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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the fall of Rome, most of the small forts on the coast and in the Apennines opened their gates; very few remained to be taken by siege.
Aligern
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From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
all
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From this reading The heaviest task of all the war seemed to be completed.
almost
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From this reading He had, indeed, almost to refound it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thenceforth King Totila held his court in Rome with much splendour and rejoicing.
Apennines
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From this reading After the fall of Rome, most of the small forts on the coast and in the Apennines opened their gates; very few remained to be taken by siege.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The heaviest task of all the war seemed to be completed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After the fall of Rome, most of the small forts on the coast and in the Apennines opened their gates; very few remained to be taken by siege.
coast
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From this reading After the fall of Rome, most of the small forts on the coast and in the Apennines opened their gates; very few remained to be taken by siege.
completed
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From this reading The heaviest task of all the war seemed to be completed.
court
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From this reading Thenceforth King Totila held his court in Rome with much splendour and rejoicing.
difficult
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From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
disturbed
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From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
fall
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From this reading After the fall of Rome, most of the small forts on the coast and in the Apennines opened their gates; very few remained to be taken by siege.
few
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From this reading After the fall of Rome, most of the small forts on the coast and in the Apennines opened their gates; very few remained to be taken by siege.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
forth
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From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
forts
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From this reading After the fall of Rome, most of the small forts on the coast and in the Apennines opened their gates; very few remained to be taken by siege.
gates
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From this reading After the fall of Rome, most of the small forts on the coast and in the Apennines opened their gates; very few remained to be taken by siege.
generals
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From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
Grippa
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From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
Guntharis
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From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had, indeed, almost to refound it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
heaviest
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From this reading The heaviest task of all the war seemed to be completed.
held
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From this reading Thenceforth King Totila held his court in Rome with much splendour and rejoicing.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thenceforth King Totila held his court in Rome with much splendour and rejoicing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thenceforth King Totila held his court in Rome with much splendour and rejoicing.
indeed
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From this reading He had, indeed, almost to refound it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had, indeed, almost to refound it.
King
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From this reading Thenceforth King Totila held his court in Rome with much splendour and rejoicing.
kingdom
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From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
Markja
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From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
most
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From this reading After the fall of Rome, most of the small forts on the coast and in the Apennines opened their gates; very few remained to be taken by siege.
much
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From this reading Thenceforth King Totila held his court in Rome with much splendour and rejoicing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The heaviest task of all the war seemed to be completed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After the fall of Rome, most of the small forts on the coast and in the Apennines opened their gates; very few remained to be taken by siege.
opened
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From this reading After the fall of Rome, most of the small forts on the coast and in the Apennines opened their gates; very few remained to be taken by siege.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
political
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From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
purpose
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From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
rebellion
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From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
reducing
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From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
refound
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From this reading He had, indeed, almost to refound it.
rejoicing
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From this reading Thenceforth King Totila held his court in Rome with much splendour and rejoicing.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After the fall of Rome, most of the small forts on the coast and in the Apennines opened their gates; very few remained to be taken by siege.
Rome
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From this reading Thenceforth King Totila held his court in Rome with much splendour and rejoicing.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The heaviest task of all the war seemed to be completed.
sent
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From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
siege
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From this reading After the fall of Rome, most of the small forts on the coast and in the Apennines opened their gates; very few remained to be taken by siege.
small
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From this reading After the fall of Rome, most of the small forts on the coast and in the Apennines opened their gates; very few remained to be taken by siege.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading Thenceforth King Totila held his court in Rome with much splendour and rejoicing.
taken
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From this reading After the fall of Rome, most of the small forts on the coast and in the Apennines opened their gates; very few remained to be taken by siege.
task
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From this reading The heaviest task of all the war seemed to be completed.
Teja
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From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The heaviest task of all the war seemed to be completed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After the fall of Rome, most of the small forts on the coast and in the Apennines opened their gates; very few remained to be taken by siege.
Thenceforth
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From this reading Thenceforth King Totila held his court in Rome with much splendour and rejoicing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The heaviest task of all the war seemed to be completed.
Totila
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From this reading Thenceforth King Totila held his court in Rome with much splendour and rejoicing.
undertook
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From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
very
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From this reading After the fall of Rome, most of the small forts on the coast and in the Apennines opened their gates; very few remained to be taken by siege.
war
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From this reading The heaviest task of all the war seemed to be completed.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading For this purpose the King sent forth his generals, Teja, Guntharis, Grippa, Markja, and Aligern; while he himself undertook the difficult political task of reducing to order the kingdom so long disturbed by war or rebellion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thenceforth King Totila held his court in Rome with much splendour and rejoicing.
