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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 Concerning the life and martyrdom of Saint Dodekanus, patron of Nepenthe, we possess hardly any information of a trustworthy nature.
ages
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From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
almost
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From this reading What is incontestably true may be summed up almost in one paragraph.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Concerning the life and martyrdom of Saint Dodekanus, patron of Nepenthe, we possess hardly any information of a trustworthy nature.
any
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From this reading Concerning the life and martyrdom of Saint Dodekanus, patron of Nepenthe, we possess hardly any information of a trustworthy nature.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
avalanche
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From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What is incontestably true may be summed up almost in one paragraph.
become
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From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was born in A.D.
career
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From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
Concerning
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From this reading Concerning the life and martyrdom of Saint Dodekanus, patron of Nepenthe, we possess hardly any information of a trustworthy nature.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
D
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From this reading He was born in A.D.
Dodekanus
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From this reading Concerning the life and martyrdom of Saint Dodekanus, patron of Nepenthe, we possess hardly any information of a trustworthy nature.
downward-rolling
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From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
encrusted
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From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
extraneous
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From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
find
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From this reading The nucleus is hard to find.
gathers
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From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
hard
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From this reading The nucleus is hard to find.
hardly
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From this reading Concerning the life and martyrdom of Saint Dodekanus, patron of Nepenthe, we possess hardly any information of a trustworthy nature.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was born in A.D.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
incontestably
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From this reading What is incontestably true may be summed up almost in one paragraph.
information
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From this reading Concerning the life and martyrdom of Saint Dodekanus, patron of Nepenthe, we possess hardly any information of a trustworthy nature.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
legendary
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From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Concerning the life and martyrdom of Saint Dodekanus, patron of Nepenthe, we possess hardly any information of a trustworthy nature.
martyrdom
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From this reading Concerning the life and martyrdom of Saint Dodekanus, patron of Nepenthe, we possess hardly any information of a trustworthy nature.
material
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From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading What is incontestably true may be summed up almost in one paragraph.
nature
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From this reading Concerning the life and martyrdom of Saint Dodekanus, patron of Nepenthe, we possess hardly any information of a trustworthy nature.
Nepenthe
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From this reading Concerning the life and martyrdom of Saint Dodekanus, patron of Nepenthe, we possess hardly any information of a trustworthy nature.
nucleus
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From this reading The nucleus is hard to find.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Concerning the life and martyrdom of Saint Dodekanus, patron of Nepenthe, we possess hardly any information of a trustworthy nature.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What is incontestably true may be summed up almost in one paragraph.
other
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From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
overlaid
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From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
paragraph
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From this reading What is incontestably true may be summed up almost in one paragraph.
patron
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From this reading Concerning the life and martyrdom of Saint Dodekanus, patron of Nepenthe, we possess hardly any information of a trustworthy nature.
possess
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From this reading Concerning the life and martyrdom of Saint Dodekanus, patron of Nepenthe, we possess hardly any information of a trustworthy nature.
Saint
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From this reading Concerning the life and martyrdom of Saint Dodekanus, patron of Nepenthe, we possess hardly any information of a trustworthy nature.
saints
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From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
snow
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From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
summed
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From this reading What is incontestably true may be summed up almost in one paragraph.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Concerning the life and martyrdom of Saint Dodekanus, patron of Nepenthe, we possess hardly any information of a trustworthy nature.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The nucleus is hard to find.
true
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From this reading What is incontestably true may be summed up almost in one paragraph.
trustworthy
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From this reading Concerning the life and martyrdom of Saint Dodekanus, patron of Nepenthe, we possess hardly any information of a trustworthy nature.
up
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From this reading What is incontestably true may be summed up almost in one paragraph.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was born in A.D.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Concerning the life and martyrdom of Saint Dodekanus, patron of Nepenthe, we possess hardly any information of a trustworthy nature.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is incontestably true may be summed up almost in one paragraph.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is with his career as with that of other saints: they become overlaid--encrusted, as it were--with extraneous legendary material in the course of ages, even as a downward-rolling avalanche gathers snow.