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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 The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
anteroom
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From this reading It was in vain this time that his anteroom was filled with people waiting for his return.
anxiety
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From this reading The architect was waited for with much anxiety, for the rooms originally furnished for the Emperor in the Caesareum had been despoiled and disarranged to decorate the rooms at Lochias, and Pontius was wanted to superintend their immediate rehabilitation.
architect
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From this reading The architect was waited for with much anxiety, for the rooms originally furnished for the Emperor in the Caesareum had been despoiled and disarranged to decorate the rooms at Lochias, and Pontius was wanted to superintend their immediate rehabilitation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pontius did not find the Emperor at Lochias, for Hadrian had moved at mid-day to the Caesareum.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The architect was waited for with much anxiety, for the rooms originally furnished for the Emperor in the Caesareum had been despoiled and disarranged to decorate the rooms at Lochias, and Pontius was wanted to superintend their immediate rehabilitation.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A chariot was waiting for him and there was no lack of slaves, so he began this fresh task at once and devoted himself to it till late at night.
begun
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From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
building
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From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
burning
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From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
Caesareum
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From this reading Pontius did not find the Emperor at Lochias, for Hadrian had moved at mid-day to the Caesareum.
chariot
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From this reading A chariot was waiting for him and there was no lack of slaves, so he began this fresh task at once and devoted himself to it till late at night.
decorate
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From this reading The architect was waited for with much anxiety, for the rooms originally furnished for the Emperor in the Caesareum had been despoiled and disarranged to decorate the rooms at Lochias, and Pontius was wanted to superintend their immediate rehabilitation.
despoiled
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From this reading The architect was waited for with much anxiety, for the rooms originally furnished for the Emperor in the Caesareum had been despoiled and disarranged to decorate the rooms at Lochias, and Pontius was wanted to superintend their immediate rehabilitation.
devoted
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From this reading A chariot was waiting for him and there was no lack of slaves, so he began this fresh task at once and devoted himself to it till late at night.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Pontius did not find the Emperor at Lochias, for Hadrian had moved at mid-day to the Caesareum.
disarranged
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From this reading The architect was waited for with much anxiety, for the rooms originally furnished for the Emperor in the Caesareum had been despoiled and disarranged to decorate the rooms at Lochias, and Pontius was wanted to superintend their immediate rehabilitation.
disaster
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From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
doomed
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From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
Emperor
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From this reading Pontius did not find the Emperor at Lochias, for Hadrian had moved at mid-day to the Caesareum.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
filled
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From this reading It was in vain this time that his anteroom was filled with people waiting for his return.
find
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From this reading Pontius did not find the Emperor at Lochias, for Hadrian had moved at mid-day to the Caesareum.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pontius did not find the Emperor at Lochias, for Hadrian had moved at mid-day to the Caesareum.
fresh
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From this reading A chariot was waiting for him and there was no lack of slaves, so he began this fresh task at once and devoted himself to it till late at night.
furnished
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From this reading The architect was waited for with much anxiety, for the rooms originally furnished for the Emperor in the Caesareum had been despoiled and disarranged to decorate the rooms at Lochias, and Pontius was wanted to superintend their immediate rehabilitation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pontius did not find the Emperor at Lochias, for Hadrian had moved at mid-day to the Caesareum.
Hadrian
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From this reading Pontius did not find the Emperor at Lochias, for Hadrian had moved at mid-day to the Caesareum.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A chariot was waiting for him and there was no lack of slaves, so he began this fresh task at once and devoted himself to it till late at night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was in vain this time that his anteroom was filled with people waiting for his return.
immediate
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From this reading The architect was waited for with much anxiety, for the rooms originally furnished for the Emperor in the Caesareum had been despoiled and disarranged to decorate the rooms at Lochias, and Pontius was wanted to superintend their immediate rehabilitation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A chariot was waiting for him and there was no lack of slaves, so he began this fresh task at once and devoted himself to it till late at night.
lack
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From this reading A chariot was waiting for him and there was no lack of slaves, so he began this fresh task at once and devoted himself to it till late at night.
late
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From this reading A chariot was waiting for him and there was no lack of slaves, so he began this fresh task at once and devoted himself to it till late at night.
Lochias
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From this reading Pontius did not find the Emperor at Lochias, for Hadrian had moved at mid-day to the Caesareum.
mid-day
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From this reading Pontius did not find the Emperor at Lochias, for Hadrian had moved at mid-day to the Caesareum.
moved
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From this reading Pontius did not find the Emperor at Lochias, for Hadrian had moved at mid-day to the Caesareum.
much
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From this reading The architect was waited for with much anxiety, for the rooms originally furnished for the Emperor in the Caesareum had been despoiled and disarranged to decorate the rooms at Lochias, and Pontius was wanted to superintend their immediate rehabilitation.
night
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From this reading A chariot was waiting for him and there was no lack of slaves, so he began this fresh task at once and devoted himself to it till late at night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A chariot was waiting for him and there was no lack of slaves, so he began this fresh task at once and devoted himself to it till late at night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pontius did not find the Emperor at Lochias, for Hadrian had moved at mid-day to the Caesareum.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
once
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From this reading A chariot was waiting for him and there was no lack of slaves, so he began this fresh task at once and devoted himself to it till late at night.
originally
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From this reading The architect was waited for with much anxiety, for the rooms originally furnished for the Emperor in the Caesareum had been despoiled and disarranged to decorate the rooms at Lochias, and Pontius was wanted to superintend their immediate rehabilitation.
palace
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From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
people
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From this reading It was in vain this time that his anteroom was filled with people waiting for his return.
Pontius
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From this reading Pontius did not find the Emperor at Lochias, for Hadrian had moved at mid-day to the Caesareum.
regard
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From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
rehabilitation
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From this reading The architect was waited for with much anxiety, for the rooms originally furnished for the Emperor in the Caesareum had been despoiled and disarranged to decorate the rooms at Lochias, and Pontius was wanted to superintend their immediate rehabilitation.
restored
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From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
return
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From this reading It was in vain this time that his anteroom was filled with people waiting for his return.
room
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From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
rooms
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From this reading The architect was waited for with much anxiety, for the rooms originally furnished for the Emperor in the Caesareum had been despoiled and disarranged to decorate the rooms at Lochias, and Pontius was wanted to superintend their immediate rehabilitation.
scene
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From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
sickened
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From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
slaves
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From this reading A chariot was waiting for him and there was no lack of slaves, so he began this fresh task at once and devoted himself to it till late at night.
smell
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From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A chariot was waiting for him and there was no lack of slaves, so he began this fresh task at once and devoted himself to it till late at night.
strong
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From this reading The strong smell of burning in every room in the palace had sickened him and he had begun to regard the restored building as a doomed scene of disaster.
superintend
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From this reading The architect was waited for with much anxiety, for the rooms originally furnished for the Emperor in the Caesareum had been despoiled and disarranged to decorate the rooms at Lochias, and Pontius was wanted to superintend their immediate rehabilitation.
task
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From this reading A chariot was waiting for him and there was no lack of slaves, so he began this fresh task at once and devoted himself to it till late at night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in vain this time that his anteroom was filled with people waiting for his return.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pontius did not find the Emperor at Lochias, for Hadrian had moved at mid-day to the Caesareum.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The architect was waited for with much anxiety, for the rooms originally furnished for the Emperor in the Caesareum had been despoiled and disarranged to decorate the rooms at Lochias, and Pontius was wanted to superintend their immediate rehabilitation.
there
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From this reading A chariot was waiting for him and there was no lack of slaves, so he began this fresh task at once and devoted himself to it till late at night.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A chariot was waiting for him and there was no lack of slaves, so he began this fresh task at once and devoted himself to it till late at night.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A chariot was waiting for him and there was no lack of slaves, so he began this fresh task at once and devoted himself to it till late at night.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in vain this time that his anteroom was filled with people waiting for his return.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pontius did not find the Emperor at Lochias, for Hadrian had moved at mid-day to the Caesareum.
vain
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From this reading It was in vain this time that his anteroom was filled with people waiting for his return.
waited
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From this reading The architect was waited for with much anxiety, for the rooms originally furnished for the Emperor in the Caesareum had been despoiled and disarranged to decorate the rooms at Lochias, and Pontius was wanted to superintend their immediate rehabilitation.
waiting
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From this reading A chariot was waiting for him and there was no lack of slaves, so he began this fresh task at once and devoted himself to it till late at night.
wanted
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From this reading The architect was waited for with much anxiety, for the rooms originally furnished for the Emperor in the Caesareum had been despoiled and disarranged to decorate the rooms at Lochias, and Pontius was wanted to superintend their immediate rehabilitation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The architect was waited for with much anxiety, for the rooms originally furnished for the Emperor in the Caesareum had been despoiled and disarranged to decorate the rooms at Lochias, and Pontius was wanted to superintend their immediate rehabilitation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The architect was waited for with much anxiety, for the rooms originally furnished for the Emperor in the Caesareum had been despoiled and disarranged to decorate the rooms at Lochias, and Pontius was wanted to superintend their immediate rehabilitation.
