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313
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From this reading JUNE, 313--THE FESTIVAL OF VESTA.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was comparatively a time of peace, and the conflict between the old and the new faiths seemed for a season at rest.
abdication
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From this reading The persecution of the Christians had in great measure ceased, and, with the abdication of Diocletian, the edicts for their arrest and slaughter had been revoked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
arrest
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From this reading The persecution of the Christians had in great measure ceased, and, with the abdication of Diocletian, the edicts for their arrest and slaughter had been revoked.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Years passed swiftly by, in the fourth century as in the nineteenth!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was comparatively a time of peace, and the conflict between the old and the new faiths seemed for a season at rest.
away
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From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The persecution of the Christians had in great measure ceased, and, with the abdication of Diocletian, the edicts for their arrest and slaughter had been revoked.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was comparatively a time of peace, and the conflict between the old and the new faiths seemed for a season at rest.
bore
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From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Years passed swiftly by, in the fourth century as in the nineteenth!
came
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From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
ceased
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From this reading The persecution of the Christians had in great measure ceased, and, with the abdication of Diocletian, the edicts for their arrest and slaughter had been revoked.
century
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From this reading Years passed swiftly by, in the fourth century as in the nineteenth!
changes
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From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
Christians
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From this reading The persecution of the Christians had in great measure ceased, and, with the abdication of Diocletian, the edicts for their arrest and slaughter had been revoked.
comparatively
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From this reading It was comparatively a time of peace, and the conflict between the old and the new faiths seemed for a season at rest.
conflict
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From this reading It was comparatively a time of peace, and the conflict between the old and the new faiths seemed for a season at rest.
Diocletian
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From this reading The persecution of the Christians had in great measure ceased, and, with the abdication of Diocletian, the edicts for their arrest and slaughter had been revoked.
edicts
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From this reading The persecution of the Christians had in great measure ceased, and, with the abdication of Diocletian, the edicts for their arrest and slaughter had been revoked.
faiths
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From this reading It was comparatively a time of peace, and the conflict between the old and the new faiths seemed for a season at rest.
FESTIVAL
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From this reading JUNE, 313--THE FESTIVAL OF VESTA.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The persecution of the Christians had in great measure ceased, and, with the abdication of Diocletian, the edicts for their arrest and slaughter had been revoked.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Years passed swiftly by, in the fourth century as in the nineteenth!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The persecution of the Christians had in great measure ceased, and, with the abdication of Diocletian, the edicts for their arrest and slaughter had been revoked.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The persecution of the Christians had in great measure ceased, and, with the abdication of Diocletian, the edicts for their arrest and slaughter had been revoked.
hopes
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From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Years passed swiftly by, in the fourth century as in the nineteenth!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was comparatively a time of peace, and the conflict between the old and the new faiths seemed for a season at rest.
joys
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From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
JUNE
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From this reading JUNE, 313--THE FESTIVAL OF VESTA.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
many
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From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
measure
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From this reading The persecution of the Christians had in great measure ceased, and, with the abdication of Diocletian, the edicts for their arrest and slaughter had been revoked.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
new
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From this reading It was comparatively a time of peace, and the conflict between the old and the new faiths seemed for a season at rest.
nineteenth
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From this reading Years passed swiftly by, in the fourth century as in the nineteenth!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JUNE, 313--THE FESTIVAL OF VESTA.
old
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From this reading It was comparatively a time of peace, and the conflict between the old and the new faiths seemed for a season at rest.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Years passed swiftly by, in the fourth century as in the nineteenth!
peace
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From this reading It was comparatively a time of peace, and the conflict between the old and the new faiths seemed for a season at rest.
persecution
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From this reading The persecution of the Christians had in great measure ceased, and, with the abdication of Diocletian, the edicts for their arrest and slaughter had been revoked.
radiance
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From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was comparatively a time of peace, and the conflict between the old and the new faiths seemed for a season at rest.
revoked
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From this reading The persecution of the Christians had in great measure ceased, and, with the abdication of Diocletian, the edicts for their arrest and slaughter had been revoked.
season
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From this reading It was comparatively a time of peace, and the conflict between the old and the new faiths seemed for a season at rest.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was comparatively a time of peace, and the conflict between the old and the new faiths seemed for a season at rest.
slaughter
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From this reading The persecution of the Christians had in great measure ceased, and, with the abdication of Diocletian, the edicts for their arrest and slaughter had been revoked.
soft
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From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
sorrows
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From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
swiftly
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From this reading Years passed swiftly by, in the fourth century as in the nineteenth!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JUNE, 313--THE FESTIVAL OF VESTA.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The persecution of the Christians had in great measure ceased, and, with the abdication of Diocletian, the edicts for their arrest and slaughter had been revoked.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was comparatively a time of peace, and the conflict between the old and the new faiths seemed for a season at rest.
vanished
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From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
VESTA
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From this reading JUNE, 313--THE FESTIVAL OF VESTA.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was comparatively a time of peace, and the conflict between the old and the new faiths seemed for a season at rest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They brought with them as they came many changes, they bore away with them many hopes, and left behind the memory of many sorrows, and the soft radiance of many vanished joys!
Years
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From this reading Years passed swiftly by, in the fourth century as in the nineteenth!
