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alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was obviously the peroration of an important work-- "Are we already in the position of ancient Rome?
amazement
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From this reading ARTHUR BURNSIDE'S VIEWS This was the document that the duke read with amazement and growing interest in the great empty library of his palace.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was obviously the peroration of an important work-- "Are we already in the position of ancient Rome?
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading It was obviously the peroration of an important work-- "Are we already in the position of ancient Rome?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ARTHUR BURNSIDE'S VIEWS This was the document that the duke read with amazement and growing interest in the great empty library of his palace.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was obviously the peroration of an important work-- "Are we already in the position of ancient Rome?
ARTHUR
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From this reading ARTHUR BURNSIDE'S VIEWS This was the document that the duke read with amazement and growing interest in the great empty library of his palace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No barbarians, indeed, stand with menace of conquering at our gates, but it was not the barbarians who overthrew the greatness of the Roman Empire.
barbarians
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From this reading No barbarians, indeed, stand with menace of conquering at our gates, but it was not the barbarians who overthrew the greatness of the Roman Empire.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The greatness had already departed long before the Huns and Goths swept down upon its walls.
BURNSIDE'S
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From this reading ARTHUR BURNSIDE'S VIEWS This was the document that the duke read with amazement and growing interest in the great empty library of his palace.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No barbarians, indeed, stand with menace of conquering at our gates, but it was not the barbarians who overthrew the greatness of the Roman Empire.
conquering
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From this reading No barbarians, indeed, stand with menace of conquering at our gates, but it was not the barbarians who overthrew the greatness of the Roman Empire.
departed
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From this reading The greatness had already departed long before the Huns and Goths swept down upon its walls.
document
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down
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From this reading The greatness had already departed long before the Huns and Goths swept down upon its walls.
duke
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Empire
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From this reading No barbarians, indeed, stand with menace of conquering at our gates, but it was not the barbarians who overthrew the greatness of the Roman Empire.
empty
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gates
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From this reading No barbarians, indeed, stand with menace of conquering at our gates, but it was not the barbarians who overthrew the greatness of the Roman Empire.
Goths
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From this reading The greatness had already departed long before the Huns and Goths swept down upon its walls.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ARTHUR BURNSIDE'S VIEWS This was the document that the duke read with amazement and growing interest in the great empty library of his palace.
greatness
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From this reading No barbarians, indeed, stand with menace of conquering at our gates, but it was not the barbarians who overthrew the greatness of the Roman Empire.
growing
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From this reading ARTHUR BURNSIDE'S VIEWS This was the document that the duke read with amazement and growing interest in the great empty library of his palace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The greatness had already departed long before the Huns and Goths swept down upon its walls.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ARTHUR BURNSIDE'S VIEWS This was the document that the duke read with amazement and growing interest in the great empty library of his palace.
Huns
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From this reading The greatness had already departed long before the Huns and Goths swept down upon its walls.
important
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From this reading It was obviously the peroration of an important work-- "Are we already in the position of ancient Rome?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ARTHUR BURNSIDE'S VIEWS This was the document that the duke read with amazement and growing interest in the great empty library of his palace.
indeed
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From this reading No barbarians, indeed, stand with menace of conquering at our gates, but it was not the barbarians who overthrew the greatness of the Roman Empire.
interest
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From this reading ARTHUR BURNSIDE'S VIEWS This was the document that the duke read with amazement and growing interest in the great empty library of his palace.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was obviously the peroration of an important work-- "Are we already in the position of ancient Rome?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The greatness had already departed long before the Huns and Goths swept down upon its walls.
library
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From this reading ARTHUR BURNSIDE'S VIEWS This was the document that the duke read with amazement and growing interest in the great empty library of his palace.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The greatness had already departed long before the Huns and Goths swept down upon its walls.
menace
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From this reading No barbarians, indeed, stand with menace of conquering at our gates, but it was not the barbarians who overthrew the greatness of the Roman Empire.
moribund
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From this reading Are we moribund?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No barbarians, indeed, stand with menace of conquering at our gates, but it was not the barbarians who overthrew the greatness of the Roman Empire.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No barbarians, indeed, stand with menace of conquering at our gates, but it was not the barbarians who overthrew the greatness of the Roman Empire.
obviously
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From this reading It was obviously the peroration of an important work-- "Are we already in the position of ancient Rome?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ARTHUR BURNSIDE'S VIEWS This was the document that the duke read with amazement and growing interest in the great empty library of his palace.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading No barbarians, indeed, stand with menace of conquering at our gates, but it was not the barbarians who overthrew the greatness of the Roman Empire.
overthrew
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From this reading No barbarians, indeed, stand with menace of conquering at our gates, but it was not the barbarians who overthrew the greatness of the Roman Empire.
palace
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From this reading ARTHUR BURNSIDE'S VIEWS This was the document that the duke read with amazement and growing interest in the great empty library of his palace.
peroration
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From this reading It was obviously the peroration of an important work-- "Are we already in the position of ancient Rome?
position
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From this reading It was obviously the peroration of an important work-- "Are we already in the position of ancient Rome?
read
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Roman
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From this reading No barbarians, indeed, stand with menace of conquering at our gates, but it was not the barbarians who overthrew the greatness of the Roman Empire.
Rome
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From this reading It was obviously the peroration of an important work-- "Are we already in the position of ancient Rome?
stand
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From this reading No barbarians, indeed, stand with menace of conquering at our gates, but it was not the barbarians who overthrew the greatness of the Roman Empire.
swept
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From this reading The greatness had already departed long before the Huns and Goths swept down upon its walls.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ARTHUR BURNSIDE'S VIEWS This was the document that the duke read with amazement and growing interest in the great empty library of his palace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ARTHUR BURNSIDE'S VIEWS This was the document that the duke read with amazement and growing interest in the great empty library of his palace.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ARTHUR BURNSIDE'S VIEWS This was the document that the duke read with amazement and growing interest in the great empty library of his palace.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The greatness had already departed long before the Huns and Goths swept down upon its walls.
VIEWS
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From this reading ARTHUR BURNSIDE'S VIEWS This was the document that the duke read with amazement and growing interest in the great empty library of his palace.
walls
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From this reading The greatness had already departed long before the Huns and Goths swept down upon its walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ARTHUR BURNSIDE'S VIEWS This was the document that the duke read with amazement and growing interest in the great empty library of his palace.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was obviously the peroration of an important work-- "Are we already in the position of ancient Rome?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading No barbarians, indeed, stand with menace of conquering at our gates, but it was not the barbarians who overthrew the greatness of the Roman Empire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ARTHUR BURNSIDE'S VIEWS This was the document that the duke read with amazement and growing interest in the great empty library of his palace.
work
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From this reading It was obviously the peroration of an important work-- "Are we already in the position of ancient Rome?
