Chapter 20 of A Struggle for Rome, V. 3 is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 20 of A Struggle for Rome, V. 3 is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The King broke the seals and read: "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis. Written at the dictation of old Iffa; and it is all written down faithfully. Lo!--now it begins! The Latin is not always as good as that sung in the churches.
Chapter 20 of A Struggle for Rome, V. 3 is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “Lo!--now it begins!”
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “The Latin is not always as good as that sung in the churches.”
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “Written at the dictation of old Iffa; and it is all written down faithfully.”
in a faithful manner
From this reading “Written at the dictation of old Iffa; and it is all written down faithfully.”
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading “The Latin is not always as good as that sung in the churches.”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “"'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.”
plural of “seal” — fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
From this reading “The King broke the seals and read:”
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading “The Latin is not always as good as that sung in the churches.”
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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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Written at the dictation of old Iffa; and it is all written down faithfully.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The Latin is not always as good as that sung in the churches.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The King broke the seals and read:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Latin is not always as good as that sung in the churches.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading Lo!--now it begins!
lacking funds
From this reading The King broke the seals and read:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The Latin is not always as good as that sung in the churches.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Written at the dictation of old Iffa; and it is all written down faithfully.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Written at the dictation of old Iffa; and it is all written down faithfully.
in a faithful manner
From this reading Written at the dictation of old Iffa; and it is all written down faithfully.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The Latin is not always as good as that sung in the churches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Written at the dictation of old Iffa; and it is all written down faithfully.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Latin is not always as good as that sung in the churches.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Written at the dictation of old Iffa; and it is all written down faithfully.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King broke the seals and read:
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading The Latin is not always as good as that sung in the churches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lo!--now it begins!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Latin is not always as good as that sung in the churches.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Written at the dictation of old Iffa; and it is all written down faithfully.
on one occasion
From this reading "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading The King broke the seals and read:
plural of “seal” — fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
From this reading The King broke the seals and read:
a male human offspring
From this reading "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading The Latin is not always as good as that sung in the churches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Latin is not always as good as that sung in the churches.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The King broke the seals and read:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading "'This is written by Hildegisel, the son of Hildemuth, whom they call "the long;" once priest, now castellan at Teriolis.
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