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Chapter XIII
THE FAMINE. The end of November is approaching. Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls. Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change. As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.”
during the time that
From this reading “Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.”
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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 Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
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From this reading As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.
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From this reading The end of November is approaching.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
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From this reading As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.
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From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
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From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
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From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
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From this reading As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.
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From this reading As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.
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From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
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From this reading The end of November is approaching.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
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From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
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From this reading THE FAMINE.
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From this reading As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.
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From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
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From this reading As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.
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From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
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From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
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From this reading As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The end of November is approaching.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The end of November is approaching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The end of November is approaching.
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From this reading As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAMINE.
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From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.
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From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
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From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
during the time that
From this reading Rome, that we left haughty and luxurious even while ruin threatened her at her gates, has now suffered a terrible and warning change.
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From this reading As we approach her again, woe, horror, and desolation have already gone forth to shadow her lofty palaces and to darken her brilliant streets.
but in spite of that
From this reading Nearly a month has elapsed since the occurrence of the events mentioned in the last chapter, yet still the Gothic lines stretch round the city walls.
