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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 Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We seek our accounts of them not so much in the poetry of the ancients, as in the old natural history books and narrations of travellers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
ancients
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From this reading We seek our accounts of them not so much in the poetry of the ancients, as in the old natural history books and narrations of travellers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are mentioned perhaps by the classical writers, but their chief popularity and currency seem to have been in more modern times.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We seek our accounts of them not so much in the poetry of the ancients, as in the old natural history books and narrations of travellers.
Basilisk
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
beings
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
belief
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading We seek our accounts of them not so much in the poetry of the ancients, as in the old natural history books and narrations of travellers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They are mentioned perhaps by the classical writers, but their chief popularity and currency seem to have been in more modern times.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
certain
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From this reading THE PHOENIX Ovid tells the story of the Phoenix as follows: "Most beings spring from other individuals; but there is a certain kind which reproduces itself.
chief
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From this reading They are mentioned perhaps by the classical writers, but their chief popularity and currency seem to have been in more modern times.
chiefly
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Chimeras
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
Christianity
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
classical
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connection
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
currency
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From this reading They are mentioned perhaps by the classical writers, but their chief popularity and currency seem to have been in more modern times.
Cyclopedia
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dire
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
enjoy
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
existence
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
false
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
follows
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From this reading THE PHOENIX Ovid tells the story of the Phoenix as follows: "Most beings spring from other individuals; but there is a certain kind which reproduces itself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The accounts which we are about to give are taken chiefly from the Penny Cyclopedia.
give
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gods
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
Gorgons
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
history
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From this reading We seek our accounts of them not so much in the poetry of the ancients, as in the old natural history books and narrations of travellers.
Hydras
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
imaginary
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
individuals
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From this reading THE PHOENIX Ovid tells the story of the Phoenix as follows: "Most beings spring from other individuals; but there is a certain kind which reproduces itself.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE PHOENIX Ovid tells the story of the Phoenix as follows: "Most beings spring from other individuals; but there is a certain kind which reproduces itself.
kind
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From this reading THE PHOENIX Ovid tells the story of the Phoenix as follows: "Most beings spring from other individuals; but there is a certain kind which reproduces itself.
mentioned
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From this reading They are mentioned perhaps by the classical writers, but their chief popularity and currency seem to have been in more modern times.
ModernadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdərn/
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
Monsters
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more
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From this reading They are mentioned perhaps by the classical writers, but their chief popularity and currency seem to have been in more modern times.
Most
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From this reading THE PHOENIX Ovid tells the story of the Phoenix as follows: "Most beings spring from other individuals; but there is a certain kind which reproduces itself.
much
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From this reading We seek our accounts of them not so much in the poetry of the ancients, as in the old natural history books and narrations of travellers.
narrations
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From this reading We seek our accounts of them not so much in the poetry of the ancients, as in the old natural history books and narrations of travellers.
natural
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From this reading We seek our accounts of them not so much in the poetry of the ancients, as in the old natural history books and narrations of travellers.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We seek our accounts of them not so much in the poetry of the ancients, as in the old natural history books and narrations of travellers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
old
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
other
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From this reading THE PHOENIX Ovid tells the story of the Phoenix as follows: "Most beings spring from other individuals; but there is a certain kind which reproduces itself.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We seek our accounts of them not so much in the poetry of the ancients, as in the old natural history books and narrations of travellers.
Ovid
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From this reading THE PHOENIX Ovid tells the story of the Phoenix as follows: "Most beings spring from other individuals; but there is a certain kind which reproduces itself.
Paganism
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
Penny
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perhaps
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From this reading They are mentioned perhaps by the classical writers, but their chief popularity and currency seem to have been in more modern times.
Phoenix
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
poetry
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From this reading We seek our accounts of them not so much in the poetry of the ancients, as in the old natural history books and narrations of travellers.
popular
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
popularity
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From this reading They are mentioned perhaps by the classical writers, but their chief popularity and currency seem to have been in more modern times.
reproduces
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From this reading THE PHOENIX Ovid tells the story of the Phoenix as follows: "Most beings spring from other individuals; but there is a certain kind which reproduces itself.
Salamander
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
seek
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From this reading We seek our accounts of them not so much in the poetry of the ancients, as in the old natural history books and narrations of travellers.
seem
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
set
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We seek our accounts of them not so much in the poetry of the ancients, as in the old natural history books and narrations of travellers.
spring
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From this reading THE PHOENIX Ovid tells the story of the Phoenix as follows: "Most beings spring from other individuals; but there is a certain kind which reproduces itself.
story
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From this reading THE PHOENIX Ovid tells the story of the Phoenix as follows: "Most beings spring from other individuals; but there is a certain kind which reproduces itself.
successors
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
superseded
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
superstitions
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
taken
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tells
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From this reading THE PHOENIX Ovid tells the story of the Phoenix as follows: "Most beings spring from other individuals; but there is a certain kind which reproduces itself.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They are mentioned perhaps by the classical writers, but their chief popularity and currency seem to have been in more modern times.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We seek our accounts of them not so much in the poetry of the ancients, as in the old natural history books and narrations of travellers.
There
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are mentioned perhaps by the classical writers, but their chief popularity and currency seem to have been in more modern times.
times
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From this reading They are mentioned perhaps by the classical writers, but their chief popularity and currency seem to have been in more modern times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
travellers
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From this reading We seek our accounts of them not so much in the poetry of the ancients, as in the old natural history books and narrations of travellers.
Unicorn
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From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We seek our accounts of them not so much in the poetry of the ancients, as in the old natural history books and narrations of travellers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Modern Monsters: The Phoenix Basilisk Unicorn Salamander There is a set of imaginary beings which seem to have been the successors of the "Gorgons, Hydras, and Chimeras dire" of the old superstitions, and, having no connection with the false gods of Paganism, to have continued to enjoy an existence in the popular belief after Paganism was superseded by Christianity.
writers
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From this reading They are mentioned perhaps by the classical writers, but their chief popularity and currency seem to have been in more modern times.
