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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 COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
Alexander
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From this reading Her empire was greater than that of Alexander, of Augustus, of Charlemagne.
America
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From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
Andes
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From this reading From the summit of the Dalmatian mountains Austria beheld the rising of the sun, from the chain of the Andes she could watch his setting.
Augustus
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From this reading Her empire was greater than that of Alexander, of Augustus, of Charlemagne.
Austria
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From this reading From the summit of the Dalmatian mountains Austria beheld the rising of the sun, from the chain of the Andes she could watch his setting.
Austrian
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From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But this empire has been torn by the devouring hands of Time.
beheld
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From this reading From the summit of the Dalmatian mountains Austria beheld the rising of the sun, from the chain of the Andes she could watch his setting.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this empire has been torn by the devouring hands of Time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But this empire has been torn by the devouring hands of Time.
chain
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From this reading From the summit of the Dalmatian mountains Austria beheld the rising of the sun, from the chain of the Andes she could watch his setting.
Charlemagne
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From this reading Her empire was greater than that of Alexander, of Augustus, of Charlemagne.
Charles
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From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From the summit of the Dalmatian mountains Austria beheld the rising of the sun, from the chain of the Andes she could watch his setting.
COUNT
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From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
Dalmatian
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From this reading From the summit of the Dalmatian mountains Austria beheld the rising of the sun, from the chain of the Andes she could watch his setting.
dawn
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From this reading When the last ray of sunset sank in the west, the first light of dawn was reappearing in the east.
days
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From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
devouring
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From this reading But this empire has been torn by the devouring hands of Time.
dominated
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From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
East
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From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
Empire
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From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
Europe
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From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the last ray of sunset sank in the west, the first light of dawn was reappearing in the east.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
FREYBERG
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From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the summit of the Dalmatian mountains Austria beheld the rising of the sun, from the chain of the Andes she could watch his setting.
greater
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From this reading Her empire was greater than that of Alexander, of Augustus, of Charlemagne.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading But this empire has been torn by the devouring hands of Time.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this empire has been torn by the devouring hands of Time.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her empire was greater than that of Alexander, of Augustus, of Charlemagne.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From the summit of the Dalmatian mountains Austria beheld the rising of the sun, from the chain of the Andes she could watch his setting.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
Indies
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From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
KARL
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From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the last ray of sunset sank in the west, the first light of dawn was reappearing in the east.
light
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From this reading When the last ray of sunset sank in the west, the first light of dawn was reappearing in the east.
mountains
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From this reading From the summit of the Dalmatian mountains Austria beheld the rising of the sun, from the chain of the Andes she could watch his setting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
period
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From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
ray
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From this reading When the last ray of sunset sank in the west, the first light of dawn was reappearing in the east.
reappearing
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From this reading When the last ray of sunset sank in the west, the first light of dawn was reappearing in the east.
rising
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From this reading From the summit of the Dalmatian mountains Austria beheld the rising of the sun, from the chain of the Andes she could watch his setting.
sank
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From this reading When the last ray of sunset sank in the west, the first light of dawn was reappearing in the east.
setting
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From this reading From the summit of the Dalmatian mountains Austria beheld the rising of the sun, from the chain of the Andes she could watch his setting.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the summit of the Dalmatian mountains Austria beheld the rising of the sun, from the chain of the Andes she could watch his setting.
summit
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From this reading From the summit of the Dalmatian mountains Austria beheld the rising of the sun, from the chain of the Andes she could watch his setting.
sun
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From this reading From the summit of the Dalmatian mountains Austria beheld the rising of the sun, from the chain of the Andes she could watch his setting.
sunset
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From this reading When the last ray of sunset sank in the west, the first light of dawn was reappearing in the east.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her empire was greater than that of Alexander, of Augustus, of Charlemagne.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her empire was greater than that of Alexander, of Augustus, of Charlemagne.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this empire has been torn by the devouring hands of Time.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this empire has been torn by the devouring hands of Time.
torn
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From this reading But this empire has been torn by the devouring hands of Time.
V
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From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
VON
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From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the last ray of sunset sank in the west, the first light of dawn was reappearing in the east.
watch
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From this reading From the summit of the Dalmatian mountains Austria beheld the rising of the sun, from the chain of the Andes she could watch his setting.
West
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From this reading COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the last ray of sunset sank in the west, the first light of dawn was reappearing in the east.
