catacomb
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From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
Christians
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From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
converted
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From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
day
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From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
Domitilla
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From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
farm
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From this reading Not only so, but the ruins of her villa remain, on the farm of Tor Marancia, or the Ardeatine Way.
Flavia
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From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
garden
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From this reading The visitor to Rome may see the very spot where stood her house and garden.
GLADSOME
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From this reading HAIL, GLADSOME LIGHT!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
HAIL
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From this reading HAIL, GLADSOME LIGHT!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The visitor to Rome may see the very spot where stood her house and garden.
house
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From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
interesting
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From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
latter
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From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
LIGHT
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From this reading HAIL, GLADSOME LIGHT!
Marancia
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From this reading Not only so, but the ruins of her villa remain, on the farm of Tor Marancia, or the Ardeatine Way.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The visitor to Rome may see the very spot where stood her house and garden.
men
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From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
most
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From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only so, but the ruins of her villa remain, on the farm of Tor Marancia, or the Ardeatine Way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not only so, but the ruins of her villa remain, on the farm of Tor Marancia, or the Ardeatine Way.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
only
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From this reading Not only so, but the ruins of her villa remain, on the farm of Tor Marancia, or the Ardeatine Way.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not only so, but the ruins of her villa remain, on the farm of Tor Marancia, or the Ardeatine Way.
place
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From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
quarters
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From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
remain
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From this reading Not only so, but the ruins of her villa remain, on the farm of Tor Marancia, or the Ardeatine Way.
Rome
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From this reading The visitor to Rome may see the very spot where stood her house and garden.
ruins
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From this reading Not only so, but the ruins of her villa remain, on the farm of Tor Marancia, or the Ardeatine Way.
see
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From this reading The visitor to Rome may see the very spot where stood her house and garden.
sepulture
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From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not only so, but the ruins of her villa remain, on the farm of Tor Marancia, or the Ardeatine Way.
spot
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From this reading The visitor to Rome may see the very spot where stood her house and garden.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The visitor to Rome may see the very spot where stood her house and garden.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
threes
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From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
Tor
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From this reading Not only so, but the ruins of her villa remain, on the farm of Tor Marancia, or the Ardeatine Way.
twos
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From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
various
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From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
very
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From this reading The visitor to Rome may see the very spot where stood her house and garden.
villa
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From this reading Not only so, but the ruins of her villa remain, on the farm of Tor Marancia, or the Ardeatine Way.
visitor
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From this reading The visitor to Rome may see the very spot where stood her house and garden.
Way
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From this reading Not only so, but the ruins of her villa remain, on the farm of Tor Marancia, or the Ardeatine Way.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The visitor to Rome may see the very spot where stood her house and garden.
woman
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From this reading For this good woman converted the latter into a place of sepulture for the Christians, and the catacomb that bears her name is one of the most interesting of those about Rome.
women
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From this reading Before the day began to break, from various quarters came men and women, in twos and threes to the house of Flavia Domitilla.
