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promenade
noun public place |
public place
Everyone came to the promenade for it was a public place. |
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sacrifices
noun offering |
offerings to a god
The man made many sacrifices or offerings to the god. |
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provinces
noun domain |
places far from the capital, under Rome control
Provinces were mostly in Rome control back in the 18 hundreds. |
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revived
verb restored |
brought back to life or a waking state
I had revived him from the deep sleep he was in. |
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proverb
noun saying |
well known traditional saying expressing truth
Everyone in town knew the proverb for it was a well known, true, traditional saying. |
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coaxed
transitive verb urged |
gently urged or tried to persuade
The man coaxed the dog so much that the man's pesuasion payed off. |
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stodgy
adjective heavy |
heavy, slow in movement
The bear was so stodgy(heavy) that no one could lift him up. |
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mosaic
noun pictures |
pictures or designs
The mosaic was so artistic that I thought it was the most expensive painting ever. |
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villa
noun mansion |
large house
That rich man lived in a villa for his house was huge. |
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ambitious
adjective enterprising |
eager to succeed or achieve
He was so ambitious that he was always talking about achieving his goal. |
