used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
albeitconjunctionUS /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/
although
From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The Pompeian fleet controlled all the water avenues; the Italian peninsula was held by the Caesarians.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
react verbally
From this reading But no answer came.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
avenuesnounUS /ˈævənuːz/
plural of “avenue” — a line of approach
From this reading The Pompeian fleet controlled all the water avenues; the Italian peninsula was held by the Caesarians.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no answer came.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Pompeian fleet controlled all the water avenues; the Italian peninsula was held by the Caesarians.
Caesarians
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From this reading The Pompeian fleet controlled all the water avenues; the Italian peninsula was held by the Caesarians.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But no answer came.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
controlledadjectiveUS /kənˈtroʊld/
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
From this reading The Pompeian fleet controlled all the water avenues; the Italian peninsula was held by the Caesarians.
Cornelia
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From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
Drusus
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From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
enclosingnounUS /enˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of enclosing something inside something else
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
fleetnounUS /fliːt/
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading The Pompeian fleet controlled all the water avenues; the Italian peninsula was held by the Caesarians.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The Pompeian fleet controlled all the water avenues; the Italian peninsula was held by the Caesarians.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading The Pompeian fleet controlled all the water avenues; the Italian peninsula was held by the Caesarians.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The war was raging upon land and sea.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
Magnus
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From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
Mamercus
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From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
not any; not one
From this reading But no answer came.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
peninsulanounUS /pəˈnɪnsələ/
a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading The Pompeian fleet controlled all the water avenues; the Italian peninsula was held by the Caesarians.
Pompeian
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From this reading The Pompeian fleet controlled all the water avenues; the Italian peninsula was held by the Caesarians.
Praeneste
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From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
Quintus
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From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
ragingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading The war was raging upon land and sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The war was raging upon land and sea.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The war was raging upon land and sea.
precisely as stated
From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The war was raging upon land and sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The war was raging upon land and sea.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The Pompeian fleet controlled all the water avenues; the Italian peninsula was held by the Caesarians.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The End of the Magnus I The months had come and gone for Cornelia as well as for Quintus Drusus, albeit in a very different manner.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Cornelia wrote several times to old Mamercus at Praeneste, enclosing a letter which she begged him to forward to her lover wherever he might be.
