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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 Men helped each other to cultivate the fruitful soil, and offered sacrifices to the gods in return for a bountiful harvest.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
age
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From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
all
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From this reading Then strife and discord arose, and fierce wars were fought among all the peoples of the earth.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Then strife and discord arose, and fierce wars were fought among all the peoples of the earth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
arm
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From this reading They looked no more to high Olympus for help, but each man trusted to his own right arm.
arose
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From this reading Then strife and discord arose, and fierce wars were fought among all the peoples of the earth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
boasted
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From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
bountiful
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From this reading Men helped each other to cultivate the fruitful soil, and offered sacrifices to the gods in return for a bountiful harvest.
brown-winged
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From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
ceased
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From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
children
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From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
cultivate
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From this reading Men helped each other to cultivate the fruitful soil, and offered sacrifices to the gods in return for a bountiful harvest.
DelugenounUS /ˈdeljuːdʒ/
an overwhelming number or amount
From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
discord
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From this reading Then strife and discord arose, and fierce wars were fought among all the peoples of the earth.
doing
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From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Men helped each other to cultivate the fruitful soil, and offered sacrifices to the gods in return for a bountiful harvest.
earth
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From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
Epimetheus
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From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
fierce
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From this reading Then strife and discord arose, and fierce wars were fought among all the peoples of the earth.
followed
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From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Men helped each other to cultivate the fruitful soil, and offered sacrifices to the gods in return for a bountiful harvest.
forever
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From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
fought
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From this reading Then strife and discord arose, and fierce wars were fought among all the peoples of the earth.
fruitful
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From this reading Men helped each other to cultivate the fruitful soil, and offered sacrifices to the gods in return for a bountiful harvest.
gardens
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From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
generations
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From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
gods
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From this reading Men helped each other to cultivate the fruitful soil, and offered sacrifices to the gods in return for a bountiful harvest.
golden
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From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
happy
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From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
harvest
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From this reading Men helped each other to cultivate the fruitful soil, and offered sacrifices to the gods in return for a bountiful harvest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
health
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From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked no more to high Olympus for help, but each man trusted to his own right arm.
helped
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From this reading Men helped each other to cultivate the fruitful soil, and offered sacrifices to the gods in return for a bountiful harvest.
high
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From this reading They looked no more to high Olympus for help, but each man trusted to his own right arm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They looked no more to high Olympus for help, but each man trusted to his own right arm.
history
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From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
just
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From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
lasted
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From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
lived
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From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked no more to high Olympus for help, but each man trusted to his own right arm.
man
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From this reading They looked no more to high Olympus for help, but each man trusted to his own right arm.
Men
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From this reading Men helped each other to cultivate the fruitful soil, and offered sacrifices to the gods in return for a bountiful harvest.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
mischief
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From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
more
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From this reading They looked no more to high Olympus for help, but each man trusted to his own right arm.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They looked no more to high Olympus for help, but each man trusted to his own right arm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
offer
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From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
offered
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From this reading Men helped each other to cultivate the fruitful soil, and offered sacrifices to the gods in return for a bountiful harvest.
Olympus
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From this reading They looked no more to high Olympus for help, but each man trusted to his own right arm.
other
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From this reading Men helped each other to cultivate the fruitful soil, and offered sacrifices to the gods in return for a bountiful harvest.
own
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From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
Pandora
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From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
parents
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From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
peacefully
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From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
peoples
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From this reading Then strife and discord arose, and fierce wars were fought among all the peoples of the earth.
prayers
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From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
proudly
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From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
return
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From this reading Men helped each other to cultivate the fruitful soil, and offered sacrifices to the gods in return for a bountiful harvest.
reverence
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From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked no more to high Olympus for help, but each man trusted to his own right arm.
sacrifices
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From this reading Men helped each other to cultivate the fruitful soil, and offered sacrifices to the gods in return for a bountiful harvest.
safety
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From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
soil
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From this reading Men helped each other to cultivate the fruitful soil, and offered sacrifices to the gods in return for a bountiful harvest.
spite
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From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
sprites
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From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
strife
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From this reading Then strife and discord arose, and fierce wars were fought among all the peoples of the earth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
Then
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From this reading Then strife and discord arose, and fierce wars were fought among all the peoples of the earth.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Men helped each other to cultivate the fruitful soil, and offered sacrifices to the gods in return for a bountiful harvest.
trusted
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From this reading They looked no more to high Olympus for help, but each man trusted to his own right arm.
wandered
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From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
wars
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From this reading Then strife and discord arose, and fierce wars were fought among all the peoples of the earth.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Deluge The children of Epimetheus and Pandora wandered in the gardens of the earth just as their parents had done; and the generations that followed them lived peacefully and were happy, in spite of the brown-winged sprites that went about doing mischief.
world's
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From this reading This golden age of the world's history might have lasted forever if men had continued to reverence the gods; but after a time they ceased to offer prayers for health and safety, and boasted proudly of their own strength.
