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Chapter X
FROM PISO TO FAUSTA. I write to you, Fausta, by the hands of Vabalathus, who visits Palmyra on his way to his new kingdom. I trust you will see him. The adversities of his family and the misfortunes of his country have had most useful effects upon his character. Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “I write to you, Fausta, by the hands of Vabalathus, who visits Palmyra on his way to his new kingdom.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The adversities of his family and the misfortunes of his country have had most useful effects upon his character.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The adversities of his family and the misfortunes of his country have had most useful effects upon his character.”
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From this reading The adversities of his family and the misfortunes of his country have had most useful effects upon his character.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The adversities of his family and the misfortunes of his country have had most useful effects upon his character.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I write to you, Fausta, by the hands of Vabalathus, who visits Palmyra on his way to his new kingdom.
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From this reading The adversities of his family and the misfortunes of his country have had most useful effects upon his character.
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From this reading The adversities of his family and the misfortunes of his country have had most useful effects upon his character.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.
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From this reading The adversities of his family and the misfortunes of his country have had most useful effects upon his character.
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From this reading The adversities of his family and the misfortunes of his country have had most useful effects upon his character.
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From this reading FROM PISO TO FAUSTA.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM PISO TO FAUSTA.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The adversities of his family and the misfortunes of his country have had most useful effects upon his character.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I write to you, Fausta, by the hands of Vabalathus, who visits Palmyra on his way to his new kingdom.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The adversities of his family and the misfortunes of his country have had most useful effects upon his character.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I trust you will see him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I write to you, Fausta, by the hands of Vabalathus, who visits Palmyra on his way to his new kingdom.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I write to you, Fausta, by the hands of Vabalathus, who visits Palmyra on his way to his new kingdom.
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From this reading I write to you, Fausta, by the hands of Vabalathus, who visits Palmyra on his way to his new kingdom.
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From this reading The adversities of his family and the misfortunes of his country have had most useful effects upon his character.
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From this reading The adversities of his family and the misfortunes of his country have had most useful effects upon his character.
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From this reading Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.
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From this reading I write to you, Fausta, by the hands of Vabalathus, who visits Palmyra on his way to his new kingdom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I write to you, Fausta, by the hands of Vabalathus, who visits Palmyra on his way to his new kingdom.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I write to you, Fausta, by the hands of Vabalathus, who visits Palmyra on his way to his new kingdom.
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From this reading I write to you, Fausta, by the hands of Vabalathus, who visits Palmyra on his way to his new kingdom.
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From this reading FROM PISO TO FAUSTA.
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From this reading Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.
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From this reading I trust you will see him.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I write to you, Fausta, by the hands of Vabalathus, who visits Palmyra on his way to his new kingdom.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the time has been so short, he has done much to redeem himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM PISO TO FAUSTA.
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From this reading I trust you will see him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The adversities of his family and the misfortunes of his country have had most useful effects upon his character.
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From this reading The adversities of his family and the misfortunes of his country have had most useful effects upon his character.
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From this reading I write to you, Fausta, by the hands of Vabalathus, who visits Palmyra on his way to his new kingdom.
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From this reading I write to you, Fausta, by the hands of Vabalathus, who visits Palmyra on his way to his new kingdom.
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From this reading I write to you, Fausta, by the hands of Vabalathus, who visits Palmyra on his way to his new kingdom.
which person or people
From this reading I write to you, Fausta, by the hands of Vabalathus, who visits Palmyra on his way to his new kingdom.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I trust you will see him.
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From this reading I write to you, Fausta, by the hands of Vabalathus, who visits Palmyra on his way to his new kingdom.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I write to you, Fausta, by the hands of Vabalathus, who visits Palmyra on his way to his new kingdom.
