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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 There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
arch
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From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
arrived
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From this reading As soon as the King had closed his eyes for ever, Cethegus had instantly hurried to his place of trust, and had arrived there before the news of the event had reached that city.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As soon as the King had closed his eyes for ever, Cethegus had instantly hurried to his place of trust, and had arrived there before the news of the event had reached that city.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
building
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From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
Cassiodorus
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From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
Cethegus
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From this reading This was no other than Cethegus.
city
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From this reading As soon as the King had closed his eyes for ever, Cethegus had instantly hurried to his place of trust, and had arrived there before the news of the event had reached that city.
closed
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From this reading As soon as the King had closed his eyes for ever, Cethegus had instantly hurried to his place of trust, and had arrived there before the news of the event had reached that city.
collected
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From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
daybreak
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From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
days
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From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
deserving
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From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
Domitian
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From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
event
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From this reading As soon as the King had closed his eyes for ever, Cethegus had instantly hurried to his place of trust, and had arrived there before the news of the event had reached that city.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as the King had closed his eyes for ever, Cethegus had instantly hurried to his place of trust, and had arrived there before the news of the event had reached that city.
eyes
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From this reading As soon as the King had closed his eyes for ever, Cethegus had instantly hurried to his place of trust, and had arrived there before the news of the event had reached that city.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As soon as the King had closed his eyes for ever, Cethegus had instantly hurried to his place of trust, and had arrived there before the news of the event had reached that city.
Geminus
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From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
Gothic
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From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had undertaken the momentous office of Prefect of Rome.
hall
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From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had undertaken the momentous office of Prefect of Rome.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the King had closed his eyes for ever, Cethegus had instantly hurried to his place of trust, and had arrived there before the news of the event had reached that city.
hurried
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From this reading As soon as the King had closed his eyes for ever, Cethegus had instantly hurried to his place of trust, and had arrived there before the news of the event had reached that city.
important
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From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
instantly
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From this reading As soon as the King had closed his eyes for ever, Cethegus had instantly hurried to his place of trust, and had arrived there before the news of the event had reached that city.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
Janus
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From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
King
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From this reading As soon as the King had closed his eyes for ever, Cethegus had instantly hurried to his place of trust, and had arrived there before the news of the event had reached that city.
man
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From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
momentous
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From this reading He had undertaken the momentous office of Prefect of Rome.
most
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From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
near
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From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
news
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From this reading As soon as the King had closed his eyes for ever, Cethegus had instantly hurried to his place of trust, and had arrived there before the news of the event had reached that city.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This was no other than Cethegus.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
office
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From this reading He had undertaken the momentous office of Prefect of Rome.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
other
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From this reading This was no other than Cethegus.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
place
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From this reading As soon as the King had closed his eyes for ever, Cethegus had instantly hurried to his place of trust, and had arrived there before the news of the event had reached that city.
played
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From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
Prefect
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From this reading He had undertaken the momentous office of Prefect of Rome.
reached
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From this reading As soon as the King had closed his eyes for ever, Cethegus had instantly hurried to his place of trust, and had arrived there before the news of the event had reached that city.
Regency
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From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
Rome
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From this reading He had undertaken the momentous office of Prefect of Rome.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
senators
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From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
Senatus
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From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
Septimus
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From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
Severus
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From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
soon
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From this reading As soon as the King had closed his eyes for ever, Cethegus had instantly hurried to his place of trust, and had arrived there before the news of the event had reached that city.
surrounded
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From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
temple
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From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This was no other than Cethegus.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as the King had closed his eyes for ever, Cethegus had instantly hurried to his place of trust, and had arrived there before the news of the event had reached that city.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
There
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From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was no other than Cethegus.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
together
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From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
transition
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From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
troops
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From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
trust
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From this reading As soon as the King had closed his eyes for ever, Cethegus had instantly hurried to his place of trust, and had arrived there before the news of the event had reached that city.
undertaken
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From this reading He had undertaken the momentous office of Prefect of Rome.
very
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From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was another man, besides Cassiodorus, who played a most important, and, as it seemed to the Regency, a very deserving part, in those days of transition.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before daybreak, he had collected the senators together in the _Senatus_, that is, in the closed hall of Domitian, near the temple of Janus Geminus, on the right of the arch of Septimus Severus, and had surrounded the building with Gothic troops.
