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Chapter V
WITICHIS. "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i. 11. Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress. The Gothic servants and Italian slaves were busy concluding the day's work.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress.”
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From this reading 11.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress.
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From this reading The Gothic servants and Italian slaves were busy concluding the day's work.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i.
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From this reading "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i.
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From this reading Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress.
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From this reading The Gothic servants and Italian slaves were busy concluding the day's work.
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From this reading Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress.
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From this reading The Gothic servants and Italian slaves were busy concluding the day's work.
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From this reading Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress.
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From this reading "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i.
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From this reading Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress.
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From this reading Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress.
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From this reading The Gothic servants and Italian slaves were busy concluding the day's work.
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From this reading "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i.
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From this reading Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress.
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From this reading Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress.
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From this reading "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress.
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From this reading The Gothic servants and Italian slaves were busy concluding the day's work.
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From this reading "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i.
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From this reading "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i.
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From this reading Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i.
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From this reading "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i.
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From this reading "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i.
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From this reading Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress.
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From this reading Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress.
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From this reading The Gothic servants and Italian slaves were busy concluding the day's work.
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From this reading Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress.
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From this reading The Gothic servants and Italian slaves were busy concluding the day's work.
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From this reading Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress.
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From this reading Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i.
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From this reading "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i.
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From this reading "And the Goths chose Witichis for their King, a man of humble origin, but a famous warrior."--_Procopius: Wars of the Goths_, i.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Gothic servants and Italian slaves were busy concluding the day's work.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Slowly sank the sun behind the green hills of Faesulae, and gilded the columns in front of the simple country-house of which Rauthgundis was the mistress.
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From this reading WITICHIS.
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From this reading The Gothic servants and Italian slaves were busy concluding the day's work.
