afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was by this road that the apostle Paul travelled, in making his celebrated journey to Rome, after appealing from the Jewish jurisdiction to that of Caesar.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an ancient road leading out of Rome in this direction, called the _Appian Way_.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading There was an ancient road leading out of Rome in this direction, called the _Appian Way_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Mr. George and Rollo awoke from their sleep, they found that they were coming into the environs of Rome.
apostlenounUS /əˈpɑːsəl/
an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
From this reading It was by this road that the apostle Paul travelled, in making his celebrated journey to Rome, after appealing from the Jewish jurisdiction to that of Caesar.
appealingadjectiveUS /əˈpiːlɪŋ/
able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
From this reading It was by this road that the apostle Paul travelled, in making his celebrated journey to Rome, after appealing from the Jewish jurisdiction to that of Caesar.
Appian
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From this reading There was an ancient road leading out of Rome in this direction, called the _Appian Way_.
aqueductsnounUS /ˈækwədʌkts/
plural of “aqueduct” — a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading THE ARRIVAL AT ROME.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ARRIVAL AT ROME.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When Mr. George and Rollo awoke from their sleep, they found that they were coming into the environs of Rome.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was by this road that the apostle Paul travelled, in making his celebrated journey to Rome, after appealing from the Jewish jurisdiction to that of Caesar.
CaesarnounUS /ˈsiːzər/
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading It was by this road that the apostle Paul travelled, in making his celebrated journey to Rome, after appealing from the Jewish jurisdiction to that of Caesar.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was an ancient road leading out of Rome in this direction, called the _Appian Way_.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading It was by this road that the apostle Paul travelled, in making his celebrated journey to Rome, after appealing from the Jewish jurisdiction to that of Caesar.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading When Mr. George and Rollo awoke from their sleep, they found that they were coming into the environs of Rome.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
decaynounUS /dɪˈkeɪ/
the process of gradually becoming inferior
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
environsnounUS /ɪnˈvaɪrənz/
the area in which something exists or lives
From this reading When Mr. George and Rollo awoke from their sleep, they found that they were coming into the environs of Rome.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
set up or found
From this reading When Mr. George and Rollo awoke from their sleep, they found that they were coming into the environs of Rome.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Mr. George and Rollo awoke from their sleep, they found that they were coming into the environs of Rome.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading When Mr. George and Rollo awoke from their sleep, they found that they were coming into the environs of Rome.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was by this road that the apostle Paul travelled, in making his celebrated journey to Rome, after appealing from the Jewish jurisdiction to that of Caesar.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Mr. George and Rollo awoke from their sleep, they found that they were coming into the environs of Rome.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
JewishadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuːɪʃ/
of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion
From this reading It was by this road that the apostle Paul travelled, in making his celebrated journey to Rome, after appealing from the Jewish jurisdiction to that of Caesar.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading It was by this road that the apostle Paul travelled, in making his celebrated journey to Rome, after appealing from the Jewish jurisdiction to that of Caesar.
jurisdictionnounUS /ˌdʒʊrəsˈdɪkʃən/
(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
From this reading It was by this road that the apostle Paul travelled, in making his celebrated journey to Rome, after appealing from the Jewish jurisdiction to that of Caesar.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading There was an ancient road leading out of Rome in this direction, called the _Appian Way_.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading It was by this road that the apostle Paul travelled, in making his celebrated journey to Rome, after appealing from the Jewish jurisdiction to that of Caesar.
a form of address for a man
From this reading When Mr. George and Rollo awoke from their sleep, they found that they were coming into the environs of Rome.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Mr. George and Rollo awoke from their sleep, they found that they were coming into the environs of Rome.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There was an ancient road leading out of Rome in this direction, called the _Appian Way_.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading It was by this road that the apostle Paul travelled, in making his celebrated journey to Rome, after appealing from the Jewish jurisdiction to that of Caesar.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading There was an ancient road leading out of Rome in this direction, called the _Appian Way_.
RollonounUS /ˈrɑːloʊ/
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading When Mr. George and Rollo awoke from their sleep, they found that they were coming into the environs of 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 ARRIVAL AT ROME.
ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading When Mr. George and Rollo awoke from their sleep, they found that they were coming into the environs of Rome.
structuresnounUS /ˈstrʌktʃərz/
plural of “structure” — a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Mr. George and Rollo awoke from their sleep, they found that they were coming into the environs of Rome.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARRIVAL AT ROME.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When Mr. George and Rollo awoke from their sleep, they found that they were coming into the environs of Rome.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was an ancient road leading out of Rome in this direction, called the _Appian Way_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Mr. George and Rollo awoke from their sleep, they found that they were coming into the environs of Rome.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was an ancient road leading out of Rome in this direction, called the _Appian Way_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
tombsnounUS /tuːmz/
plural of “tomb” — a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading It was by this road that the apostle Paul travelled, in making his celebrated journey to Rome, after appealing from the Jewish jurisdiction to that of Caesar.
uninhabitedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbətɪd/
not having inhabitants; not lived in
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The country was green and beautiful, but it seemed almost uninhabited; and in every direction were to be seen immense ruins of tombs, and aqueducts, and other such structures, now gone to decay.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There was an ancient road leading out of Rome in this direction, called the _Appian Way_.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Mr. George and Rollo awoke from their sleep, they found that they were coming into the environs of Rome.
at the time that
From this reading When Mr. George and Rollo awoke from their sleep, they found that they were coming into the environs of Rome.
