Chapter 16 of A Struggle for Rome, V. 3 is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of A Struggle for Rome, V. 3 is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room. When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness. "How your enthusiasm rejoices and exalts me!" he exclaimed. "I am proud of such a wife. How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.
Chapter 16 of A Struggle for Rome, V. 3 is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.”
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading “The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.”
a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
From this reading “The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading “"How your enthusiasm rejoices and exalts me!" he exclaimed.”
third-person singular of “exalt” — praise, glorify, or honor
From this reading “"How your enthusiasm rejoices and exalts me!" he exclaimed.”
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.”
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading “When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.”
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.”
In this reading “When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am proud of such a wife.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading "How your enthusiasm rejoices and exalts me!" he exclaimed.
third-person singular of “exalt” — praise, glorify, or honor
From this reading "How your enthusiasm rejoices and exalts me!" he exclaimed.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "How your enthusiasm rejoices and exalts me!" he exclaimed.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
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From this reading "How your enthusiasm rejoices and exalts me!" he exclaimed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am proud of such a wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How your enthusiasm rejoices and exalts me!" he exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
impressive in appearance
From this reading How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading "I am proud of such a wife.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
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From this reading "How your enthusiasm rejoices and exalts me!" he exclaimed.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I am proud of such a wife.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Emperor ordered the Empress and Narses to follow him to his room.
not embarrassed
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.
at the time that
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading When they reached it, he embraced his wife with great tenderness, unembarrassed by the presence of a witness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How beautiful you were, O Theodora, in your noble indignation.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How your enthusiasm rejoices and exalts me!" he exclaimed.
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