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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 A night and a day had slipped away since the death of the Bithynian.
accurate
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From this reading Hadrian's accurate memory cherished them all and now he had sat till dawn and from dawn till the sun had reached the meridian, repeating them again and again to him self.
add
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From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hadrian's accurate memory cherished them all and now he had sat till dawn and from dawn till the sun had reached the meridian, repeating them again and again to him self.
all
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A night and a day had slipped away since the death of the Bithynian.
Antinous
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From this reading Hadrian had heard in what way Antinous had perished.
away
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From this reading A night and a day had slipped away since the death of the Bithynian.
beautiful
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
Besa
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
Bithynian
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From this reading A night and a day had slipped away since the death of the Bithynian.
boats
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
cherished
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From this reading Hadrian's accurate memory cherished them all and now he had sat till dawn and from dawn till the sun had reached the meridian, repeating them again and again to him self.
collected
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
companion
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From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
cressets
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
dawn
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From this reading Hadrian's accurate memory cherished them all and now he had sat till dawn and from dawn till the sun had reached the meridian, repeating them again and again to him self.
day
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From this reading A night and a day had slipped away since the death of the Bithynian.
death
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From this reading A night and a day had slipped away since the death of the Bithynian.
dimmed
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
drowned
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
finding
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A night and a day had slipped away since the death of the Bithynian.
Hadrian
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From this reading Hadrian had heard in what way Antinous had perished.
Hadrian's
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From this reading Hadrian's accurate memory cherished them all and now he had sat till dawn and from dawn till the sun had reached the meridian, repeating them again and again to him self.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
heard
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From this reading Hadrian had heard in what way Antinous had perished.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
Mastor
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From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Hadrian's accurate memory cherished them all and now he had sat till dawn and from dawn till the sun had reached the meridian, repeating them again and again to him self.
men
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
meridian
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From this reading Hadrian's accurate memory cherished them all and now he had sat till dawn and from dawn till the sun had reached the meridian, repeating them again and again to him self.
moonlight
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
more
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From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
night
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From this reading A night and a day had slipped away since the death of the Bithynian.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
now
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From this reading Hadrian's accurate memory cherished them all and now he had sat till dawn and from dawn till the sun had reached the meridian, repeating them again and again to him self.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A night and a day had slipped away since the death of the Bithynian.
omit
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From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
once
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From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
perished
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From this reading Hadrian had heard in what way Antinous had perished.
province
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
reached
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From this reading Hadrian's accurate memory cherished them all and now he had sat till dawn and from dawn till the sun had reached the meridian, repeating them again and again to him self.
repeat
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From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
repeating
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From this reading Hadrian's accurate memory cherished them all and now he had sat till dawn and from dawn till the sun had reached the meridian, repeating them again and again to him self.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
river
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
sat
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From this reading Hadrian's accurate memory cherished them all and now he had sat till dawn and from dawn till the sun had reached the meridian, repeating them again and again to him self.
seek
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
self
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From this reading Hadrian's accurate memory cherished them all and now he had sat till dawn and from dawn till the sun had reached the meridian, repeating them again and again to him self.
Ships
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
shore
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
shores
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A night and a day had slipped away since the death of the Bithynian.
single
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From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
slipped
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From this reading A night and a day had slipped away since the death of the Bithynian.
succeeded
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
sun
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From this reading Hadrian's accurate memory cherished them all and now he had sat till dawn and from dawn till the sun had reached the meridian, repeating them again and again to him self.
swarmed
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
syllable
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From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A night and a day had slipped away since the death of the Bithynian.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hadrian's accurate memory cherished them all and now he had sat till dawn and from dawn till the sun had reached the meridian, repeating them again and again to him self.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Hadrian's accurate memory cherished them all and now he had sat till dawn and from dawn till the sun had reached the meridian, repeating them again and again to him self.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
torches
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
way
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From this reading Hadrian had heard in what way Antinous had perished.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hadrian had heard in what way Antinous had perished.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
words
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From this reading He had required Mastor to repeat to him more than once the last words of his faithful companion and neither to add nor to omit a single syllable.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
youth
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From this reading Ships and boats from every part of the province had collected before Besa to seek for the body of the drowned youth, the shores swarmed with men, and cressets and torches had dimmed the moonlight on river and shore all through the night; but they had not yet succeeded in finding the body of the beautiful youth.
