Chapter 3 of Aurelian is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of Aurelian is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FROM PISO TO FAUSTA. You are right, Fausta, in your unfavorable judgment of the Roman populace. The Romans are not a people one would select to whom to propose a religion like this of Christianity. All causes seem to combine to injure and corrupt them. They are too rich.
Chapter 3 of Aurelian is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
From this reading “The Romans are not a people one would select to whom to propose a religion like this of Christianity.”
have or possess in combination
From this reading “All causes seem to combine to injure and corrupt them.”
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
From this reading “All causes seem to combine to injure and corrupt them.”
cause injuries or bodily harm to
From this reading “All causes seem to combine to injure and corrupt them.”
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading “You are right, Fausta, in your unfavorable judgment of the Roman populace.”
a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
From this reading “The Romans are not a people one would select to whom to propose a religion like this of Christianity.”
of superior grade
From this reading “The Romans are not a people one would select to whom to propose a religion like this of Christianity.”
not encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading “You are right, Fausta, in your unfavorable judgment of the Roman populace.”
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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 The Romans are not a people one would select to whom to propose a religion like this of Christianity.
(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 All causes seem to combine to injure and corrupt them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All causes seem to combine to injure and corrupt them.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are right, Fausta, in your unfavorable judgment of the Roman populace.
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading All causes seem to combine to injure and corrupt them.
a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
From this reading The Romans are not a people one would select to whom to propose a religion like this of Christianity.
have or possess in combination
From this reading All causes seem to combine to injure and corrupt them.
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
From this reading All causes seem to combine to injure and corrupt them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM PISO TO FAUSTA.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM PISO TO FAUSTA.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You are right, Fausta, in your unfavorable judgment of the Roman populace.
cause injuries or bodily harm to
From this reading All causes seem to combine to injure and corrupt them.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading You are right, Fausta, in your unfavorable judgment of the Roman populace.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The Romans are not a people one would select to whom to propose a religion like this of Christianity.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Romans are not a people one would select to whom to propose a religion like this of Christianity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You are right, Fausta, in your unfavorable judgment of the Roman populace.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Romans are not a people one would select to whom to propose a religion like this of Christianity.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Romans are not a people one would select to whom to propose a religion like this of Christianity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM PISO TO FAUSTA.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading You are right, Fausta, in your unfavorable judgment of the Roman populace.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading The Romans are not a people one would select to whom to propose a religion like this of Christianity.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading The Romans are not a people one would select to whom to propose a religion like this of Christianity.
possessing material wealth
From this reading They are too rich.
precisely, exactly
From this reading You are right, Fausta, in your unfavorable judgment of the Roman populace.
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading You are right, Fausta, in your unfavorable judgment of the Roman populace.
a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
From this reading The Romans are not a people one would select to whom to propose a religion like this of Christianity.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading All causes seem to combine to injure and corrupt them.
of superior grade
From this reading The Romans are not a people one would select to whom to propose a religion like this of Christianity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You are right, Fausta, in your unfavorable judgment of the Roman populace.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All causes seem to combine to injure and corrupt them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are too rich.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Romans are not a people one would select to whom to propose a religion like this of Christianity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM PISO TO FAUSTA.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They are too rich.
not encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading You are right, Fausta, in your unfavorable judgment of the Roman populace.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Romans are not a people one would select to whom to propose a religion like this of Christianity.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Romans are not a people one would select to whom to propose a religion like this of Christianity.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are right, Fausta, in your unfavorable judgment of the Roman populace.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are right, Fausta, in your unfavorable judgment of the Roman populace.
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