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13
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From this reading 13.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A cloak quickly," he commanded as Dion and Nolus, obedient and expectant of orders, rushed forward at his approach.
able
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From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Without looking to right or left he strode across the atrium.
all
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From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
Antinor
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
approach
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From this reading "A cloak quickly," he commanded as Dion and Nolus, obedient and expectant of orders, rushed forward at his approach.
armour
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From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "A cloak quickly," he commanded as Dion and Nolus, obedient and expectant of orders, rushed forward at his approach.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "A cloak quickly," he commanded as Dion and Nolus, obedient and expectant of orders, rushed forward at his approach.
atrium
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From this reading Without looking to right or left he strode across the atrium.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
bibulous
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
Caius
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
came
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
clear
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
cloak
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From this reading "A cloak quickly," he commanded as Dion and Nolus, obedient and expectant of orders, rushed forward at his approach.
commanded
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From this reading "A cloak quickly," he commanded as Dion and Nolus, obedient and expectant of orders, rushed forward at his approach.
day
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From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
Dion
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From this reading "A cloak quickly," he commanded as Dion and Nolus, obedient and expectant of orders, rushed forward at his approach.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
EPHESIANS
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From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
evil
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From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
expectant
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From this reading "A cloak quickly," he commanded as Dion and Nolus, obedient and expectant of orders, rushed forward at his approach.
fluent
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A cloak quickly," he commanded as Dion and Nolus, obedient and expectant of orders, rushed forward at his approach.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
gaiety
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
God
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From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without looking to right or left he strode across the atrium.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "A cloak quickly," he commanded as Dion and Nolus, obedient and expectant of orders, rushed forward at his approach.
Hortensius
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
laughter
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without looking to right or left he strode across the atrium.
looking
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From this reading Without looking to right or left he strode across the atrium.
lord
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
loud
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
Martius
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
mellow
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
Nepos
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
Nolus
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From this reading "A cloak quickly," he commanded as Dion and Nolus, obedient and expectant of orders, rushed forward at his approach.
obedient
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From this reading "A cloak quickly," he commanded as Dion and Nolus, obedient and expectant of orders, rushed forward at his approach.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Without looking to right or left he strode across the atrium.
orders
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From this reading "A cloak quickly," he commanded as Dion and Nolus, obedient and expectant of orders, rushed forward at his approach.
pleasure
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
quickly
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From this reading "A cloak quickly," he commanded as Dion and Nolus, obedient and expectant of orders, rushed forward at his approach.
raised
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
recognised
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
resonant
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without looking to right or left he strode across the atrium.
rushed
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From this reading "A cloak quickly," he commanded as Dion and Nolus, obedient and expectant of orders, rushed forward at his approach.
song
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
sound
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
stand
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From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
strains
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
strode
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From this reading Without looking to right or left he strode across the atrium.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
Taurus
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
triclinium
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
VI
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From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
voices
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From this reading From the triclinium on the right came the sound of loud laughter and the strains of a bibulous song, voices raised in gaiety and pleasure: Taurus Antinor recognised that of Caius Nepos, fluent and mellow, and that of my lord Hortensius Martius resonant and clear.
WhereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
whole
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From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without looking to right or left he strode across the atrium.
withstand
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From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."--EPHESIANS VI.
