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The Gladiators. A Tale of Rome and Judæa

Chapter XVI

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FURENS QUID FŒMINA The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.
Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.
The Flaminian Way!” repeated Valeria.
He must go round by the Great Gate and the Triumphal Arches to get home.
Myrrhina, if we make haste, we shall yet be in time.”
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The Gladiators. A Tale of Rome and Judæa

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of The Gladiators. A Tale of Rome and Judæa is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.
Line 2
Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.
/oʊ soʊ fæst soʊ fæst ənd hiː klæpt hɪz ˈlɪtəl blæk hændz wɪð ðə ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl dɪˈlaɪt ɔːl ˈtʃɪldrən teɪk ɪn rəˈpɪdəti ʌv ˈmuːvmənt/
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The Flaminian Way!” repeated Valeria.
Line 4
He must go round by the Great Gate and the Triumphal Arches to get home.
/hiː mʌst ɡoʊ raʊnd baɪ ðə ɡreɪt ɡeɪt ənd ðə traɪˈʌmfəl ˈɑːrtʃəz tuː ɡet hoʊm/
Line 5
Myrrhina, if we make haste, we shall yet be in time.”

Learner Dictionary

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Arches noun US /ˈɑːrtʃəz/

plural of “arch” — a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening

From this reading ““He must go round by the Great Gate and the Triumphal Arches to get home.”

breathlessly adverb US /ˈbreθləsli/

in a breathless manner

From this reading ““FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.”

chariot noun US /ˈtʃeriət/

a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage

From this reading ““FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.”

indescribable adjective US /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/

defying expression or description

From this reading ““Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.”

quid noun US /kwɪd/

the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

From this reading ““FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.”

rapidity noun US /rəˈpɪdəti/

a rate that is rapid

From this reading ““Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.”

Triumphal adjective US /traɪˈʌmfəl/

relating to or celebrating a triumph

From this reading ““He must go round by the Great Gate and the Triumphal Arches to get home.”

urchin noun US /ˈɜːrtʃən/

poor and often mischievous city child

From this reading ““FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Triumphal Arches adjective + noun counted as “triumphal arch”

a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory

In this reading ““He must go round by the Great Gate and the Triumphal Arches to get home.”

make haste verb + noun

In this reading “Myrrhina, if we make haste, we shall yet be in time.””

get home verb + noun

In this reading ““He must go round by the Great Gate and the Triumphal Arches to get home.”

go round verb + noun

In this reading ““He must go round by the Great Gate and the Triumphal Arches to get home.”

Great Gate adjective + noun

In this reading ““He must go round by the Great Gate and the Triumphal Arches to get home.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

ArchesnounUS /ˈɑːrtʃəz/

plural of “arch” — a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening

From this reading “He must go round by the Great Gate and the Triumphal Arches to get home.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading “FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Myrrhina, if we make haste, we shall yet be in time.”

blackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

breathlesslyadverbUS /ˈbreθləsli/

in a breathless manner

From this reading “FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “He must go round by the Great Gate and the Triumphal Arches to get home.

chariotnounUS /ˈtʃeriət/

a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage

From this reading “FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

clappedverbUS /klæpt/

inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

fastadverbUS /fæst/

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

Flaminian

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.

FURENS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.

FŒMINA

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.

GatenounUS /ɡeɪt/

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading “He must go round by the Great Gate and the Triumphal Arches to get home.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “He must go round by the Great Gate and the Triumphal Arches to get home.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “He must go round by the Great Gate and the Triumphal Arches to get home.

GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading “He must go round by the Great Gate and the Triumphal Arches to get home.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.

hastenounUS /heɪst/

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

From this reading Myrrhina, if we make haste, we shall yet be in time.”

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading “He must go round by the Great Gate and the Triumphal Arches to get home.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Myrrhina, if we make haste, we shall yet be in time.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/

defying expression or description

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading Myrrhina, if we make haste, we shall yet be in time.”

mistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading “FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.

movementnounUS /ˈmuːvmənt/

a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “He must go round by the Great Gate and the Triumphal Arches to get home.

Myrrhina

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Myrrhina, if we make haste, we shall yet be in time.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

QUIDnounUS /kwɪd/

the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

From this reading “FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.

rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/

a rate that is rapid

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

repeatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈpiːtɪd/

recurring again and again

From this reading “The Flaminian Way!” repeated Valeria.

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading “He must go round by the Great Gate and the Triumphal Arches to get home.

runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading “FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Myrrhina, if we make haste, we shall yet be in time.”

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Myrrhina, if we make haste, we shall yet be in time.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.

TriumphaladjectiveUS /traɪˈʌmfəl/

relating to or celebrating a triumph

From this reading “He must go round by the Great Gate and the Triumphal Arches to get home.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading “FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.

urchinnounUS /ˈɜːrtʃən/

poor and often mischievous city child

From this reading “FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.

Valeria

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “The Flaminian Way!” repeated Valeria.

WaynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “FURENS QUID FŒMINA” “The chariot has turned into the Flaminian Way,” said the urchin, running breathlessly back to his mistress.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Myrrhina, if we make haste, we shall yet be in time.”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Oh! so fast! so fast!” and he clapped his little black hands with the indescribable delight all children take in rapidity of movement.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Myrrhina, if we make haste, we shall yet be in time.”

Chapter 16 of The Gladiators. A Tale of Rome and Judæa by G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville holds 219 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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