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Chapter VIII
Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa. Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war. What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it. Gelimer is King of the Vandals! The archdeacon Verus--all names can be mentioned now--had really spun webs against, not for us.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The archdeacon Verus--all names can be mentioned now--had really spun webs against, not for us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.”
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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 Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.
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From this reading Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The archdeacon Verus--all names can be mentioned now--had really spun webs against, not for us.
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From this reading Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.
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From this reading The archdeacon Verus--all names can be mentioned now--had really spun webs against, not for us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.
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From this reading The archdeacon Verus--all names can be mentioned now--had really spun webs against, not for us.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The archdeacon Verus--all names can be mentioned now--had really spun webs against, not for us.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The archdeacon Verus--all names can be mentioned now--had really spun webs against, not for us.
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From this reading Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.
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From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
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From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
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From this reading Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.
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From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
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From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
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From this reading Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war.
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From this reading Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The archdeacon Verus--all names can be mentioned now--had really spun webs against, not for us.
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From this reading Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.
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From this reading Gelimer is King of the Vandals!
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From this reading Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
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From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.
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From this reading Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gelimer is King of the Vandals!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
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From this reading Gelimer is King of the Vandals!
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From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war.
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From this reading The archdeacon Verus--all names can be mentioned now--had really spun webs against, not for us.
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From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
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From this reading The archdeacon Verus--all names can be mentioned now--had really spun webs against, not for us.
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From this reading Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The archdeacon Verus--all names can be mentioned now--had really spun webs against, not for us.
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From this reading The archdeacon Verus--all names can be mentioned now--had really spun webs against, not for us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
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From this reading Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war.
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From this reading Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war.
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From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
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From this reading The archdeacon Verus--all names can be mentioned now--had really spun webs against, not for us.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.
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From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
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From this reading The archdeacon Verus--all names can be mentioned now--had really spun webs against, not for us.
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From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
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From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
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From this reading Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war.
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From this reading Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.
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From this reading Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The archdeacon Verus--all names can be mentioned now--had really spun webs against, not for us.
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From this reading Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war.
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From this reading Gelimer is King of the Vandals!
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From this reading The archdeacon Verus--all names can be mentioned now--had really spun webs against, not for us.
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From this reading Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war.
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From this reading The archdeacon Verus--all names can be mentioned now--had really spun webs against, not for us.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What our statecraft had striven in the most eager and crafty manner to prevent has already happened in spite of this effort, perhaps in consequence of it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Great changes have taken place there, which perhaps may force the vacillating Emperor to go to war.
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From this reading Since I wrote this--a few days ago--new and important tidings have come from Africa.
