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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 But these testimonies both assign a much lesser age to the city than its ancient antiquity demands.
age
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From this reading But these testimonies both assign a much lesser age to the city than its ancient antiquity demands.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading But these testimonies both assign a much lesser age to the city than its ancient antiquity demands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rigord writes of this city in language which leaves no doubt as to its great population and its immense commerce.
antiquity
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From this reading But these testimonies both assign a much lesser age to the city than its ancient antiquity demands.
archaeologist
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From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
Armand
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From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rigord writes of this city in language which leaves no doubt as to its great population and its immense commerce.
assign
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From this reading But these testimonies both assign a much lesser age to the city than its ancient antiquity demands.
assumption
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From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
basilica
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From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Issoudun, be it said without offence to Paris, is one of the oldest cities in France.
best
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From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading But these testimonies both assign a much lesser age to the city than its ancient antiquity demands.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But these testimonies both assign a much lesser age to the city than its ancient antiquity demands.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
Caesar
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From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
Campo
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From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
celebrated
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From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
century
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From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
Champ-Fort
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From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
cities
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From this reading Issoudun, be it said without offence to Paris, is one of the oldest cities in France.
city
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From this reading Rigord writes of this city in language which leaves no doubt as to its great population and its immense commerce.
commerce
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From this reading Rigord writes of this city in language which leaves no doubt as to its great population and its immense commerce.
de
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From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
demands
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From this reading But these testimonies both assign a much lesser age to the city than its ancient antiquity demands.
doubt
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From this reading Rigord writes of this city in language which leaves no doubt as to its great population and its immense commerce.
emperor
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From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
excavations
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From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
excellent
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From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
fact
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From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
fifth
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From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
Forti
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From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
France
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From this reading Issoudun, be it said without offence to Paris, is one of the oldest cities in France.
Gauls
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From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rigord writes of this city in language which leaves no doubt as to its great population and its immense commerce.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
historical
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From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
immense
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From this reading Rigord writes of this city in language which leaves no doubt as to its great population and its immense commerce.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Issoudun, be it said without offence to Paris, is one of the oldest cities in France.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Issoudun, be it said without offence to Paris, is one of the oldest cities in France.
Issoudun
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From this reading Issoudun, be it said without offence to Paris, is one of the oldest cities in France.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Issoudun, be it said without offence to Paris, is one of the oldest cities in France.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Rigord writes of this city in language which leaves no doubt as to its great population and its immense commerce.
language
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From this reading Rigord writes of this city in language which leaves no doubt as to its great population and its immense commerce.
lately
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From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
learned
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From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
leaves
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From this reading Rigord writes of this city in language which leaves no doubt as to its great population and its immense commerce.
lesser
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From this reading But these testimonies both assign a much lesser age to the city than its ancient antiquity demands.
light
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From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
makes
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From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
Monsieur
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From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
much
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From this reading But these testimonies both assign a much lesser age to the city than its ancient antiquity demands.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Rigord writes of this city in language which leaves no doubt as to its great population and its immense commerce.
Noah
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From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Issoudun, be it said without offence to Paris, is one of the oldest cities in France.
offence
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From this reading Issoudun, be it said without offence to Paris, is one of the oldest cities in France.
oldest
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From this reading Issoudun, be it said without offence to Paris, is one of the oldest cities in France.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Issoudun, be it said without offence to Paris, is one of the oldest cities in France.
only
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From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
Paris
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From this reading Issoudun, be it said without offence to Paris, is one of the oldest cities in France.
Peremet
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From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
place
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From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
population
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From this reading Rigord writes of this city in language which leaves no doubt as to its great population and its immense commerce.
probably
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From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
Probus
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From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
Rigord
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From this reading Rigord writes of this city in language which leaves no doubt as to its great population and its immense commerce.
said
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From this reading Issoudun, be it said without offence to Paris, is one of the oldest cities in France.
speaks
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From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
spite
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From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
testimonies
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From this reading But these testimonies both assign a much lesser age to the city than its ancient antiquity demands.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But these testimonies both assign a much lesser age to the city than its ancient antiquity demands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Issoudun, be it said without offence to Paris, is one of the oldest cities in France.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But these testimonies both assign a much lesser age to the city than its ancient antiquity demands.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Rigord writes of this city in language which leaves no doubt as to its great population and its immense commerce.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Issoudun, be it said without offence to Paris, is one of the oldest cities in France.
tower
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From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
undertaken
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From this reading In fact, the excavations lately undertaken by a learned archaeologist of the place, Monsieur Armand Peremet, have brought to light, under the celebrated tower of Issoudun, a basilica of the fifth century, probably the only one in France.
vintages
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From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
wine
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From this reading In spite of the historical assumption which makes the emperor Probus the Noah of the Gauls, Caesar speaks of the excellent wine of Champ-Fort ("de Campo Forti") still one of the best vintages of Issoudun.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Issoudun, be it said without offence to Paris, is one of the oldest cities in France.
writes
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From this reading Rigord writes of this city in language which leaves no doubt as to its great population and its immense commerce.
