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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the lapse of many weeks, Cassiodorus and Julius returned from Byzantium, bringing--no peace.
ambassadors
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From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the lapse of many weeks, Cassiodorus and Julius returned from Byzantium, bringing--no peace.
Apulian
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From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
army
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From this reading Totila received his friend in the Capitol, in the presence of the leaders of the army.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
bringing
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From this reading After the lapse of many weeks, Cassiodorus and Julius returned from Byzantium, bringing--no peace.
Brundusium
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From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
Byzantium
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From this reading After the lapse of many weeks, Cassiodorus and Julius returned from Byzantium, bringing--no peace.
Capitol
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From this reading Totila received his friend in the Capitol, in the presence of the leaders of the army.
Cassiodorus
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From this reading After the lapse of many weeks, Cassiodorus and Julius returned from Byzantium, bringing--no peace.
cloister
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From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
doors
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From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
Emperor
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From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
face
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From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
favourable
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From this reading "At first," related Julius, "our prospects were sufficiently favourable.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At first," related Julius, "our prospects were sufficiently favourable.
formerly
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From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
friend
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From this reading Totila received his friend in the Capitol, in the presence of the leaders of the army.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After the lapse of many weeks, Cassiodorus and Julius returned from Byzantium, bringing--no peace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
ill-success
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From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
Julius
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From this reading After the lapse of many weeks, Cassiodorus and Julius returned from Byzantium, bringing--no peace.
King
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From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
landing
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From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
lapse
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From this reading After the lapse of many weeks, Cassiodorus and Julius returned from Byzantium, bringing--no peace.
leaders
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From this reading Totila received his friend in the Capitol, in the presence of the leaders of the army.
learned
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From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
leaving
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From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
man
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From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
many
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From this reading After the lapse of many weeks, Cassiodorus and Julius returned from Byzantium, bringing--no peace.
most
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From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After the lapse of many weeks, Cassiodorus and Julius returned from Byzantium, bringing--no peace.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the lapse of many weeks, Cassiodorus and Julius returned from Byzantium, bringing--no peace.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
once
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From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "At first," related Julius, "our prospects were sufficiently favourable.
palace
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From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
peace
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From this reading After the lapse of many weeks, Cassiodorus and Julius returned from Byzantium, bringing--no peace.
pious
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From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
presence
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From this reading Totila received his friend in the Capitol, in the presence of the leaders of the army.
prospects
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From this reading "At first," related Julius, "our prospects were sufficiently favourable.
receive
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From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
received
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From this reading Totila received his friend in the Capitol, in the presence of the leaders of the army.
refused
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From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
related
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From this reading "At first," related Julius, "our prospects were sufficiently favourable.
report
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From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After the lapse of many weeks, Cassiodorus and Julius returned from Byzantium, bringing--no peace.
Rome
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From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
shut
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From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
sufficiently
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From this reading "At first," related Julius, "our prospects were sufficiently favourable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the lapse of many weeks, Cassiodorus and Julius returned from Byzantium, bringing--no peace.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
Totila
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From this reading Totila received his friend in the Capitol, in the presence of the leaders of the army.
ways
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From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
weary
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From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
weeks
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From this reading After the lapse of many weeks, Cassiodorus and Julius returned from Byzantium, bringing--no peace.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "At first," related Julius, "our prospects were sufficiently favourable.
West
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From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
wise
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From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
Witichis
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From this reading The Emperor, who had formerly refused to receive the ambassadors of Witichis, could not shut his palace doors in the face of the most learned man of the West, the pious and wise Cassiodorus.
world
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From this reading On landing, Cassiodorus, weary of the world and its ways, retired at once to Brundusium, to his Apulian cloister, leaving Julius to report their ill-success to the King in Rome.
