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actually
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From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An army of barbarians had indeed penetrated for conquest and for vengeance to the City of the World!
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An army of barbarians had indeed penetrated for conquest and for vengeance to the City of the World!
army
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From this reading An army of barbarians had indeed penetrated for conquest and for vengeance to the City of the World!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was no ill-founded cry of terror that struck the ear of Ulpius, as he stood at Numerian's window.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was no ill-founded cry of terror that struck the ear of Ulpius, as he stood at Numerian's window.
barbarians
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From this reading An army of barbarians had indeed penetrated for conquest and for vengeance to the City of the World!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
capital
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From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
city
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From this reading It was no false rumour that had driven the populace of the suburbs to fly to the security of the city walls.
conquest
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From this reading An army of barbarians had indeed penetrated for conquest and for vengeance to the City of the World!
cry
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From this reading It was no ill-founded cry of terror that struck the ear of Ulpius, as he stood at Numerian's window.
deprived
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From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
driven
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From this reading It was no false rumour that had driven the populace of the suburbs to fly to the security of the city walls.
ear
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From this reading It was no ill-founded cry of terror that struck the ear of Ulpius, as he stood at Numerian's window.
Empire
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From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
false
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From this reading It was no false rumour that had driven the populace of the suburbs to fly to the security of the city walls.
fly
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From this reading It was no false rumour that had driven the populace of the suburbs to fly to the security of the city walls.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An army of barbarians had indeed penetrated for conquest and for vengeance to the City of the World!
GOTHS
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From this reading THE GOTHS.
guarded
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From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was no false rumour that had driven the populace of the suburbs to fly to the security of the city walls.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was no ill-founded cry of terror that struck the ear of Ulpius, as he stood at Numerian's window.
ill-founded
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From this reading It was no ill-founded cry of terror that struck the ear of Ulpius, as he stood at Numerian's window.
indeed
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From this reading An army of barbarians had indeed penetrated for conquest and for vengeance to the City of the World!
inviolability
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From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no false rumour that had driven the populace of the suburbs to fly to the security of the city walls.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
lost
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From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
morally
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From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was no false rumour that had driven the populace of the suburbs to fly to the security of the city walls.
Numerian's
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From this reading It was no ill-founded cry of terror that struck the ear of Ulpius, as he stood at Numerian's window.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was no false rumour that had driven the populace of the suburbs to fly to the security of the city walls.
penetrated
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From this reading An army of barbarians had indeed penetrated for conquest and for vengeance to the City of the World!
populace
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From this reading It was no false rumour that had driven the populace of the suburbs to fly to the security of the city walls.
pristine
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From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
really
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From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
renown
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From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
Rome
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From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
rumour
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From this reading It was no false rumour that had driven the populace of the suburbs to fly to the security of the city walls.
security
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From this reading It was no false rumour that had driven the populace of the suburbs to fly to the security of the city walls.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was no ill-founded cry of terror that struck the ear of Ulpius, as he stood at Numerian's window.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was no ill-founded cry of terror that struck the ear of Ulpius, as he stood at Numerian's window.
suburbs
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From this reading It was no false rumour that had driven the populace of the suburbs to fly to the security of the city walls.
terror
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From this reading It was no ill-founded cry of terror that struck the ear of Ulpius, as he stood at Numerian's window.
terrors
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From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was no false rumour that had driven the populace of the suburbs to fly to the security of the city walls.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOTHS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was no false rumour that had driven the populace of the suburbs to fly to the security of the city walls.
Ulpius
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From this reading It was no ill-founded cry of terror that struck the ear of Ulpius, as he stood at Numerian's window.
vengeance
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From this reading An army of barbarians had indeed penetrated for conquest and for vengeance to the City of the World!
walls
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From this reading It was no false rumour that had driven the populace of the suburbs to fly to the security of the city walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was no false rumour that had driven the populace of the suburbs to fly to the security of the city walls.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The name of Rome had really lost its pristine terrors; the walls of Rome, those walls which had morally guarded the Empire by their renown, as they had actually guarded its capital by their strength, were deprived at length of their ancient inviolability.
window
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From this reading It was no ill-founded cry of terror that struck the ear of Ulpius, as he stood at Numerian's window.
World
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From this reading An army of barbarians had indeed penetrated for conquest and for vengeance to the City of the World!
