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all
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allusions
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Revised by Rev. E. E. Hale The literature of our time, as of all the centuries of Christendom, is full of allusions to the gods and goddesses of the Greeks and Romans.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of Greece and Rome, or the ballads or legends of the Scandinavians, enough of the stories which form what is called their mythology, to make those allusions intelligible which one meets every day, even in the authors of our own time.
Aryan
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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authors
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ballads
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belong
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From this reading The Greeks and Romans both belong to the same race or stock.
book
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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The Greeks and Romans both belong to the same race or stock.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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called
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centuries
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Christendom
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contains
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day
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days
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descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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E
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emigrated
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enough
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Europe
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of Greece and Rome, or the ballads or legends of the Scandinavians, enough of the stories which form what is called their mythology, to make those allusions intelligible which one meets every day, even in the authors of our own time.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of Greece and Rome, or the ballads or legends of the Scandinavians, enough of the stories which form what is called their mythology, to make those allusions intelligible which one meets every day, even in the authors of our own time.
familiar
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family
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far
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form
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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full
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generally
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goddesses
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gods
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Greece
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Greeks
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Hale
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high
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history
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Occasionally, and, in modern days, more often, it contains allusions to the worship and the superstitions of the northern nations of Europe.
India
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intelligible
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Revised by Rev. E. E. Hale The literature of our time, as of all the centuries of Christendom, is full of allusions to the gods and goddesses of the Greeks and Romans.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Occasionally, and, in modern days, more often, it contains allusions to the worship and the superstitions of the northern nations of Europe.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is generally known in our time as the Aryan family of mankind; and so far as we know its history, the Greeks and Romans descended from the tribes which emigrated from the high table- lands of Northern India.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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known
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lands
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legends
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literature
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of Greece and Rome, or the ballads or legends of the Scandinavians, enough of the stories which form what is called their mythology, to make those allusions intelligible which one meets every day, even in the authors of our own time.
mankind
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meets
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modern
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more
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mythology
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nations
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northern
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of Greece and Rome, or the ballads or legends of the Scandinavians, enough of the stories which form what is called their mythology, to make those allusions intelligible which one meets every day, even in the authors of our own time.
object
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Occasionally
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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often
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of Greece and Rome, or the ballads or legends of the Scandinavians, enough of the stories which form what is called their mythology, to make those allusions intelligible which one meets every day, even in the authors of our own time.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of Greece and Rome, or the ballads or legends of the Scandinavians, enough of the stories which form what is called their mythology, to make those allusions intelligible which one meets every day, even in the authors of our own time.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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own
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race
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readers
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Rev
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RevisedadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪzd/
improved or brought up to date
From this reading Revised by Rev. E. E. Hale The literature of our time, as of all the centuries of Christendom, is full of allusions to the gods and goddesses of the Greeks and Romans.
Romans
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Rome
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Greeks and Romans both belong to the same race or stock.
Scandinavians
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is generally known in our time as the Aryan family of mankind; and so far as we know its history, the Greeks and Romans descended from the tribes which emigrated from the high table- lands of Northern India.
stock
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stories
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superstitions
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table
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teach
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Revised by Rev. E. E. Hale The literature of our time, as of all the centuries of Christendom, is full of allusions to the gods and goddesses of the Greeks and Romans.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of Greece and Rome, or the ballads or legends of the Scandinavians, enough of the stories which form what is called their mythology, to make those allusions intelligible which one meets every day, even in the authors of our own time.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of Greece and Rome, or the ballads or legends of the Scandinavians, enough of the stories which form what is called their mythology, to make those allusions intelligible which one meets every day, even in the authors of our own time.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of Greece and Rome, or the ballads or legends of the Scandinavians, enough of the stories which form what is called their mythology, to make those allusions intelligible which one meets every day, even in the authors of our own time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Revised by Rev. E. E. Hale The literature of our time, as of all the centuries of Christendom, is full of allusions to the gods and goddesses of the Greeks and Romans.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Revised by Rev. E. E. Hale The literature of our time, as of all the centuries of Christendom, is full of allusions to the gods and goddesses of the Greeks and Romans.
tribes
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is generally known in our time as the Aryan family of mankind; and so far as we know its history, the Greeks and Romans descended from the tribes which emigrated from the high table- lands of Northern India.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of Greece and Rome, or the ballads or legends of the Scandinavians, enough of the stories which form what is called their mythology, to make those allusions intelligible which one meets every day, even in the authors of our own time.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of Greece and Rome, or the ballads or legends of the Scandinavians, enough of the stories which form what is called their mythology, to make those allusions intelligible which one meets every day, even in the authors of our own time.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of Greece and Rome, or the ballads or legends of the Scandinavians, enough of the stories which form what is called their mythology, to make those allusions intelligible which one meets every day, even in the authors of our own time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of Greece and Rome, or the ballads or legends of the Scandinavians, enough of the stories which form what is called their mythology, to make those allusions intelligible which one meets every day, even in the authors of our own time.
worship
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writers
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yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of Greece and Rome, or the ballads or legends of the Scandinavians, enough of the stories which form what is called their mythology, to make those allusions intelligible which one meets every day, even in the authors of our own time.
