2460
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From this reading ’Tis just 2460 Towards Burrus, I should tell you from the first He took your part.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Before the people Remember that some feeling must be shown, And anger for effronteries attempted Against your majesty.
Agr
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From this reading _Agr._ What could he else?
amendsnounUS /əˈmendz/
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading _Ner._ I shall be quick To punish and to make amends.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Ner._ I shall be quick To punish and to make amends.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Before the people Remember that some feeling must be shown, And anger for effronteries attempted Against your majesty.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading Before the people Remember that some feeling must be shown, And anger for effronteries attempted Against your majesty.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Ner._ I shall be quick To punish and to make amends.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the people Remember that some feeling must be shown, And anger for effronteries attempted Against your majesty.
Burrus
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From this reading ’Tis just 2460 Towards Burrus, I should tell you from the first He took your part.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Agr._ What could he else?
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
distributedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɪbjətəd/
spread out or scattered about or divided up
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
effronteries
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From this reading Before the people Remember that some feeling must be shown, And anger for effronteries attempted Against your majesty.
else
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From this reading _Agr._ What could he else?
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Before the people Remember that some feeling must be shown, And anger for effronteries attempted Against your majesty.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading ’Tis just 2460 Towards Burrus, I should tell you from the first He took your part.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Before the people Remember that some feeling must be shown, And anger for effronteries attempted Against your majesty.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ’Tis just 2460 Towards Burrus, I should tell you from the first He took your part.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ’Tis just 2460 Towards Burrus, I should tell you from the first He took your part.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Ner._ I shall be quick To punish and to make amends.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
and nothing more
From this reading ’Tis just 2460 Towards Burrus, I should tell you from the first He took your part.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading Before the people Remember that some feeling must be shown, And anger for effronteries attempted Against your majesty.
engage in
From this reading _Ner._ I shall be quick To punish and to make amends.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Before the people Remember that some feeling must be shown, And anger for effronteries attempted Against your majesty.
Ner
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From this reading _Ner._ I shall be quick To punish and to make amends.
NeronounUS /ˈnɪroʊ/
Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading ’Tis just 2460 Towards Burrus, I should tell you from the first He took your part.
penaltiesnounUS /ˈpenəltiz/
plural of “penalty” — the act of punishing
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Before the people Remember that some feeling must be shown, And anger for effronteries attempted Against your majesty.
promotionsnounUS /prəˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “promotion” — a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
punishverbUS /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading _Ner._ I shall be quick To punish and to make amends.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading _Ner._ I shall be quick To punish and to make amends.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Before the people Remember that some feeling must be shown, And anger for effronteries attempted Against your majesty.
resolveverbUS /riˈzɑːlv/
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Ner._ I shall be quick To punish and to make amends.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ’Tis just 2460 Towards Burrus, I should tell you from the first He took your part.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Before the people Remember that some feeling must be shown, And anger for effronteries attempted Against your majesty.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Before the people Remember that some feeling must be shown, And anger for effronteries attempted Against your majesty.
carry out
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
express in words
From this reading ’Tis just 2460 Towards Burrus, I should tell you from the first He took your part.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before the people Remember that some feeling must be shown, And anger for effronteries attempted Against your majesty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’Tis just 2460 Towards Burrus, I should tell you from the first He took your part.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading ’Tis just 2460 Towards Burrus, I should tell you from the first He took your part.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Ner._ I shall be quick To punish and to make amends.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading ’Tis just 2460 Towards Burrus, I should tell you from the first He took your part.
in the direction of
From this reading ’Tis just 2460 Towards Burrus, I should tell you from the first He took your part.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Agr._ What could he else?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, Nero, I have done: go home, and there resolve the matter With common sense; take Burrus into counsel As to what penalties and what promotions Shall be distributed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ’Tis just 2460 Towards Burrus, I should tell you from the first He took your part.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ’Tis just 2460 Towards Burrus, I should tell you from the first He took your part.
