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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
acutely
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From this reading Narses, that great general, had acutely guessed in what direction King Teja had turned aside from the Flaminian Way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
any
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From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
army
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
aside
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From this reading Narses, that great general, had acutely guessed in what direction King Teja had turned aside from the Flaminian Way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
Aternum
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
attempt
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From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading That Rome was lost, he had learned beyond Nuceria Camellaria from some Goths who had fled from that city.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
Camellaria
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From this reading That Rome was lost, he had learned beyond Nuceria Camellaria from some Goths who had fled from that city.
captives
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From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
circuitous
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
city
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From this reading That Rome was lost, he had learned beyond Nuceria Camellaria from some Goths who had fled from that city.
coast
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
conquerors
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From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
death
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From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
difficult
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From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
direction
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From this reading Narses, that great general, had acutely guessed in what direction King Teja had turned aside from the Flaminian Way.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading The King, whose impatient and unsparing disposition ever looked forward to the end, not unwillingly found himself obliged to get rid of his prisoners.
end
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From this reading The King, whose impatient and unsparing disposition ever looked forward to the end, not unwillingly found himself obliged to get rid of his prisoners.
escape
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From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The King, whose impatient and unsparing disposition ever looked forward to the end, not unwillingly found himself obliged to get rid of his prisoners.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
Flaminian
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From this reading Narses, that great general, had acutely guessed in what direction King Teja had turned aside from the Flaminian Way.
fled
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From this reading That Rome was lost, he had learned beyond Nuceria Camellaria from some Goths who had fled from that city.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The King, whose impatient and unsparing disposition ever looked forward to the end, not unwillingly found himself obliged to get rid of his prisoners.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The King, whose impatient and unsparing disposition ever looked forward to the end, not unwillingly found himself obliged to get rid of his prisoners.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Narses, that great general, had acutely guessed in what direction King Teja had turned aside from the Flaminian Way.
fugitive
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
general
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From this reading Narses, that great general, had acutely guessed in what direction King Teja had turned aside from the Flaminian Way.
get
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From this reading The King, whose impatient and unsparing disposition ever looked forward to the end, not unwillingly found himself obliged to get rid of his prisoners.
gone
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
Goths
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From this reading That Rome was lost, he had learned beyond Nuceria Camellaria from some Goths who had fled from that city.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Narses, that great general, had acutely guessed in what direction King Teja had turned aside from the Flaminian Way.
guarding
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From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
guessed
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From this reading Narses, that great general, had acutely guessed in what direction King Teja had turned aside from the Flaminian Way.
Gulf
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Narses, that great general, had acutely guessed in what direction King Teja had turned aside from the Flaminian Way.
Hadria
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The King, whose impatient and unsparing disposition ever looked forward to the end, not unwillingly found himself obliged to get rid of his prisoners.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
impatient
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From this reading The King, whose impatient and unsparing disposition ever looked forward to the end, not unwillingly found himself obliged to get rid of his prisoners.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Narses, that great general, had acutely guessed in what direction King Teja had turned aside from the Flaminian Way.
Ionian
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
King
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From this reading Narses, that great general, had acutely guessed in what direction King Teja had turned aside from the Flaminian Way.
knowledge
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
learned
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From this reading That Rome was lost, he had learned beyond Nuceria Camellaria from some Goths who had fled from that city.
led
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The King, whose impatient and unsparing disposition ever looked forward to the end, not unwillingly found himself obliged to get rid of his prisoners.
lost
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From this reading That Rome was lost, he had learned beyond Nuceria Camellaria from some Goths who had fled from that city.
made
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From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
Narses
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From this reading Narses, that great general, had acutely guessed in what direction King Teja had turned aside from the Flaminian Way.
north
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The King, whose impatient and unsparing disposition ever looked forward to the end, not unwillingly found himself obliged to get rid of his prisoners.
Nuceria
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From this reading That Rome was lost, he had learned beyond Nuceria Camellaria from some Goths who had fled from that city.
number
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From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
obliged
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From this reading The King, whose impatient and unsparing disposition ever looked forward to the end, not unwillingly found himself obliged to get rid of his prisoners.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
office
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From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
Ortona
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
past
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
people
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
prisoners
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From this reading The King, whose impatient and unsparing disposition ever looked forward to the end, not unwillingly found himself obliged to get rid of his prisoners.
punish
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From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
rid
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From this reading The King, whose impatient and unsparing disposition ever looked forward to the end, not unwillingly found himself obliged to get rid of his prisoners.
roads
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
Rome
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From this reading That Rome was lost, he had learned beyond Nuceria Camellaria from some Goths who had fled from that city.
route
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
Samnium
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
singular
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From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
some
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From this reading That Rome was lost, he had learned beyond Nuceria Camellaria from some Goths who had fled from that city.
strong
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From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
Teja
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From this reading Narses, that great general, had acutely guessed in what direction King Teja had turned aside from the Flaminian Way.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Narses, that great general, had acutely guessed in what direction King Teja had turned aside from the Flaminian Way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Narses, that great general, had acutely guessed in what direction King Teja had turned aside from the Flaminian Way.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
threatened
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From this reading In number about as strong as their conquerors, the captives had made the office of guarding them so difficult, that Teja threatened to punish with death any attempt at escape.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
turned
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From this reading Narses, that great general, had acutely guessed in what direction King Teja had turned aside from the Flaminian Way.
unsparing
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From this reading The King, whose impatient and unsparing disposition ever looked forward to the end, not unwillingly found himself obliged to get rid of his prisoners.
unwillingly
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From this reading The King, whose impatient and unsparing disposition ever looked forward to the end, not unwillingly found himself obliged to get rid of his prisoners.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Rome was lost, he had learned beyond Nuceria Camellaria from some Goths who had fled from that city.
Way
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From this reading Narses, that great general, had acutely guessed in what direction King Teja had turned aside from the Flaminian Way.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Narses, that great general, had acutely guessed in what direction King Teja had turned aside from the Flaminian Way.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That Rome was lost, he had learned beyond Nuceria Camellaria from some Goths who had fled from that city.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The King, whose impatient and unsparing disposition ever looked forward to the end, not unwillingly found himself obliged to get rid of his prisoners.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had first gone north towards the coast of the Ionian Gulf, and thence, with singular knowledge of the roads, had led his fugitive people and army by a circuitous route past Hadria, Aternum, and Ortona, to Samnium.
