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A Struggle for Rome, V. 1
A Struggle for Rome, V. 1

Chapter I

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A STRUGGLE FOR ROME.
BY FELIX DAHN.
_T R A N S L A T E D F R O M T H E G E R M A N_ BY LILY WOLFFSOHN.
"If there be anything more powerful than Fate, It is the courage which bears it undismayed."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Struggle for Rome, V. 1

Chapter I

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A STRUGGLE FOR ROME.
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BY FELIX DAHN.
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_T R A N S L A T E D F R O M T H E G E R M A N_ BY LILY WOLFFSOHN.
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"If there be anything more powerful than Fate, It is the courage which bears it undismayed."
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GEIBEL.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “"If there be anything more powerful than Fate, It is the courage which bears it undismayed."”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A STRUGGLE FOR ROME.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading "If there be anything more powerful than Fate, It is the courage which bears it undismayed."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "If there be anything more powerful than Fate, It is the courage which bears it undismayed."

bears

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From this reading "If there be anything more powerful than Fate, It is the courage which bears it undismayed."

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY FELIX DAHN.

courage

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From this reading "If there be anything more powerful than Fate, It is the courage which bears it undismayed."

D

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From this reading _T R A N S L A T E D F R O M T H E G E R M A N_ BY LILY WOLFFSOHN.

DAHN

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From this reading BY FELIX DAHN.

E

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From this reading _T R A N S L A T E D F R O M T H E G E R M A N_ BY LILY WOLFFSOHN.

F

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From this reading _T R A N S L A T E D F R O M T H E G E R M A N_ BY LILY WOLFFSOHN.

Fate

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From this reading "If there be anything more powerful than Fate, It is the courage which bears it undismayed."

FELIX

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From this reading BY FELIX DAHN.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A STRUGGLE FOR ROME.

G

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From this reading _T R A N S L A T E D F R O M T H E G E R M A N_ BY LILY WOLFFSOHN.

GEIBEL

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From this reading GEIBEL.

H

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From this reading _T R A N S L A T E D F R O M T H E G E R M A N_ BY LILY WOLFFSOHN.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If there be anything more powerful than Fate, It is the courage which bears it undismayed."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "If there be anything more powerful than Fate, It is the courage which bears it undismayed."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "If there be anything more powerful than Fate, It is the courage which bears it undismayed."

L

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From this reading _T R A N S L A T E D F R O M T H E G E R M A N_ BY LILY WOLFFSOHN.

LILY

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From this reading _T R A N S L A T E D F R O M T H E G E R M A N_ BY LILY WOLFFSOHN.

M

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From this reading _T R A N S L A T E D F R O M T H E G E R M A N_ BY LILY WOLFFSOHN.

more

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From this reading "If there be anything more powerful than Fate, It is the courage which bears it undismayed."

N

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From this reading _T R A N S L A T E D F R O M T H E G E R M A N_ BY LILY WOLFFSOHN.

O

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From this reading _T R A N S L A T E D F R O M T H E G E R M A N_ BY LILY WOLFFSOHN.

powerful

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From this reading "If there be anything more powerful than Fate, It is the courage which bears it undismayed."

R

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From this reading _T R A N S L A T E D F R O M T H E G E R M A N_ BY LILY WOLFFSOHN.

ROME

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From this reading A STRUGGLE FOR ROME.

S

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From this reading _T R A N S L A T E D F R O M T H E G E R M A N_ BY LILY WOLFFSOHN.

STRUGGLE

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From this reading A STRUGGLE FOR ROME.

T

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From this reading _T R A N S L A T E D F R O M T H E G E R M A N_ BY LILY WOLFFSOHN.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "If there be anything more powerful than Fate, It is the courage which bears it undismayed."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "If there be anything more powerful than Fate, It is the courage which bears it undismayed."

there

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From this reading "If there be anything more powerful than Fate, It is the courage which bears it undismayed."

undismayed

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From this reading "If there be anything more powerful than Fate, It is the courage which bears it undismayed."

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "If there be anything more powerful than Fate, It is the courage which bears it undismayed."

WOLFFSOHN

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From this reading _T R A N S L A T E D F R O M T H E G E R M A N_ BY LILY WOLFFSOHN.