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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 It is in the form of a Latin cross, forty-six feet in length by about forty in width.
abound
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From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is in the form of a Latin cross, forty-six feet in length by about forty in width.
ago
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From this reading Behind the altar is the massive sarcophagus of marble (its cover of silver plates was long ago torn off) in which are literally the ashes of the empress.
also
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From this reading Placidia was also prudent and foreseeing, and built this once magnificent sepulcher for her own occupation.
altar
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From this reading Behind the altar is the massive sarcophagus of marble (its cover of silver plates was long ago torn off) in which are literally the ashes of the empress.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Placidia was also prudent and foreseeing, and built this once magnificent sepulcher for her own occupation.
arch
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From this reading The floor is paved with rich marbles; the cupola is covered with mosaics of the time of the empress; and in the arch over the door is a fine representation of the Good Shepherd.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Behind the altar is the massive sarcophagus of marble (its cover of silver plates was long ago torn off) in which are literally the ashes of the empress.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading Behind the altar is the massive sarcophagus of marble (its cover of silver plates was long ago torn off) in which are literally the ashes of the empress.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the altar is the massive sarcophagus of marble (its cover of silver plates was long ago torn off) in which are literally the ashes of the empress.
built
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From this reading Placidia was also prudent and foreseeing, and built this once magnificent sepulcher for her own occupation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is in the form of a Latin cross, forty-six feet in length by about forty in width.
cover
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From this reading Behind the altar is the massive sarcophagus of marble (its cover of silver plates was long ago torn off) in which are literally the ashes of the empress.
covered
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From this reading The floor is paved with rich marbles; the cupola is covered with mosaics of the time of the empress; and in the arch over the door is a fine representation of the Good Shepherd.
cross
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From this reading It is in the form of a Latin cross, forty-six feet in length by about forty in width.
cupola
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From this reading The floor is paved with rich marbles; the cupola is covered with mosaics of the time of the empress; and in the arch over the door is a fine representation of the Good Shepherd.
door
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From this reading The floor is paved with rich marbles; the cupola is covered with mosaics of the time of the empress; and in the arch over the door is a fine representation of the Good Shepherd.
empress
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From this reading The floor is paved with rich marbles; the cupola is covered with mosaics of the time of the empress; and in the arch over the door is a fine representation of the Good Shepherd.
feet
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From this reading It is in the form of a Latin cross, forty-six feet in length by about forty in width.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The floor is paved with rich marbles; the cupola is covered with mosaics of the time of the empress; and in the arch over the door is a fine representation of the Good Shepherd.
floor
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From this reading The floor is paved with rich marbles; the cupola is covered with mosaics of the time of the empress; and in the arch over the door is a fine representation of the Good Shepherd.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Placidia was also prudent and foreseeing, and built this once magnificent sepulcher for her own occupation.
foreseeing
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From this reading Placidia was also prudent and foreseeing, and built this once magnificent sepulcher for her own occupation.
form
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From this reading It is in the form of a Latin cross, forty-six feet in length by about forty in width.
forty
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From this reading It is in the form of a Latin cross, forty-six feet in length by about forty in width.
forty-six
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From this reading It is in the form of a Latin cross, forty-six feet in length by about forty in width.
Galla
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From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The floor is paved with rich marbles; the cupola is covered with mosaics of the time of the empress; and in the arch over the door is a fine representation of the Good Shepherd.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Placidia was also prudent and foreseeing, and built this once magnificent sepulcher for her own occupation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is in the form of a Latin cross, forty-six feet in length by about forty in width.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is in the form of a Latin cross, forty-six feet in length by about forty in width.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Behind the altar is the massive sarcophagus of marble (its cover of silver plates was long ago torn off) in which are literally the ashes of the empress.
Latin
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From this reading It is in the form of a Latin cross, forty-six feet in length by about forty in width.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading It is in the form of a Latin cross, forty-six feet in length by about forty in width.
literally
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From this reading Behind the altar is the massive sarcophagus of marble (its cover of silver plates was long ago torn off) in which are literally the ashes of the empress.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind the altar is the massive sarcophagus of marble (its cover of silver plates was long ago torn off) in which are literally the ashes of the empress.
magnificent
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From this reading Placidia was also prudent and foreseeing, and built this once magnificent sepulcher for her own occupation.
marble
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From this reading Behind the altar is the massive sarcophagus of marble (its cover of silver plates was long ago torn off) in which are literally the ashes of the empress.
marbles
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From this reading The floor is paved with rich marbles; the cupola is covered with mosaics of the time of the empress; and in the arch over the door is a fine representation of the Good Shepherd.
massive
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From this reading Behind the altar is the massive sarcophagus of marble (its cover of silver plates was long ago torn off) in which are literally the ashes of the empress.
mausoleum
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From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
mosaics
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From this reading The floor is paved with rich marbles; the cupola is covered with mosaics of the time of the empress; and in the arch over the door is a fine representation of the Good Shepherd.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
occupation
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From this reading Placidia was also prudent and foreseeing, and built this once magnificent sepulcher for her own occupation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
off
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From this reading Behind the altar is the massive sarcophagus of marble (its cover of silver plates was long ago torn off) in which are literally the ashes of the empress.
Old
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From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
once
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From this reading Placidia was also prudent and foreseeing, and built this once magnificent sepulcher for her own occupation.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The floor is paved with rich marbles; the cupola is covered with mosaics of the time of the empress; and in the arch over the door is a fine representation of the Good Shepherd.
own
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From this reading Placidia was also prudent and foreseeing, and built this once magnificent sepulcher for her own occupation.
paved
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From this reading The floor is paved with rich marbles; the cupola is covered with mosaics of the time of the empress; and in the arch over the door is a fine representation of the Good Shepherd.
Placidia
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From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
plates
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From this reading Behind the altar is the massive sarcophagus of marble (its cover of silver plates was long ago torn off) in which are literally the ashes of the empress.
prudent
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From this reading Placidia was also prudent and foreseeing, and built this once magnificent sepulcher for her own occupation.
Ravenna
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From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
representation
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From this reading The floor is paved with rich marbles; the cupola is covered with mosaics of the time of the empress; and in the arch over the door is a fine representation of the Good Shepherd.
rich
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From this reading The floor is paved with rich marbles; the cupola is covered with mosaics of the time of the empress; and in the arch over the door is a fine representation of the Good Shepherd.
sarcophagus
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From this reading Behind the altar is the massive sarcophagus of marble (its cover of silver plates was long ago torn off) in which are literally the ashes of the empress.
sepulcher
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From this reading Placidia was also prudent and foreseeing, and built this once magnificent sepulcher for her own occupation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
Shepherd
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From this reading The floor is paved with rich marbles; the cupola is covered with mosaics of the time of the empress; and in the arch over the door is a fine representation of the Good Shepherd.
showed
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From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
silver
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From this reading Behind the altar is the massive sarcophagus of marble (its cover of silver plates was long ago torn off) in which are literally the ashes of the empress.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Placidia was also prudent and foreseeing, and built this once magnificent sepulcher for her own occupation.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The floor is paved with rich marbles; the cupola is covered with mosaics of the time of the empress; and in the arch over the door is a fine representation of the Good Shepherd.
torn
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From this reading Behind the altar is the massive sarcophagus of marble (its cover of silver plates was long ago torn off) in which are literally the ashes of the empress.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Behind the altar is the massive sarcophagus of marble (its cover of silver plates was long ago torn off) in which are literally the ashes of the empress.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
width
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From this reading It is in the form of a Latin cross, forty-six feet in length by about forty in width.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The floor is paved with rich marbles; the cupola is covered with mosaics of the time of the empress; and in the arch over the door is a fine representation of the Good Shepherd.
women
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From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
young
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From this reading Old women abound in Ravenna; at least, she was not young who showed us the mausoleum of Galla Placidia.
