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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Convention ordained the _worship_ of Marat, and cast his corpse to the people as an idol.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Convention ordained the _worship_ of Marat, and cast his corpse to the people as an idol.
ANTOINETTE
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From this reading MARIE ANTOINETTE.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Convention ordained the _worship_ of Marat, and cast his corpse to the people as an idol.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
brilliantly-illuminated
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From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
buried
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From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was called Cæsar, and his funeral was modelled upon the historical narrative of that given by Rome to the great Julius.
called
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From this reading He was called Cæsar, and his funeral was modelled upon the historical narrative of that given by Rome to the great Julius.
carried
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From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
cast
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From this reading The Convention ordained the _worship_ of Marat, and cast his corpse to the people as an idol.
centre
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From this reading His head was placed in an urn, and hung in the centre of the Convention.
Convention
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From this reading The Convention ordained the _worship_ of Marat, and cast his corpse to the people as an idol.
corpse
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From this reading The Convention ordained the _worship_ of Marat, and cast his corpse to the people as an idol.
countless
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From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
Cæsar
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From this reading He was called Cæsar, and his funeral was modelled upon the historical narrative of that given by Rome to the great Julius.
funeral
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From this reading He was called Cæsar, and his funeral was modelled upon the historical narrative of that given by Rome to the great Julius.
garden
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From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
given
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From this reading He was called Cæsar, and his funeral was modelled upon the historical narrative of that given by Rome to the great Julius.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was called Cæsar, and his funeral was modelled upon the historical narrative of that given by Rome to the great Julius.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was called Cæsar, and his funeral was modelled upon the historical narrative of that given by Rome to the great Julius.
head
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From this reading His head was placed in an urn, and hung in the centre of the Convention.
heavily
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From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Convention ordained the _worship_ of Marat, and cast his corpse to the people as an idol.
historical
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From this reading He was called Cæsar, and his funeral was modelled upon the historical narrative of that given by Rome to the great Julius.
house
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From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
hung
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From this reading His head was placed in an urn, and hung in the centre of the Convention.
idol
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From this reading The Convention ordained the _worship_ of Marat, and cast his corpse to the people as an idol.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
inflammatory
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From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
Julius
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From this reading He was called Cæsar, and his funeral was modelled upon the historical narrative of that given by Rome to the great Julius.
laden
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From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
lamps
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From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
made
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From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
Marat
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From this reading The Convention ordained the _worship_ of Marat, and cast his corpse to the people as an idol.
MARIE
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From this reading MARIE ANTOINETTE.
modelled
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From this reading He was called Cæsar, and his funeral was modelled upon the historical narrative of that given by Rome to the great Julius.
most
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From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
narrative
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From this reading He was called Cæsar, and his funeral was modelled upon the historical narrative of that given by Rome to the great Julius.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Convention ordained the _worship_ of Marat, and cast his corpse to the people as an idol.
ordained
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From this reading The Convention ordained the _worship_ of Marat, and cast his corpse to the people as an idol.
paper
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From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
people
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From this reading The Convention ordained the _worship_ of Marat, and cast his corpse to the people as an idol.
placed
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From this reading His head was placed in an urn, and hung in the centre of the Convention.
Rome
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From this reading He was called Cæsar, and his funeral was modelled upon the historical narrative of that given by Rome to the great Julius.
speeches
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From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was called Cæsar, and his funeral was modelled upon the historical narrative of that given by Rome to the great Julius.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Convention ordained the _worship_ of Marat, and cast his corpse to the people as an idol.
there
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From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Convention ordained the _worship_ of Marat, and cast his corpse to the people as an idol.
torchlight
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From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
trees
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From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was called Cæsar, and his funeral was modelled upon the historical narrative of that given by Rome to the great Julius.
urn
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From this reading His head was placed in an urn, and hung in the centre of the Convention.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was called Cæsar, and his funeral was modelled upon the historical narrative of that given by Rome to the great Julius.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The body was carried by torchlight to the garden of the house in which he made his most inflammatory speeches; and there he was buried under trees heavily laden with countless brilliantly-illuminated paper lamps.
worship
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From this reading The Convention ordained the _worship_ of Marat, and cast his corpse to the people as an idol.
