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AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
alive
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From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
bend
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From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
bishops
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From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, no--they proved the old Gallic blood still flowed in their veins.
burned
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From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
Charolles
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From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
Chram
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From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
Clotaire
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From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
Clovis
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From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
conquered
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From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
continues
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From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
corner
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From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
daughters
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From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
descendants
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From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
desolation
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From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
elapsed
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From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
eyes
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From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
fathers
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From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
fifty
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From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
flowed
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From this reading No, no--they proved the old Gallic blood still flowed in their veins.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
forget
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From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
Frankish
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From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
Gallic
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From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
Gaul
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From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
happy
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From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No, no--they proved the old Gallic blood still flowed in their veins.
inhabitants
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From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
King
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From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
land
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From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
latter's
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From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
necks
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From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, no--they proved the old Gallic blood still flowed in their veins.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
old
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From this reading No, no--they proved the old Gallic blood still flowed in their veins.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
people
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From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
present
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From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
proved
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From this reading No, no--they proved the old Gallic blood still flowed in their veins.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
seigneurs
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From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
SIGNAL
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From this reading THE SIGNAL.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
son
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From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
spectacle
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From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, no--they proved the old Gallic blood still flowed in their veins.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIGNAL.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No, no--they proved the old Gallic blood still flowed in their veins.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
together
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From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
Valley
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From this reading Let us forget the spectacle of desolation that conquered Gaul continues to present under the descendants of Clovis for the last fifty years, and rest our eyes upon the Valley of Charolles.
veins
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From this reading No, no--they proved the old Gallic blood still flowed in their veins.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
wife
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From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
years
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From this reading About fifty years have elapsed since King Clotaire had his son Chram burned alive together with the latter's wife and daughters.
yoke
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From this reading Oh, the fathers of the happy inhabitants who people that corner of the land did not bend their necks under the yoke of either Frankish seigneurs or Gallic bishops.
