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Chapter IX
And meanwhile the suffering and exhaustion of the citizens in Rome reached its highest point. Hunger thinned the ranks, never very full, of the defenders on the walls. The Prefect in vain did his utmost. In vain he had recourse to all possible measures of persuasion or despotism. In vain he lavishly opened his coffers to provide the means of existence for the people.
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From this reading “And meanwhile the suffering and exhaustion of the citizens in Rome reached its highest point.”
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From this reading “Hunger thinned the ranks, never very full, of the defenders on the walls.”
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From this reading “And meanwhile the suffering and exhaustion of the citizens in Rome reached its highest point.”
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From this reading In vain he lavishly opened his coffers to provide the means of existence for the people.
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From this reading In vain he had recourse to all possible measures of persuasion or despotism.
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From this reading In vain he lavishly opened his coffers to provide the means of existence for the people.
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From this reading Hunger thinned the ranks, never very full, of the defenders on the walls.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In vain he had recourse to all possible measures of persuasion or despotism.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In vain he had recourse to all possible measures of persuasion or despotism.
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From this reading And meanwhile the suffering and exhaustion of the citizens in Rome reached its highest point.
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From this reading Hunger thinned the ranks, never very full, of the defenders on the walls.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And meanwhile the suffering and exhaustion of the citizens in Rome reached its highest point.
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From this reading And meanwhile the suffering and exhaustion of the citizens in Rome reached its highest point.
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From this reading In vain he lavishly opened his coffers to provide the means of existence for the people.
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From this reading In vain he lavishly opened his coffers to provide the means of existence for the people.
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From this reading And meanwhile the suffering and exhaustion of the citizens in Rome reached its highest point.
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From this reading In vain he had recourse to all possible measures of persuasion or despotism.
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From this reading Hunger thinned the ranks, never very full, of the defenders on the walls.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And meanwhile the suffering and exhaustion of the citizens in Rome reached its highest point.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hunger thinned the ranks, never very full, of the defenders on the walls.
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From this reading In vain he lavishly opened his coffers to provide the means of existence for the people.
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From this reading In vain he had recourse to all possible measures of persuasion or despotism.
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From this reading In vain he lavishly opened his coffers to provide the means of existence for the people.
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From this reading In vain he had recourse to all possible measures of persuasion or despotism.
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From this reading And meanwhile the suffering and exhaustion of the citizens in Rome reached its highest point.
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From this reading In vain he had recourse to all possible measures of persuasion or despotism.
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From this reading The Prefect in vain did his utmost.
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From this reading In vain he lavishly opened his coffers to provide the means of existence for the people.
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From this reading Hunger thinned the ranks, never very full, of the defenders on the walls.
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From this reading And meanwhile the suffering and exhaustion of the citizens in Rome reached its highest point.
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From this reading In vain he had recourse to all possible measures of persuasion or despotism.
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From this reading And meanwhile the suffering and exhaustion of the citizens in Rome reached its highest point.
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From this reading And meanwhile the suffering and exhaustion of the citizens in Rome reached its highest point.
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From this reading And meanwhile the suffering and exhaustion of the citizens in Rome reached its highest point.
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From this reading Hunger thinned the ranks, never very full, of the defenders on the walls.
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From this reading In vain he had recourse to all possible measures of persuasion or despotism.
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From this reading The Prefect in vain did his utmost.
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From this reading The Prefect in vain did his utmost.
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From this reading Hunger thinned the ranks, never very full, of the defenders on the walls.
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From this reading Hunger thinned the ranks, never very full, of the defenders on the walls.
