Chapter I
JULIUS CAESAR. B.C. 55. Nearly two thousand years ago there was a brave captain whose name was Julius Caesar. The soldiers he led to battle were very strong, and conquered the people wherever they went.
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JULIUS
CAESAR.
B.C.
55.
Nearly
two
thousand
years
ago
there
was
a
brave
captain
whose
name
was
Julius
Caesar.
The
soldiers
he
led
to
battle
were
very
strong,
and
conquered
the
people
wherever
they
went.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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JULIUS
CAESAR.
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B.C.
Line 3
55.
Line 4
Nearly
two
thousand
years
ago
there
was
a
brave
captain
whose
name
was
Julius
Caesar.
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The
soldiers
he
led
to
battle
were
very
strong,
and
conquered
the
people
wherever
they
went.
Learner Dictionary
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Captain
noun
US /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Nearly two thousand years ago there was a brave captain whose name was Julius Caesar.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nearly two thousand years ago there was a brave captain whose name was Julius Caesar.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The soldiers he led to battle were very strong, and conquered the people wherever they went.”
Wherever
conjunction
US /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading “The soldiers he led to battle were very strong, and conquered the people wherever they went.”
Whose
determiner
US /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “Nearly two thousand years ago there was a brave captain whose name was Julius Caesar.”
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55
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From this reading 55.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nearly two thousand years ago there was a brave captain whose name was Julius Caesar.
ago
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From this reading Nearly two thousand years ago there was a brave captain whose name was Julius Caesar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The soldiers he led to battle were very strong, and conquered the people wherever they went.
B
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From this reading B.C.
battle
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brave
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C
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From this reading B.C.
CAESAR
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From this reading JULIUS CAESAR.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nearly two thousand years ago there was a brave captain whose name was Julius Caesar.
conquered
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The soldiers he led to battle were very strong, and conquered the people wherever they went.
JULIUS
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From this reading JULIUS CAESAR.
led
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namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nearly two thousand years ago there was a brave captain whose name was Julius Caesar.
Nearly
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From this reading Nearly two thousand years ago there was a brave captain whose name was Julius Caesar.
people
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soldiers
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strong
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From this reading The soldiers he led to battle were very strong, and conquered the people wherever they went.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The soldiers he led to battle were very strong, and conquered the people wherever they went.
there
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From this reading Nearly two thousand years ago there was a brave captain whose name was Julius Caesar.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The soldiers he led to battle were very strong, and conquered the people wherever they went.
thousand
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From this reading Nearly two thousand years ago there was a brave captain whose name was Julius Caesar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The soldiers he led to battle were very strong, and conquered the people wherever they went.
two
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very
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From this reading The soldiers he led to battle were very strong, and conquered the people wherever they went.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nearly two thousand years ago there was a brave captain whose name was Julius Caesar.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The soldiers he led to battle were very strong, and conquered the people wherever they went.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The soldiers he led to battle were very strong, and conquered the people wherever they went.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading The soldiers he led to battle were very strong, and conquered the people wherever they went.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Nearly two thousand years ago there was a brave captain whose name was Julius Caesar.
years
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From this reading Nearly two thousand years ago there was a brave captain whose name was Julius Caesar.