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From this reading [24] Fathers of the City.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Tarpeian Rock was a cliff on one side of the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She betrayed the fortress to the Sabines, but as they entered, they threw their shields upon her and she was crushed to death.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She betrayed the fortress to the Sabines, but as they entered, they threw their shields upon her and she was crushed to death.
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading She betrayed the fortress to the Sabines, but as they entered, they threw their shields upon her and she was crushed to death.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She betrayed the fortress to the Sabines, but as they entered, they threw their shields upon her and she was crushed to death.
Capitoline
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From this reading The Tarpeian Rock was a cliff on one side of the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
citadelnounUS /ˈsɪt.ə.del/
A fortress protecting a city, metaphorically representing the invincible inner sanctuary of the rational mind.
From this reading Tarpeia, from whom the cliff took its name, was the daughter of Tarpeius, the governor of the citadel, on this hill.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading [24] Fathers of the City.
cliffnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading The Tarpeian Rock was a cliff on one side of the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading She betrayed the fortress to the Sabines, but as they entered, they threw their shields upon her and she was crushed to death.
a female human offspring
From this reading Tarpeia, from whom the cliff took its name, was the daughter of Tarpeius, the governor of the citadel, on this hill.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading She betrayed the fortress to the Sabines, but as they entered, they threw their shields upon her and she was crushed to death.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading She betrayed the fortress to the Sabines, but as they entered, they threw their shields upon her and she was crushed to death.
FathersnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading [24] Fathers of the City.
fortressnounUS /ˈfɔːrtrəs/
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading She betrayed the fortress to the Sabines, but as they entered, they threw their shields upon her and she was crushed to death.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tarpeia, from whom the cliff took its name, was the daughter of Tarpeius, the governor of the citadel, on this hill.
the head of a state government
From this reading Tarpeia, from whom the cliff took its name, was the daughter of Tarpeius, the governor of the citadel, on this hill.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She betrayed the fortress to the Sabines, but as they entered, they threw their shields upon her and she was crushed to death.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The Tarpeian Rock was a cliff on one side of the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Tarpeian Rock was a cliff on one side of the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Tarpeia, from whom the cliff took its name, was the daughter of Tarpeius, the governor of the citadel, on this hill.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Tarpeia, from whom the cliff took its name, was the daughter of Tarpeius, the governor of the citadel, on this hill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Tarpeian Rock was a cliff on one side of the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Tarpeian Rock was a cliff on one side of the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Tarpeian Rock was a cliff on one side of the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The Tarpeian Rock was a cliff on one side of the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading The Tarpeian Rock was a cliff on one side of the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
Sabines
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From this reading She betrayed the fortress to the Sabines, but as they entered, they threw their shields upon her and she was crushed to death.
senatorsnounUS /ˈsenətərz/
plural of “senator” — a member of a senate
From this reading The senators.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She betrayed the fortress to the Sabines, but as they entered, they threw their shields upon her and she was crushed to death.
shieldsnounUS /ʃiːldz/
plural of “shield” — a protective covering or structure
From this reading She betrayed the fortress to the Sabines, but as they entered, they threw their shields upon her and she was crushed to death.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The Tarpeian Rock was a cliff on one side of the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
Tarpeia
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From this reading Tarpeia, from whom the cliff took its name, was the daughter of Tarpeius, the governor of the citadel, on this hill.
Tarpeian
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From this reading The Tarpeian Rock was a cliff on one side of the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
Tarpeius
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From this reading Tarpeia, from whom the cliff took its name, was the daughter of Tarpeius, the governor of the citadel, on this hill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Tarpeian Rock was a cliff on one side of the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She betrayed the fortress to the Sabines, but as they entered, they threw their shields upon her and she was crushed to death.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She betrayed the fortress to the Sabines, but as they entered, they threw their shields upon her and she was crushed to death.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Tarpeia, from whom the cliff took its name, was the daughter of Tarpeius, the governor of the citadel, on this hill.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading She betrayed the fortress to the Sabines, but as they entered, they threw their shields upon her and she was crushed to death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She betrayed the fortress to the Sabines, but as they entered, they threw their shields upon her and she was crushed to death.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Tarpeia, from whom the cliff took its name, was the daughter of Tarpeius, the governor of the citadel, on this hill.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She betrayed the fortress to the Sabines, but as they entered, they threw their shields upon her and she was crushed to death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Tarpeian Rock was a cliff on one side of the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tarpeia, from whom the cliff took its name, was the daughter of Tarpeius, the governor of the citadel, on this hill.
