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From the Ted Talk by Philip Freeman: A day in the life of a Celtic Druid

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From there, Camma visits the chieftain to discuss the omens. She convinces him to go and talk through their problems with their neighbors. aonccpimaed by several warriors, they head through the forest and demand a mtnieeg outside the Redones’ village wllas. The Redones’ representatives bring their own druid, who Camma recognizes from the annual gathering in crtaenl Gaul where head druids are elected. The chieftains immediately begin to argue and threaten each other. Camma steps between the opposing sides to stop them from fighting— they must honor her authority. fnlaliy, the Redones agree to pay Camma’s tbrie several cattle. In spite of this resolution, Camma still feels uneasy on the long walk home. As they apporach the viglale walls, a bright streak stoohs across the sky— another omen, but of what?

Open Cloze

From there, Camma visits the chieftain to discuss the omens. She convinces him to go and talk through their problems with their neighbors. ___________ by several warriors, they head through the forest and demand a _______ outside the Redones’ village _____. The Redones’ representatives bring their own druid, who Camma recognizes from the annual gathering in _______ Gaul where head druids are elected. The chieftains immediately begin to argue and threaten each other. Camma steps between the opposing sides to stop them from fighting— they must honor her authority. _______, the Redones agree to pay Camma’s _____ several cattle. In spite of this resolution, Camma still feels uneasy on the long walk home. As they ________ the _______ walls, a bright streak ______ across the sky— another omen, but of what?

Solution

  1. village
  2. finally
  3. shoots
  4. tribe
  5. meeting
  6. central
  7. approach
  8. walls
  9. accompanied

Original Text

From there, Camma visits the chieftain to discuss the omens. She convinces him to go and talk through their problems with their neighbors. Accompanied by several warriors, they head through the forest and demand a meeting outside the Redones’ village walls. The Redones’ representatives bring their own druid, who Camma recognizes from the annual gathering in central Gaul where head druids are elected. The chieftains immediately begin to argue and threaten each other. Camma steps between the opposing sides to stop them from fighting— they must honor her authority. Finally, the Redones agree to pay Camma’s tribe several cattle. In spite of this resolution, Camma still feels uneasy on the long walk home. As they approach the village walls, a bright streak shoots across the sky— another omen, but of what?

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
camma recognizes 2

Important Words

  1. accompanied
  2. agree
  3. annual
  4. approach
  5. argue
  6. authority
  7. bright
  8. bring
  9. camma
  10. cattle
  11. central
  12. chieftain
  13. chieftains
  14. convinces
  15. demand
  16. discuss
  17. druid
  18. druids
  19. elected
  20. feels
  21. finally
  22. forest
  23. gathering
  24. gaul
  25. head
  26. home
  27. honor
  28. immediately
  29. long
  30. meeting
  31. neighbors
  32. omen
  33. omens
  34. opposing
  35. pay
  36. problems
  37. recognizes
  38. redones
  39. representatives
  40. resolution
  41. shoots
  42. sides
  43. spite
  44. steps
  45. stop
  46. streak
  47. talk
  48. threaten
  49. tribe
  50. uneasy
  51. village
  52. visits
  53. walk
  54. walls
  55. warriors