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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 They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
affinity
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From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
all
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From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The Druids Iona The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.
analogous
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From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The Druids Iona The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Druids Iona The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.
antiquaries
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From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
Baal
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From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
Be'al
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From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
beings
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From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
borrowed
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Brahmans
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From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
Britain
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From this reading The Druids Iona The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
Celtic
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From this reading The Druids Iona The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.
closely
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From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
combined
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From this reading The Druids combined the functions of the priest, the magistrate, the scholar, and the physician.
compared
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DruidsnounUS /ˈdruːɪdz/
plural of “druid” — a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland
From this reading The Druids Iona The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.
Egyptians
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From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
existence
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From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
extant
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Our information respecting them is borrowed from notices in the Greek and Roman writers, compared with the remains of Welsh and Gaelic poetry still extant.
functions
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From this reading The Druids combined the functions of the priest, the magistrate, the scholar, and the physician.
Gaelic
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Gaul
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From this reading The Druids Iona The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.
gave
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From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
Germany
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From this reading The Druids Iona The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.
God
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From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
Greek
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Druids Iona The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.
India
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From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
information
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From this reading Our information respecting them is borrowed from notices in the Greek and Roman writers, compared with the remains of Welsh and Gaelic poetry still extant.
Iona
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From this reading The Druids Iona The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our information respecting them is borrowed from notices in the Greek and Roman writers, compared with the remains of Welsh and Gaelic poetry still extant.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
Magi
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From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
magistrate
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From this reading The Druids combined the functions of the priest, the magistrate, the scholar, and the physician.
means
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From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
ministers
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From this reading The Druids Iona The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
nations
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From this reading The Druids Iona The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.
notices
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Druids Iona The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Druids Iona The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our information respecting them is borrowed from notices in the Greek and Roman writers, compared with the remains of Welsh and Gaelic poetry still extant.
people
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From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
Persia
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From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
Phoenician
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From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
physician
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From this reading The Druids combined the functions of the priest, the magistrate, the scholar, and the physician.
poetry
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From this reading Our information respecting them is borrowed from notices in the Greek and Roman writers, compared with the remains of Welsh and Gaelic poetry still extant.
priest
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From this reading The Druids combined the functions of the priest, the magistrate, the scholar, and the physician.
priests
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From this reading The Druids Iona The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.
relation
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From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
religion
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From this reading The Druids Iona The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.
remains
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respecting
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From this reading Our information respecting them is borrowed from notices in the Greek and Roman writers, compared with the remains of Welsh and Gaelic poetry still extant.
respectively
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From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
revered
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From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
Roman
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scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading The Druids combined the functions of the priest, the magistrate, the scholar, and the physician.
seems
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From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
source
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From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our information respecting them is borrowed from notices in the Greek and Roman writers, compared with the remains of Welsh and Gaelic poetry still extant.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
taught
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From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Druids Iona The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Our information respecting them is borrowed from notices in the Greek and Roman writers, compared with the remains of Welsh and Gaelic poetry still extant.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
tribes
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From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Druids taught the existence of one God, to whom they gave a name "Be'al," which Celtic antiquaries tell us means "the life of everything," or "the source of all beings,:" and which seems to have affinity with the Phoenician Baal.
Welsh
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Druids Iona The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They stood to the people of the Celtic tribes in a relation closely analogous to that in which the Brahmans of India, the Magi of Persia, and the priests of the Egyptians stood to the people respectively by whom they were revered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our information respecting them is borrowed from notices in the Greek and Roman writers, compared with the remains of Welsh and Gaelic poetry still extant.
writers
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From this reading Our information respecting them is borrowed from notices in the Greek and Roman writers, compared with the remains of Welsh and Gaelic poetry still extant.
