adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FESTUS Domiciled in the Choragium and busy there and in the Colosseum I spent almost a year.
abuseverbUS /əˈbjuːs/
treat badly
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading FESTUS Domiciled in the Choragium and busy there and in the Colosseum I spent almost a year.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FESTUS Domiciled in the Choragium and busy there and in the Colosseum I spent almost a year.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Of the dreary and tedious winter between, which was intensely dispiriting and appeared interminable, the less I say the better.
approachverbUS /əˈproʊtʃ/
move towards
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
arenanounUS /ərˈiːnə/
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Of the dreary and tedious winter between, which was intensely dispiriting and appeared interminable, the less I say the better.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Of the dreary and tedious winter between, which was intensely dispiriting and appeared interminable, the less I say the better.
blowsnounUS /bloʊz/
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading FESTUS Domiciled in the Choragium and busy there and in the Colosseum I spent almost a year.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
Choragium
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From this reading FESTUS Domiciled in the Choragium and busy there and in the Colosseum I spent almost a year.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
ColosseumnounUS /ˌkɑːləˈsiːəm/
a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80
From this reading FESTUS Domiciled in the Choragium and busy there and in the Colosseum I spent almost a year.
contentedadjectiveUS /kənˈtentəd/
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
continuouslyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəsli/
at every point
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
dispiritingadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɪrɪtɪŋ/
destructive of morale and self-reliance
From this reading Of the dreary and tedious winter between, which was intensely dispiriting and appeared interminable, the less I say the better.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not want to remind myself of it.
Domiciled
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From this reading FESTUS Domiciled in the Choragium and busy there and in the Colosseum I spent almost a year.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading Of the dreary and tedious winter between, which was intensely dispiriting and appeared interminable, the less I say the better.
entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
exhaustionnounUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
extreme fatigue
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
FESTUS
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From this reading FESTUS Domiciled in the Choragium and busy there and in the Colosseum I spent almost a year.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
hungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FESTUS Domiciled in the Choragium and busy there and in the Colosseum I spent almost a year.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FESTUS Domiciled in the Choragium and busy there and in the Colosseum I spent almost a year.
intenselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtensli/
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading Of the dreary and tedious winter between, which was intensely dispiriting and appeared interminable, the less I say the better.
interminableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrmənəbəl/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading Of the dreary and tedious winter between, which was intensely dispiriting and appeared interminable, the less I say the better.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I do not want to remind myself of it.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Of the dreary and tedious winter between, which was intensely dispiriting and appeared interminable, the less I say the better.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
miseriesnounUS /ˈmɪzəriz/
plural of “misery” — a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I do not want to remind myself of it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
Nuceria
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From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
outsetnounUS /ˈaʊtset/
the time at which something is supposed to begin
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
overworkverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈwɜːrk/
use too much
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
permittedverbUS /pərˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
Placentia
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From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
remindverbUS /riˈmaɪnd/
put in the mind of someone
From this reading I do not want to remind myself of it.
resumptionnounUS /rɪˈzʌmpʃən/
beginning again
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Of the dreary and tedious winter between, which was intensely dispiriting and appeared interminable, the less I say the better.
sleeplessnessnoun
a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
spectaclesnounUS /ˈspektəkəlz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading FESTUS Domiciled in the Choragium and busy there and in the Colosseum I spent almost a year.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
stopverbUS /stɑːp/
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
sufferverbUS /ˈsʌfər/
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading Of the dreary and tedious winter between, which was intensely dispiriting and appeared interminable, the less I say the better.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FESTUS Domiciled in the Choragium and busy there and in the Colosseum I spent almost a year.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading FESTUS Domiciled in the Choragium and busy there and in the Colosseum I spent almost a year.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
verminnounUS /ˈvɜːrmɪn/
an irritating or obnoxious person
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I do not want to remind myself of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a flaw or weak point
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Of the dreary and tedious winter between, which was intensely dispiriting and appeared interminable, the less I say the better.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Until the approach of winter put a stop to spectacles in the arena and after the outset of spring permitted their resumption, I was not only continuously busy, but entirely contented.
wintersnounUS /ˈwɪntərz/
plural of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading I was of course free from the bodily miseries which had made my winters at Placentia and Nuceria so terrible: I did not suffer from cold, hunger, vermin, sleeplessness, overwork, exhaustion, weakness, blows and abuse.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading FESTUS Domiciled in the Choragium and busy there and in the Colosseum I spent almost a year.
