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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Shortly after starting from Thebes--on the second day of November--Hadrian came to a great decision.
acknowledged
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From this reading Verus should be acknowledged not merely as his son but also as his successor.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after starting from Thebes--on the second day of November--Hadrian came to a great decision.
all
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From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
also
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From this reading Verus should be acknowledged not merely as his son but also as his successor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His wife's heart had pined for a child, but he too had longed for a son, and he had found one in Antinous.
Antinous
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From this reading His wife's heart had pined for a child, but he too had longed for a son, and he had found one in Antinous.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Verus should be acknowledged not merely as his son but also as his successor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Verus should be acknowledged not merely as his son but also as his successor.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
boy
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From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Verus should be acknowledged not merely as his son but also as his successor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
came
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From this reading Shortly after starting from Thebes--on the second day of November--Hadrian came to a great decision.
chance
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From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
child
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From this reading His wife's heart had pined for a child, but he too had longed for a son, and he had found one in Antinous.
confer
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From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
day
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From this reading Shortly after starting from Thebes--on the second day of November--Hadrian came to a great decision.
decision
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From this reading Shortly after starting from Thebes--on the second day of November--Hadrian came to a great decision.
Emperor's
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From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
Empire
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From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
especially
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From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
farther
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From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
favorite
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From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His wife's heart had pined for a child, but he too had longed for a son, and he had found one in Antinous.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wife's heart had pined for a child, but he too had longed for a son, and he had found one in Antinous.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Shortly after starting from Thebes--on the second day of November--Hadrian came to a great decision.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shortly after starting from Thebes--on the second day of November--Hadrian came to a great decision.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
Hadrian
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From this reading Shortly after starting from Thebes--on the second day of November--Hadrian came to a great decision.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His wife's heart had pined for a child, but he too had longed for a son, and he had found one in Antinous.
heart
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From this reading His wife's heart had pined for a child, but he too had longed for a son, and he had found one in Antinous.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
hesitancy
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From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
highest
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From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Verus should be acknowledged not merely as his son but also as his successor.
honor
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From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
humble
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From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His wife's heart had pined for a child, but he too had longed for a son, and he had found one in Antinous.
increased
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From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
lately
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From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
lay
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From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
longed
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From this reading His wife's heart had pined for a child, but he too had longed for a son, and he had found one in Antinous.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
merely
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From this reading Verus should be acknowledged not merely as his son but also as his successor.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Verus should be acknowledged not merely as his son but also as his successor.
November
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From this reading Shortly after starting from Thebes--on the second day of November--Hadrian came to a great decision.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shortly after starting from Thebes--on the second day of November--Hadrian came to a great decision.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Shortly after starting from Thebes--on the second day of November--Hadrian came to a great decision.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His wife's heart had pined for a child, but he too had longed for a son, and he had found one in Antinous.
own
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From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
parents
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From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
picked
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From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
pined
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From this reading His wife's heart had pined for a child, but he too had longed for a son, and he had found one in Antinous.
posts
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From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
power
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From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
publicly
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From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
put
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From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
recognize
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From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
Sabina's
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From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
second
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From this reading Shortly after starting from Thebes--on the second day of November--Hadrian came to a great decision.
Shortly
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From this reading Shortly after starting from Thebes--on the second day of November--Hadrian came to a great decision.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Verus should be acknowledged not merely as his son but also as his successor.
son
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From this reading Verus should be acknowledged not merely as his son but also as his successor.
starting
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From this reading Shortly after starting from Thebes--on the second day of November--Hadrian came to a great decision.
successor
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From this reading Verus should be acknowledged not merely as his son but also as his successor.
sufficed
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From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
term
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From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shortly after starting from Thebes--on the second day of November--Hadrian came to a great decision.
Thebes
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From this reading Shortly after starting from Thebes--on the second day of November--Hadrian came to a great decision.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shortly after starting from Thebes--on the second day of November--Hadrian came to a great decision.
too
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From this reading His wife's heart had pined for a child, but he too had longed for a son, and he had found one in Antinous.
up
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From this reading His favorite was a boy he had picked up by chance, the son of humble though free parents, but it lay in the Emperor's power to make him great, to confer on him the highest posts of honor in the Empire, and at last to recognize him publicly as his heir.
urgency
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From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
Verus
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From this reading Verus should be acknowledged not merely as his son but also as his successor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
wife's
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From this reading His wife's heart had pined for a child, but he too had longed for a son, and he had found one in Antinous.
wish
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From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sabina's urgency would not alone have sufficed to put a term to his hesitancy, especially as it had lately been farther increased by a wish that was all his own.
