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

Chapter XXXVI

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Amalaswintha at first revelled in the feeling of gratitude, freedom, and safety.
She made happy plans of reconciliation.
She saw her people saved from Byzantium by her warning voice--saved from the treachery of their own King.
She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.
Lost in such dreams, the hours, days, and nights passed rapidly.
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A Struggle for Rome, V. 1

Chapter XXXVI

Chapter 36 of A Struggle for Rome, V. 1 is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Amalaswintha at first revelled in the feeling of gratitude, freedom, and safety.
Line 2
She made happy plans of reconciliation.
/ʃiː meɪd ˈhæpi plænz ʌv ˌrekənsɪliˈeɪʃən/
Line 3
She saw her people saved from Byzantium by her warning voice--saved from the treachery of their own King.
Line 4
She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.
/ʃiː ɔːlˈredi hɜːrd ðə ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk ʃaʊts ʌv ðə ˈvæl.jənt ˈɑːrmi əˈnaʊnsɪŋ deθ tuː ðə ˈenəmi ənd ˈpɑːrdən tuː hərˈself/
Line 5
Lost in such dreams, the hours, days, and nights passed rapidly.
/lɔːst ɪn sʌtʃ driːmz ðə ˈaʊərz deɪz ənd naɪts pæst ˈræpədli/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

announcing verb US /əˈnaʊnsɪŋ/

-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement

From this reading “She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.”

Byzantium noun US /bəˈzæntiəm/

an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital

From this reading “She saw her people saved from Byzantium by her warning voice--saved from the treachery of their own King.”

enthusiastic adjective US /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/

having or showing great excitement and interest

From this reading “She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.”

gratitude noun US /ˈɡrætətuːd/

a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

From this reading “Amalaswintha at first revelled in the feeling of gratitude, freedom, and safety.”

reconciliation noun US /ˌrekənsɪliˈeɪʃən/

the reestablishing of cordial relations

From this reading “She made happy plans of reconciliation.”

shouts noun US /ʃaʊts/

plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading “She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.”

treachery noun US /ˈtretʃ.ər.i/

Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.

From this reading “She saw her people saved from Byzantium by her warning voice--saved from the treachery of their own King.”

valiant adj US /ˈvæl.jənt/

Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)

From this reading “She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

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passed rapidly verb + particle counted as “pass rapidly”

In this reading “Lost in such dreams, the hours, days, and nights passed rapidly.”

shouts of verb + particle counted as “shout of”

In this reading “She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.”

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alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.

Amalaswintha

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Amalaswintha at first revelled in the feeling of gratitude, freedom, and safety.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Amalaswintha at first revelled in the feeling of gratitude, freedom, and safety.

announcingverbUS /əˈnaʊnsɪŋ/

-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement

From this reading She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.

armynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Amalaswintha at first revelled in the feeling of gratitude, freedom, and safety.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She saw her people saved from Byzantium by her warning voice--saved from the treachery of their own King.

ByzantiumnounUS /bəˈzæntiəm/

an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital

From this reading She saw her people saved from Byzantium by her warning voice--saved from the treachery of their own King.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Lost in such dreams, the hours, days, and nights passed rapidly.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.

dreamsnounUS /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading Lost in such dreams, the hours, days, and nights passed rapidly.

enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/

an opposing military force

From this reading She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.

enthusiasticadjectiveUS /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/

having or showing great excitement and interest

From this reading She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.

feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Amalaswintha at first revelled in the feeling of gratitude, freedom, and safety.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Amalaswintha at first revelled in the feeling of gratitude, freedom, and safety.

freedomnounUS /ˈfriːdəm/

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading Amalaswintha at first revelled in the feeling of gratitude, freedom, and safety.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She saw her people saved from Byzantium by her warning voice--saved from the treachery of their own King.

gratitudenounUS /ˈɡrætətuːd/

a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

From this reading Amalaswintha at first revelled in the feeling of gratitude, freedom, and safety.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading She made happy plans of reconciliation.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She saw her people saved from Byzantium by her warning voice--saved from the treachery of their own King.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.

hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Lost in such dreams, the hours, days, and nights passed rapidly.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Amalaswintha at first revelled in the feeling of gratitude, freedom, and safety.

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading She saw her people saved from Byzantium by her warning voice--saved from the treachery of their own King.

LostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Lost in such dreams, the hours, days, and nights passed rapidly.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading She made happy plans of reconciliation.

nightsnounUS /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading Lost in such dreams, the hours, days, and nights passed rapidly.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Amalaswintha at first revelled in the feeling of gratitude, freedom, and safety.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading She saw her people saved from Byzantium by her warning voice--saved from the treachery of their own King.

pardonverbUS /ˈpɑːrdən/

accept an excuse for

From this reading She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Lost in such dreams, the hours, days, and nights passed rapidly.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading She saw her people saved from Byzantium by her warning voice--saved from the treachery of their own King.

plansnounUS /plænz/

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading She made happy plans of reconciliation.

rapidlyadverbUS /ˈræpədli/

with speed

From this reading Lost in such dreams, the hours, days, and nights passed rapidly.

reconciliationnounUS /ˌrekənsɪliˈeɪʃən/

the reestablishing of cordial relations

From this reading She made happy plans of reconciliation.

revelled

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Amalaswintha at first revelled in the feeling of gratitude, freedom, and safety.

safetynounUS /ˈseɪfti/

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading Amalaswintha at first revelled in the feeling of gratitude, freedom, and safety.

savedadjectiveUS /seɪvd/

rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin

From this reading She saw her people saved from Byzantium by her warning voice--saved from the treachery of their own King.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading She saw her people saved from Byzantium by her warning voice--saved from the treachery of their own King.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She made happy plans of reconciliation.

shoutsnounUS /ʃaʊts/

plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Lost in such dreams, the hours, days, and nights passed rapidly.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Amalaswintha at first revelled in the feeling of gratitude, freedom, and safety.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading She saw her people saved from Byzantium by her warning voice--saved from the treachery of their own King.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.

treacherynounUS /ˈtretʃ.ər.i/

Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.

From this reading She saw her people saved from Byzantium by her warning voice--saved from the treachery of their own King.

valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/

Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)

From this reading She already heard the enthusiastic shouts of the valiant army, announcing death to the enemy, and pardon to herself.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading She saw her people saved from Byzantium by her warning voice--saved from the treachery of their own King.

warningnounUS /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/

a message informing of danger

From this reading She saw her people saved from Byzantium by her warning voice--saved from the treachery of their own King.

Chapter 36 of A Struggle for Rome, V. 1 by Felix Dahn holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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