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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 When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
able
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From this reading "I am not able," wrote Demetrius from Ravenna, "to meet Totila in the open field.
acknowledged
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From this reading The Byzantine generals in Italy openly acknowledged that they could not replace Belisarius.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
all
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
almost
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not able," wrote Demetrius from Ravenna, "to meet Totila in the open field.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
arrived
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was clear that as long as Belisarius had been in Italy victory had followed victory; and no sooner had he turned his back, than misfortunes crowded one upon the other.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
awakened
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
back
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From this reading It was clear that as long as Belisarius had been in Italy victory had followed victory; and no sooner had he turned his back, than misfortunes crowded one upon the other.
battles
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was now easy for the friends of Belisarius to prove that the recall of that hero had been the origin of all these disasters.
Belisarius
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From this reading It was now easy for the friends of Belisarius to prove that the recall of that hero had been the origin of all these disasters.
Byzantine
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From this reading The Byzantine generals in Italy openly acknowledged that they could not replace Belisarius.
Byzantium
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
Caesars
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
clear
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From this reading It was clear that as long as Belisarius had been in Italy victory had followed victory; and no sooner had he turned his back, than misfortunes crowded one upon the other.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Byzantine generals in Italy openly acknowledged that they could not replace Belisarius.
crowded
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From this reading It was clear that as long as Belisarius had been in Italy victory had followed victory; and no sooner had he turned his back, than misfortunes crowded one upon the other.
Demetrius
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From this reading "I am not able," wrote Demetrius from Ravenna, "to meet Totila in the open field.
disasters
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From this reading It was now easy for the friends of Belisarius to prove that the recall of that hero had been the origin of all these disasters.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
East
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
easy
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From this reading It was now easy for the friends of Belisarius to prove that the recall of that hero had been the origin of all these disasters.
Emperor
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
field
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From this reading "I am not able," wrote Demetrius from Ravenna, "to meet Totila in the open field.
followed
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From this reading It was clear that as long as Belisarius had been in Italy victory had followed victory; and no sooner had he turned his back, than misfortunes crowded one upon the other.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was now easy for the friends of Belisarius to prove that the recall of that hero had been the origin of all these disasters.
friends
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From this reading It was now easy for the friends of Belisarius to prove that the recall of that hero had been the origin of all these disasters.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
generals
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From this reading The Byzantine generals in Italy openly acknowledged that they could not replace Belisarius.
golden
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was clear that as long as Belisarius had been in Italy victory had followed victory; and no sooner had he turned his back, than misfortunes crowded one upon the other.
hero
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From this reading It was now easy for the friends of Belisarius to prove that the recall of that hero had been the origin of all these disasters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am not able," wrote Demetrius from Ravenna, "to meet Totila in the open field.
imagined
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now easy for the friends of Belisarius to prove that the recall of that hero had been the origin of all these disasters.
Italy
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
Justinian
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was clear that as long as Belisarius had been in Italy victory had followed victory; and no sooner had he turned his back, than misfortunes crowded one upon the other.
loss
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
lost
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
manner
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
meet
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From this reading "I am not able," wrote Demetrius from Ravenna, "to meet Totila in the open field.
misfortunes
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From this reading It was clear that as long as Belisarius had been in Italy victory had followed victory; and no sooner had he turned his back, than misfortunes crowded one upon the other.
Mucella
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
Neapolis
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
news
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was clear that as long as Belisarius had been in Italy victory had followed victory; and no sooner had he turned his back, than misfortunes crowded one upon the other.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Byzantine generals in Italy openly acknowledged that they could not replace Belisarius.
now
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From this reading It was now easy for the friends of Belisarius to prove that the recall of that hero had been the origin of all these disasters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was clear that as long as Belisarius had been in Italy victory had followed victory; and no sooner had he turned his back, than misfortunes crowded one upon the other.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "I am not able," wrote Demetrius from Ravenna, "to meet Totila in the open field.
openly
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From this reading The Byzantine generals in Italy openly acknowledged that they could not replace Belisarius.
origin
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From this reading It was now easy for the friends of Belisarius to prove that the recall of that hero had been the origin of all these disasters.
other
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From this reading It was clear that as long as Belisarius had been in Italy victory had followed victory; and no sooner had he turned his back, than misfortunes crowded one upon the other.
Padus
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
palace
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
prove
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From this reading It was now easy for the friends of Belisarius to prove that the recall of that hero had been the origin of all these disasters.
Ravenna
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From this reading "I am not able," wrote Demetrius from Ravenna, "to meet Totila in the open field.
recall
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From this reading It was now easy for the friends of Belisarius to prove that the recall of that hero had been the origin of all these disasters.
renewed
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
replace
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From this reading The Byzantine generals in Italy openly acknowledged that they could not replace Belisarius.
Rome
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
siege
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
sooner
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From this reading It was clear that as long as Belisarius had been in Italy victory had followed victory; and no sooner had he turned his back, than misfortunes crowded one upon the other.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was clear that as long as Belisarius had been in Italy victory had followed victory; and no sooner had he turned his back, than misfortunes crowded one upon the other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was now easy for the friends of Belisarius to prove that the recall of that hero had been the origin of all these disasters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was now easy for the friends of Belisarius to prove that the recall of that hero had been the origin of all these disasters.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Byzantine generals in Italy openly acknowledged that they could not replace Belisarius.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
Totila
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From this reading "I am not able," wrote Demetrius from Ravenna, "to meet Totila in the open field.
triumph
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
turned
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From this reading It was clear that as long as Belisarius had been in Italy victory had followed victory; and no sooner had he turned his back, than misfortunes crowded one upon the other.
united
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was clear that as long as Belisarius had been in Italy victory had followed victory; and no sooner had he turned his back, than misfortunes crowded one upon the other.
victory
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From this reading It was clear that as long as Belisarius had been in Italy victory had followed victory; and no sooner had he turned his back, than misfortunes crowded one upon the other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
West
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From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When news arrived in the golden palace of the Caesars at Byzantium of the lost battles on the Padus and at Mucella; of the renewed siege of Rome, and the loss of Neapolis and almost all Italy, the Emperor Justinian, who had already imagined the West again united to the East, was awakened from his dream of triumph in a terrible manner.
wrote
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From this reading "I am not able," wrote Demetrius from Ravenna, "to meet Totila in the open field.
