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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 splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
acquainted
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
all
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The very same day Theodahad and Gothelindis were crowned with the ancient crown of the Goths.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The very same day Theodahad and Gothelindis were crowned with the ancient crown of the Goths.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
Athalaric's
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
banquet
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
barbaric
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From this reading The new King, no friend of the cup, or of barbaric revelry, had retired early.
become
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
Camilla's
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
city
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
contrary
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From this reading Gothelindis, on the contrary, sunned herself in the glory of her new rank.
court
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
crown
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From this reading The very same day Theodahad and Gothelindis were crowned with the ancient crown of the Goths.
crowned
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From this reading The very same day Theodahad and Gothelindis were crowned with the ancient crown of the Goths.
cup
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From this reading The new King, no friend of the cup, or of barbaric revelry, had retired early.
day
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From this reading The very same day Theodahad and Gothelindis were crowned with the ancient crown of the Goths.
deep
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From this reading The revel lasted until deep into the night.
dignitaries
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
early
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From this reading The new King, no friend of the cup, or of barbaric revelry, had retired early.
enlivened
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
friend
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From this reading The new King, no friend of the cup, or of barbaric revelry, had retired early.
gardens
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
glory
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From this reading Gothelindis, on the contrary, sunned herself in the glory of her new rank.
Gothelindis
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From this reading The very same day Theodahad and Gothelindis were crowned with the ancient crown of the Goths.
Gothic
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
Goths
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From this reading The very same day Theodahad and Gothelindis were crowned with the ancient crown of the Goths.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The new King, no friend of the cup, or of barbaric revelry, had retired early.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gothelindis, on the contrary, sunned herself in the glory of her new rank.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Gothelindis, on the contrary, sunned herself in the glory of her new rank.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gothelindis, on the contrary, sunned herself in the glory of her new rank.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The revel lasted until deep into the night.
King
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From this reading The new King, no friend of the cup, or of barbaric revelry, had retired early.
lasted
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From this reading The revel lasted until deep into the night.
loves
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
new
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From this reading The new King, no friend of the cup, or of barbaric revelry, had retired early.
night
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From this reading The revel lasted until deep into the night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The new King, no friend of the cup, or of barbaric revelry, had retired early.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The very same day Theodahad and Gothelindis were crowned with the ancient crown of the Goths.
old
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gothelindis, on the contrary, sunned herself in the glory of her new rank.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The new King, no friend of the cup, or of barbaric revelry, had retired early.
palace
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
present
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
quiet
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
rank
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From this reading Gothelindis, on the contrary, sunned herself in the glory of her new rank.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading The new King, no friend of the cup, or of barbaric revelry, had retired early.
revel
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From this reading The revel lasted until deep into the night.
revelry
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From this reading The new King, no friend of the cup, or of barbaric revelry, had retired early.
Roman
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very same day Theodahad and Gothelindis were crowned with the ancient crown of the Goths.
scene
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
splendid
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
sunned
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From this reading Gothelindis, on the contrary, sunned herself in the glory of her new rank.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The very same day Theodahad and Gothelindis were crowned with the ancient crown of the Goths.
Theodahad
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From this reading The very same day Theodahad and Gothelindis were crowned with the ancient crown of the Goths.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The revel lasted until deep into the night.
usually
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From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
very
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From this reading The very same day Theodahad and Gothelindis were crowned with the ancient crown of the Goths.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The very same day Theodahad and Gothelindis were crowned with the ancient crown of the Goths.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A splendid banquet, at which all the Roman and Gothic dignitaries of the court and city were present, enlivened the old palace and the usually quiet gardens, with which we have become acquainted as the scene of Athalaric's and Camilla's loves.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The very same day Theodahad and Gothelindis were crowned with the ancient crown of the Goths.
