Chapter XXIV
"Cursed omen!" growled Calpurnius. And he hastened to join Belisarius. "Command the retreat, quick, magister militum!" "Why, excellent Calpurnius?" "It is the King of the Goths himself!"
A Struggle for Rome, V. 2
Chapter XXIV
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"Cursed
omen!"
growled
Calpurnius.
And
he
hastened
to
join
Belisarius.
"Command
the
retreat,
quick,
magister
militum!"
"Why,
excellent
Calpurnius?"
"It
is
the
King
of
the
Goths
himself!"
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Line 1
"Cursed
omen!"
growled
Calpurnius.
Line 2
And
he
hastened
to
join
Belisarius.
Line 3
"Command
the
retreat,
quick,
magister
militum!"
Line 4
"Why,
excellent
Calpurnius?"
Line 5
"It
is
the
King
of
the
Goths
himself!"
Learner Dictionary
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Growled
noun
US /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Cursed omen!" growled Calpurnius.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"It is the King of the Goths himself!"”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he hastened to join Belisarius.
Belisarius
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Calpurnius
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Command
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Cursed
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excellent
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Goths
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growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Cursed omen!" growled Calpurnius.
hastened
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From this reading And he hastened to join Belisarius.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he hastened to join Belisarius.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It is the King of the Goths himself!"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is the King of the Goths himself!"
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is the King of the Goths himself!"
join
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King
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magister
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From this reading "Command the retreat, quick, magister militum!"
militum
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From this reading "Command the retreat, quick, magister militum!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is the King of the Goths himself!"
omen
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From this reading "Cursed omen!" growled Calpurnius.
quick
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From this reading "Command the retreat, quick, magister militum!"
retreat
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From this reading "Command the retreat, quick, magister militum!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Command the retreat, quick, magister militum!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he hastened to join Belisarius.
Why
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From this reading "Why, excellent Calpurnius?"