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074
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A fulgure et tempestate, Libera nos, Domine.
Ab
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
ac
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
Ascension
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From this reading Very recently had the Church of Gaul commenced the custom of going forth, on the days preceding the Ascension feast, to chant Litanies, calling down the Divine protection on field and fold, corn and wine, basket and store.
Auvergne
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basket
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From this reading Very recently had the Church of Gaul commenced the custom of going forth, on the days preceding the Ascension feast, to chant Litanies, calling down the Divine protection on field and fold, corn and wine, basket and store.
blessing
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
calling
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carefully
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
ccx
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
chant
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Church
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Claudiodunum
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commenced
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corn
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cornlands
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
coventry
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
custom
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David
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
days
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Divine
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Domine
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
down
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echoing
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
email
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
et
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
feast
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From this reading Very recently had the Church of Gaul commenced the custom of going forth, on the days preceding the Ascension feast, to chant Litanies, calling down the Divine protection on field and fold, corn and wine, basket and store.
fell
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
field
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fold
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forth
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
fulgure
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From this reading A fulgure et tempestate, Libera nos, Domine.
Gaul
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going
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ground
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Very recently had the Church of Gaul commenced the custom of going forth, on the days preceding the Ascension feast, to chant Litanies, calling down the Divine protection on field and fold, corn and wine, basket and store.
hills
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
invoke
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
ira
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
kept
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
Libera
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
Litanies
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From this reading Very recently had the Church of Gaul commenced the custom of going forth, on the days preceding the Ascension feast, to chant Litanies, calling down the Divine protection on field and fold, corn and wine, basket and store.
mala
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
morte
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From this reading A morte perpetua, Libera nos, Domine.
needle-shaped
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
nos
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
odio
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
olives
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
omni
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
people
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
perpetua
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From this reading A morte perpetua, Libera nos, Domine.
preceding
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From this reading Very recently had the Church of Gaul commenced the custom of going forth, on the days preceding the Ascension feast, to chant Litanies, calling down the Divine protection on field and fold, corn and wine, basket and store.
Price
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
protection
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From this reading Very recently had the Church of Gaul commenced the custom of going forth, on the days preceding the Ascension feast, to chant Litanies, calling down the Divine protection on field and fold, corn and wine, basket and store.
rang
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
recently
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From this reading Very recently had the Church of Gaul commenced the custom of going forth, on the days preceding the Ascension feast, to chant Litanies, calling down the Divine protection on field and fold, corn and wine, basket and store.
rock
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
slopes
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
store
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From this reading Very recently had the Church of Gaul commenced the custom of going forth, on the days preceding the Ascension feast, to chant Litanies, calling down the Divine protection on field and fold, corn and wine, basket and store.
streamed
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
sunshine
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
supplication
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
tempestate
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From this reading A fulgure et tempestate, Libera nos, Domine.
terraces
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
Transcribed
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
uk
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
up
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
vantage
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
Very
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From this reading Very recently had the Church of Gaul commenced the custom of going forth, on the days preceding the Ascension feast, to chant Litanies, calling down the Divine protection on field and fold, corn and wine, basket and store.
vineyards
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
voluntate
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From this reading Transcribed by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Ab ira et odio, et omni mala voluntate, Libera nos, Domine.
wine
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From this reading Very recently had the Church of Gaul commenced the custom of going forth, on the days preceding the Ascension feast, to chant Litanies, calling down the Divine protection on field and fold, corn and wine, basket and store.
won
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From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So rang forth the supplication, echoing from rock and fell, as the people of Claudiodunum streamed forth in the May sunshine to invoke a blessing on the cornlands, olives, and vineyards that won vantage- ground on the terraces carefully kept up on the slopes of the wonderful needle-shaped hills of Auvergne.