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8
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From this reading 8.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool."--PROVERBS XXVI.
alive
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From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
all
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From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
Amphitheatre
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From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
amusement
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool."--PROVERBS XXVI.
bags
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
baskets
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So the men carried the provisions which the women had prepared the day before--eggs and cooked fish and such fruit as was cheap this season.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
bindeth
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From this reading "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool."--PROVERBS XXVI.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
carried
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From this reading So the men carried the provisions which the women had prepared the day before--eggs and cooked fish and such fruit as was cheap this season.
cheap
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From this reading So the men carried the provisions which the women had prepared the day before--eggs and cooked fish and such fruit as was cheap this season.
children
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From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
clothes
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From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
containing
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
cooked
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From this reading So the men carried the provisions which the women had prepared the day before--eggs and cooked fish and such fruit as was cheap this season.
day
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From this reading So the men carried the provisions which the women had prepared the day before--eggs and cooked fish and such fruit as was cheap this season.
eggs
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From this reading So the men carried the provisions which the women had prepared the day before--eggs and cooked fish and such fruit as was cheap this season.
faint
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
fish
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From this reading So the men carried the provisions which the women had prepared the day before--eggs and cooked fish and such fruit as was cheap this season.
food
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool."--PROVERBS XXVI.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
forthcoming
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
fruit
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From this reading So the men carried the provisions which the women had prepared the day before--eggs and cooked fish and such fruit as was cheap this season.
giveth
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From this reading "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool."--PROVERBS XXVI.
goal
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From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
grow
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So the men carried the provisions which the women had prepared the day before--eggs and cooked fish and such fruit as was cheap this season.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool."--PROVERBS XXVI.
heavily
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
holiday
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From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
honour
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From this reading "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool."--PROVERBS XXVI.
hour
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From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
hours
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool."--PROVERBS XXVI.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool."--PROVERBS XXVI.
leading
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From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
linen
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
loaded
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
many
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
men
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From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
midnight
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From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
people
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From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
prepared
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From this reading So the men carried the provisions which the women had prepared the day before--eggs and cooked fish and such fruit as was cheap this season.
PROVERBS
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From this reading "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool."--PROVERBS XXVI.
provisions
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
rough
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
rush
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
season
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From this reading So the men carried the provisions which the women had prepared the day before--eggs and cooked fish and such fruit as was cheap this season.
sling
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From this reading "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool."--PROVERBS XXVI.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool."--PROVERBS XXVI.
spent
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
stone
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From this reading "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool."--PROVERBS XXVI.
streets
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From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading So the men carried the provisions which the women had prepared the day before--eggs and cooked fish and such fruit as was cheap this season.
tending
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From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool."--PROVERBS XXVI.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
there
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So the men carried the provisions which the women had prepared the day before--eggs and cooked fish and such fruit as was cheap this season.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool."--PROVERBS XXVI.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
up
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
waiting
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From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the men carried the provisions which the women had prepared the day before--eggs and cooked fish and such fruit as was cheap this season.
ways
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From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So the men carried the provisions which the women had prepared the day before--eggs and cooked fish and such fruit as was cheap this season.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
women
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From this reading From the hour of midnight the streets and ways leading to the great Amphitheatre were alive with people, all tending toward the same goal: men and women in holiday clothes and little children running beside them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The men were heavily loaded with baskets of rush or bags of rough linen containing provisions, for many hours would be spent up there waiting for amusement, whilst the body would grow faint if food were not forthcoming.
XXVI
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From this reading "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool."--PROVERBS XXVI.
