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Chapter XXXVI
More news! Perhaps another war and conquest close at hand. Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians? Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily. Justinian's gratitude is swift-winged.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps another war and conquest close at hand.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps another war and conquest close at hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps another war and conquest close at hand.”
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From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps another war and conquest close at hand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps another war and conquest close at hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Perhaps another war and conquest close at hand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
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From this reading Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
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From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps another war and conquest close at hand.
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From this reading Perhaps another war and conquest close at hand.
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From this reading Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
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From this reading Justinian's gratitude is swift-winged.
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From this reading Perhaps another war and conquest close at hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Justinian's gratitude is swift-winged.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.
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From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Justinian's gratitude is swift-winged.
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From this reading Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.
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From this reading More news!
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From this reading More news!
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From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
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From this reading Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps another war and conquest close at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Justinian's gratitude is swift-winged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps another war and conquest close at hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Am I really, O Cethegus, to be permitted speedily to seek you in your Italy and help to free Rome by the aid of Huns and Herulians?
