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357
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From this reading 357 Other tribes of the Gauls did not fail to come again and make fresh inroads on the valleys of the Tiber and Anio.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 357 Other tribes of the Gauls did not fail to come again and make fresh inroads on the valleys of the Tiber and Anio.
all
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From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 357 Other tribes of the Gauls did not fail to come again and make fresh inroads on the valleys of the Tiber and Anio.
Anio
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From this reading 357 Other tribes of the Gauls did not fail to come again and make fresh inroads on the valleys of the Tiber and Anio.
army
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From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
B
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From this reading B.C.
banks
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From this reading In one of these wars the Gauls came within three miles of Rome, and the two hosts were encamped on the banks of the Anio, with a bridge between them.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In one of these wars the Gauls came within three miles of Rome, and the two hosts were encamped on the banks of the Anio, with a bridge between them.
bridge
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From this reading In one of these wars the Gauls came within three miles of Rome, and the two hosts were encamped on the banks of the Anio, with a bridge between them.
C
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From this reading B.C.
came
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From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
choosing
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From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 357 Other tribes of the Gauls did not fail to come again and make fresh inroads on the valleys of the Tiber and Anio.
DECIUS
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From this reading THE DEVOTION OF DECIUS.
DEVOTION
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From this reading THE DEVOTION OF DECIUS.
Dictator
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From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 357 Other tribes of the Gauls did not fail to come again and make fresh inroads on the valleys of the Tiber and Anio.
encamped
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From this reading In one of these wars the Gauls came within three miles of Rome, and the two hosts were encamped on the banks of the Anio, with a bridge between them.
fail
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From this reading 357 Other tribes of the Gauls did not fail to come again and make fresh inroads on the valleys of the Tiber and Anio.
fighting
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From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
form
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From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
fresh
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From this reading 357 Other tribes of the Gauls did not fail to come again and make fresh inroads on the valleys of the Tiber and Anio.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
Gauls
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From this reading 357 Other tribes of the Gauls did not fail to come again and make fresh inroads on the valleys of the Tiber and Anio.
generally
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From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
hosts
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From this reading In one of these wars the Gauls came within three miles of Rome, and the two hosts were encamped on the banks of the Anio, with a bridge between them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
inroads
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From this reading 357 Other tribes of the Gauls did not fail to come again and make fresh inroads on the valleys of the Tiber and Anio.
instead
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From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 357 Other tribes of the Gauls did not fail to come again and make fresh inroads on the valleys of the Tiber and Anio.
men
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From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
miles
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From this reading In one of these wars the Gauls came within three miles of Rome, and the two hosts were encamped on the banks of the Anio, with a bridge between them.
nation
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From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
neighbors
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From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 357 Other tribes of the Gauls did not fail to come again and make fresh inroads on the valleys of the Tiber and Anio.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEVOTION OF DECIUS.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 357 Other tribes of the Gauls did not fail to come again and make fresh inroads on the valleys of the Tiber and Anio.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one of these wars the Gauls came within three miles of Rome, and the two hosts were encamped on the banks of the Anio, with a bridge between them.
oppose
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From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
Other
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From this reading 357 Other tribes of the Gauls did not fail to come again and make fresh inroads on the valleys of the Tiber and Anio.
out
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From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
Rome
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From this reading In one of these wars the Gauls came within three miles of Rome, and the two hosts were encamped on the banks of the Anio, with a bridge between them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEVOTION OF DECIUS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In one of these wars the Gauls came within three miles of Rome, and the two hosts were encamped on the banks of the Anio, with a bridge between them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
three
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From this reading In one of these wars the Gauls came within three miles of Rome, and the two hosts were encamped on the banks of the Anio, with a bridge between them.
Tiber
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From this reading 357 Other tribes of the Gauls did not fail to come again and make fresh inroads on the valleys of the Tiber and Anio.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 357 Other tribes of the Gauls did not fail to come again and make fresh inroads on the valleys of the Tiber and Anio.
tribes
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From this reading 357 Other tribes of the Gauls did not fail to come again and make fresh inroads on the valleys of the Tiber and Anio.
turned
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From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
two
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From this reading In one of these wars the Gauls came within three miles of Rome, and the two hosts were encamped on the banks of the Anio, with a bridge between them.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
valleys
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From this reading 357 Other tribes of the Gauls did not fail to come again and make fresh inroads on the valleys of the Tiber and Anio.
war
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From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
wars
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From this reading In one of these wars the Gauls came within three miles of Rome, and the two hosts were encamped on the banks of the Anio, with a bridge between them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In one of these wars the Gauls came within three miles of Rome, and the two hosts were encamped on the banks of the Anio, with a bridge between them.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whenever they came, instead of choosing men from the tribes to form an army, as in a war with their neighbors, all the fighting men of the nation turned out to oppose them, generally under a Dictator.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading In one of these wars the Gauls came within three miles of Rome, and the two hosts were encamped on the banks of the Anio, with a bridge between them.
