used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
subject to appointment
From this reading My master, Gremion, a relative of the Roman Procurator in Judea named Pontius Pilate, was chosen to replace in that country the treasury-tribune, appointed to collect the taxes; for wherever the Roman dominion established itself, the exaction of taxes was established at the same time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Judea had submitted to them, as a dependence of the province of Syria, governed by a magistrate from Rome.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The dominion of the Romans, at that period, extended from one end of the world to the other.
Aurelia
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From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Judea had submitted to them, as a dependence of the province of Syria, governed by a magistrate from Rome.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading My master, Gremion, a relative of the Roman Procurator in Judea named Pontius Pilate, was chosen to replace in that country the treasury-tribune, appointed to collect the taxes; for wherever the Roman dominion established itself, the exaction of taxes was established at the same time.
collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
From this reading My master, Gremion, a relative of the Roman Procurator in Judea named Pontius Pilate, was chosen to replace in that country the treasury-tribune, appointed to collect the taxes; for wherever the Roman dominion established itself, the exaction of taxes was established at the same time.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Several vessels departed from Marseilles for the country of the Israelites.
well in the past; former
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
dependencenounUS /dɪˈpendəns/
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
From this reading Judea had submitted to them, as a dependence of the province of Syria, governed by a magistrate from Rome.
dominionnounUS /dəˈmɪnjən/
dominance or power through legal authority
From this reading The dominion of the Romans, at that period, extended from one end of the world to the other.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The dominion of the Romans, at that period, extended from one end of the world to the other.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading My master, Gremion, a relative of the Roman Procurator in Judea named Pontius Pilate, was chosen to replace in that country the treasury-tribune, appointed to collect the taxes; for wherever the Roman dominion established itself, the exaction of taxes was established at the same time.
exactionnounUS /ɪɡˈzækʃən/
act of demanding or levying by force or authority
From this reading My master, Gremion, a relative of the Roman Procurator in Judea named Pontius Pilate, was chosen to replace in that country the treasury-tribune, appointed to collect the taxes; for wherever the Roman dominion established itself, the exaction of taxes was established at the same time.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading The dominion of the Romans, at that period, extended from one end of the world to the other.
fifteenthadjectiveUS /fɪfˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
Genevieve
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From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
governednounUS /ˈɡʌvərnd/
the body of people who are citizens of a particular government
From this reading Judea had submitted to them, as a dependence of the province of Syria, governed by a magistrate from Rome.
Gremion
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From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Judea had submitted to them, as a dependence of the province of Syria, governed by a magistrate from Rome.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
IsraelitesnounUS /ˈɪzrəlaɪts/
the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19)
From this reading Several vessels departed from Marseilles for the country of the Israelites.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading My master, Gremion, a relative of the Roman Procurator in Judea named Pontius Pilate, was chosen to replace in that country the treasury-tribune, appointed to collect the taxes; for wherever the Roman dominion established itself, the exaction of taxes was established at the same time.
JudeanounUS /dʒuːˈdiːə/
the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
locatedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkeɪtəd/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
magistratenounUS /ˈmædʒəstreɪt/
a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
From this reading Judea had submitted to them, as a dependence of the province of Syria, governed by a magistrate from Rome.
MarseillesnounUS /mɑːrˈsaɪləs/
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading My master, Gremion, a relative of the Roman Procurator in Judea named Pontius Pilate, was chosen to replace in that country the treasury-tribune, appointed to collect the taxes; for wherever the Roman dominion established itself, the exaction of taxes was established at the same time.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The dominion of the Romans, at that period, extended from one end of the world to the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The dominion of the Romans, at that period, extended from one end of the world to the other.
an amount of time
From this reading The dominion of the Romans, at that period, extended from one end of the world to the other.
PilatenounUS /ˈpaɪlʌt/
the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)
From this reading My master, Gremion, a relative of the Roman Procurator in Judea named Pontius Pilate, was chosen to replace in that country the treasury-tribune, appointed to collect the taxes; for wherever the Roman dominion established itself, the exaction of taxes was established at the same time.
Pontius
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From this reading My master, Gremion, a relative of the Roman Procurator in Judea named Pontius Pilate, was chosen to replace in that country the treasury-tribune, appointed to collect the taxes; for wherever the Roman dominion established itself, the exaction of taxes was established at the same time.
Procuratornoun
a person authorized to act for another
From this reading My master, Gremion, a relative of the Roman Procurator in Judea named Pontius Pilate, was chosen to replace in that country the treasury-tribune, appointed to collect the taxes; for wherever the Roman dominion established itself, the exaction of taxes was established at the same time.
provincenounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Judea had submitted to them, as a dependence of the province of Syria, governed by a magistrate from Rome.
reignverbUS /reɪn/
have sovereign power
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
relativenounUS /ˈrelətɪv/
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading My master, Gremion, a relative of the Roman Procurator in Judea named Pontius Pilate, was chosen to replace in that country the treasury-tribune, appointed to collect the taxes; for wherever the Roman dominion established itself, the exaction of taxes was established at the same time.
replaceverbUS /ˌriːˈpleɪs/
substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading My master, Gremion, a relative of the Roman Procurator in Judea named Pontius Pilate, was chosen to replace in that country the treasury-tribune, appointed to collect the taxes; for wherever the Roman dominion established itself, the exaction of taxes was established at the same time.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
RomansnounUS /ˈroʊmənz/
a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
From this reading The dominion of the Romans, at that period, extended from one end of the world to the other.
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 Judea had submitted to them, as a dependence of the province of Syria, governed by a magistrate from Rome.
Identical; not different.
From this reading My master, Gremion, a relative of the Roman Procurator in Judea named Pontius Pilate, was chosen to replace in that country the treasury-tribune, appointed to collect the taxes; for wherever the Roman dominion established itself, the exaction of taxes was established at the same time.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several vessels departed from Marseilles for the country of the Israelites.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
submittedverbUS /səbˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “submit” — refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading Judea had submitted to them, as a dependence of the province of Syria, governed by a magistrate from Rome.
SyrianounUS /ˈsɪriə/
an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
From this reading Judea had submitted to them, as a dependence of the province of Syria, governed by a magistrate from Rome.
taxesnounUS /ˈtæksəz/
plural of “tax” — charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
From this reading My master, Gremion, a relative of the Roman Procurator in Judea named Pontius Pilate, was chosen to replace in that country the treasury-tribune, appointed to collect the taxes; for wherever the Roman dominion established itself, the exaction of taxes was established at the same time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Judea had submitted to them, as a dependence of the province of Syria, governed by a magistrate from Rome.
Tiberiusnoun
son-in-law of Augustus who became a suspicious tyrannical Emperor of Rome after a brilliant military career (42 BC to AD 37)
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading My master, Gremion, a relative of the Roman Procurator in Judea named Pontius Pilate, was chosen to replace in that country the treasury-tribune, appointed to collect the taxes; for wherever the Roman dominion established itself, the exaction of taxes was established at the same time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dominion of the Romans, at that period, extended from one end of the world to the other.
treasury-tribune
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From this reading My master, Gremion, a relative of the Roman Procurator in Judea named Pontius Pilate, was chosen to replace in that country the treasury-tribune, appointed to collect the taxes; for wherever the Roman dominion established itself, the exaction of taxes was established at the same time.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading Several vessels departed from Marseilles for the country of the Israelites.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
in or to any place at all
From this reading My master, Gremion, a relative of the Roman Procurator in Judea named Pontius Pilate, was chosen to replace in that country the treasury-tribune, appointed to collect the taxes; for wherever the Roman dominion established itself, the exaction of taxes was established at the same time.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The dominion of the Romans, at that period, extended from one end of the world to the other.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It was about the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius that I, Genevieve, a slave of Aurelia, the wife of a Roman named Gremion and located in Marseilles, departed from Marseilles with my mistress and her husband for Judea.
