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4
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From this reading 4.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Dea Flavia lay upon her bed, with wide-open eyes fixed into vacancy above her.
AfternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Afternoon and evening had gone by since that awful moment when the whole fell purpose of the Cæsar's plan was revealed to her, and she saw Hortensius Martius standing unarmed and doomed in the arena, face to face with a raging, wild beast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Afternoon and evening had gone by since that awful moment when the whole fell purpose of the Cæsar's plan was revealed to her, and she saw Hortensius Martius standing unarmed and doomed in the arena, face to face with a raging, wild beast.
Antinor
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arena
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awful
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beast
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bed
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From this reading Dea Flavia lay upon her bed, with wide-open eyes fixed into vacancy above her.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Afternoon and evening had vanished into the past since she saw Taurus Antinor, with Hortensius' body held high over his head, saving one life whilst offering up his own, since she heard that deafening cry of horror uttered by two hundred thousand throats when the panther sprung upon him unawares and felled him to the ground, whilst his blood reddened the sand of the arena.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Afternoon and evening had vanished into the past since she saw Taurus Antinor, with Hortensius' body held high over his head, saving one life whilst offering up his own, since she heard that deafening cry of horror uttered by two hundred thousand throats when the panther sprung upon him unawares and felled him to the ground, whilst his blood reddened the sand of the arena.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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compassed
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From this reading "The sorrows of death compassed me."--PSALM XVIII.
cry
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Cæsar's
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Dea
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deafening
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death
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From this reading "The sorrows of death compassed me."--PSALM XVIII.
doomed
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evening
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eyes
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face
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fell
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felled
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fixed
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Flavia
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gone
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ground
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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head
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heard
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held
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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high
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Afternoon and evening had vanished into the past since she saw Taurus Antinor, with Hortensius' body held high over his head, saving one life whilst offering up his own, since she heard that deafening cry of horror uttered by two hundred thousand throats when the panther sprung upon him unawares and felled him to the ground, whilst his blood reddened the sand of the arena.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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horror
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Hortensius
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hundred
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Afternoon and evening had gone by since that awful moment when the whole fell purpose of the Cæsar's plan was revealed to her, and she saw Hortensius Martius standing unarmed and doomed in the arena, face to face with a raging, wild beast.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dea Flavia lay upon her bed, with wide-open eyes fixed into vacancy above her.
lay
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From this reading Dea Flavia lay upon her bed, with wide-open eyes fixed into vacancy above her.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Afternoon and evening had vanished into the past since she saw Taurus Antinor, with Hortensius' body held high over his head, saving one life whilst offering up his own, since she heard that deafening cry of horror uttered by two hundred thousand throats when the panther sprung upon him unawares and felled him to the ground, whilst his blood reddened the sand of the arena.
Martius
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The sorrows of death compassed me."--PSALM XVIII.
moment
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The sorrows of death compassed me."--PSALM XVIII.
offering
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From this reading Afternoon and evening had vanished into the past since she saw Taurus Antinor, with Hortensius' body held high over his head, saving one life whilst offering up his own, since she heard that deafening cry of horror uttered by two hundred thousand throats when the panther sprung upon him unawares and felled him to the ground, whilst his blood reddened the sand of the arena.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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own
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panther
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past
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plan
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PSALM
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From this reading "The sorrows of death compassed me."--PSALM XVIII.
purpose
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raging
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reddened
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revealed
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sand
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saving
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saw
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Afternoon and evening had gone by since that awful moment when the whole fell purpose of the Cæsar's plan was revealed to her, and she saw Hortensius Martius standing unarmed and doomed in the arena, face to face with a raging, wild beast.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Afternoon and evening had gone by since that awful moment when the whole fell purpose of the Cæsar's plan was revealed to her, and she saw Hortensius Martius standing unarmed and doomed in the arena, face to face with a raging, wild beast.
sorrows
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From this reading "The sorrows of death compassed me."--PSALM XVIII.
sprung
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standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Afternoon and evening had gone by since that awful moment when the whole fell purpose of the Cæsar's plan was revealed to her, and she saw Hortensius Martius standing unarmed and doomed in the arena, face to face with a raging, wild beast.
Taurus
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The sorrows of death compassed me."--PSALM XVIII.
thousand
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throats
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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two
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unarmednounUS /ˈunarmed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Afternoon and evening had gone by since that awful moment when the whole fell purpose of the Cæsar's plan was revealed to her, and she saw Hortensius Martius standing unarmed and doomed in the arena, face to face with a raging, wild beast.
unawares
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up
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From this reading Afternoon and evening had vanished into the past since she saw Taurus Antinor, with Hortensius' body held high over his head, saving one life whilst offering up his own, since she heard that deafening cry of horror uttered by two hundred thousand throats when the panther sprung upon him unawares and felled him to the ground, whilst his blood reddened the sand of the arena.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dea Flavia lay upon her bed, with wide-open eyes fixed into vacancy above her.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Afternoon and evening had vanished into the past since she saw Taurus Antinor, with Hortensius' body held high over his head, saving one life whilst offering up his own, since she heard that deafening cry of horror uttered by two hundred thousand throats when the panther sprung upon him unawares and felled him to the ground, whilst his blood reddened the sand of the arena.
vacancy
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From this reading Dea Flavia lay upon her bed, with wide-open eyes fixed into vacancy above her.
vanished
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Afternoon and evening had gone by since that awful moment when the whole fell purpose of the Cæsar's plan was revealed to her, and she saw Hortensius Martius standing unarmed and doomed in the arena, face to face with a raging, wild beast.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Afternoon and evening had gone by since that awful moment when the whole fell purpose of the Cæsar's plan was revealed to her, and she saw Hortensius Martius standing unarmed and doomed in the arena, face to face with a raging, wild beast.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Afternoon and evening had vanished into the past since she saw Taurus Antinor, with Hortensius' body held high over his head, saving one life whilst offering up his own, since she heard that deafening cry of horror uttered by two hundred thousand throats when the panther sprung upon him unawares and felled him to the ground, whilst his blood reddened the sand of the arena.
whole
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From this reading Afternoon and evening had gone by since that awful moment when the whole fell purpose of the Cæsar's plan was revealed to her, and she saw Hortensius Martius standing unarmed and doomed in the arena, face to face with a raging, wild beast.
wide-open
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wild
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dea Flavia lay upon her bed, with wide-open eyes fixed into vacancy above her.
XVIII
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From this reading "The sorrows of death compassed me."--PSALM XVIII.
