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Chapter XIV
So once were ranged the sons of ancient Rome, A noble show! While Roscius trod the stage. Cowper. The day was not yet far advanced, when all the component parts of the grand procession had arrived in the square. Shortly after, a flourish of clarions gave notice of the approach of the authorities.
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later than; following
From this reading “Shortly after, a flourish of clarions gave notice of the approach of the authorities.”
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “So once were ranged the sons of ancient Rome, A noble show!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So once were ranged the sons of ancient Rome, A noble show!”
during the time that
From this reading “While Roscius trod the stage.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The day was not yet far advanced, when all the component parts of the grand procession had arrived in the square.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So once were ranged the sons of ancient Rome, A noble show!
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From this reading The day was not yet far advanced, when all the component parts of the grand procession had arrived in the square.
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after, a flourish of clarions gave notice of the approach of the authorities.
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From this reading The day was not yet far advanced, when all the component parts of the grand procession had arrived in the square.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading So once were ranged the sons of ancient Rome, A noble show!
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From this reading Shortly after, a flourish of clarions gave notice of the approach of the authorities.
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From this reading The day was not yet far advanced, when all the component parts of the grand procession had arrived in the square.
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From this reading Shortly after, a flourish of clarions gave notice of the approach of the authorities.
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From this reading Shortly after, a flourish of clarions gave notice of the approach of the authorities.
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From this reading The day was not yet far advanced, when all the component parts of the grand procession had arrived in the square.
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From this reading Cowper.
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From this reading The day was not yet far advanced, when all the component parts of the grand procession had arrived in the square.
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From this reading The day was not yet far advanced, when all the component parts of the grand procession had arrived in the square.
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From this reading Shortly after, a flourish of clarions gave notice of the approach of the authorities.
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From this reading The day was not yet far advanced, when all the component parts of the grand procession had arrived in the square.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day was not yet far advanced, when all the component parts of the grand procession had arrived in the square.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day was not yet far advanced, when all the component parts of the grand procession had arrived in the square.
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From this reading So once were ranged the sons of ancient Rome, A noble show!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The day was not yet far advanced, when all the component parts of the grand procession had arrived in the square.
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From this reading Shortly after, a flourish of clarions gave notice of the approach of the authorities.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So once were ranged the sons of ancient Rome, A noble show!
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From this reading So once were ranged the sons of ancient Rome, A noble show!
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From this reading The day was not yet far advanced, when all the component parts of the grand procession had arrived in the square.
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From this reading The day was not yet far advanced, when all the component parts of the grand procession had arrived in the square.
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From this reading So once were ranged the sons of ancient Rome, A noble show!
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From this reading So once were ranged the sons of ancient Rome, A noble show!
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From this reading While Roscius trod the stage.
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From this reading Shortly after, a flourish of clarions gave notice of the approach of the authorities.
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From this reading So once were ranged the sons of ancient Rome, A noble show!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So once were ranged the sons of ancient Rome, A noble show!
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From this reading So once were ranged the sons of ancient Rome, A noble show!
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From this reading The day was not yet far advanced, when all the component parts of the grand procession had arrived in the square.
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From this reading While Roscius trod the stage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So once were ranged the sons of ancient Rome, A noble show!
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From this reading While Roscius trod the stage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day was not yet far advanced, when all the component parts of the grand procession had arrived in the square.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So once were ranged the sons of ancient Rome, A noble show!
at the time that
From this reading The day was not yet far advanced, when all the component parts of the grand procession had arrived in the square.
during the time that
From this reading While Roscius trod the stage.
but in spite of that
From this reading The day was not yet far advanced, when all the component parts of the grand procession had arrived in the square.
