Chapter 36 of The Scarlet Banner is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of The Scarlet Banner is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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.
Chapter 36 of The Scarlet Banner is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of conquering
From this reading “Perhaps another war and conquest close at hand.”
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading “Justinian's gratitude is swift-winged.”
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
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?”
plural of “ostrogoth” — a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD
From this reading “Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.”
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
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 Italian region on the island of Sicily
From this reading “Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.”
with speed
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?”
plural of “tyrant” — a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading “Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.”
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In 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?”
close in space; within reach
In this reading “Perhaps another war and conquest close at hand.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
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.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
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?
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
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?
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?
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Perhaps another war and conquest close at hand.
the act of conquering
From this reading Perhaps another war and conquest close at hand.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
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.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
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?
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading Justinian's gratitude is swift-winged.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
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.
give help or assistance; be of service
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.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
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.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More news!
information about recent and important events
From this reading More news!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
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?
plural of “ostrogoth” — a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD
From this reading Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps another war and conquest close at hand.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
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?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
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?
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
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?
try to get or reach
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 Italian region on the island of Sicily
From this reading Your tyrants, the Ostrogoths, have made the bridge for us into this country; it was their Sicily.
with speed
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?
plural of “tyrant” — a cruel and oppressive dictator
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.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
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?
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