The Story of Rome, From the Earliest Times to the Death of Augustus, Told

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THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

The magistrates of Minturnæ resolved to do their duty.

But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes.

At length a Gaul, who had seen him as he fought with the Cimbri, was sent, sword in hand, to kill the prisoner.

Marius had been thrust into a dimly-lighted room.

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Chapter 31 of The Story of Rome, From the Earliest Times to the Death of Augustus, Told is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death. The magistrates of Minturnæ resolved to do their duty. But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes. At length a Gaul, who had seen him as he fought with the Cimbri, was sent, sword in hand, to kill the prisoner. Marius had been thrust into a dimly-lighted room.

The Story of Rome, From the Earliest Times to the Death of Augustus, Told

Chapter XXXI

Chapter 31 of The Story of Rome, From the Earliest Times to the Death of Augustus, Told is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

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The magistrates of Minturnæ resolved to do their duty.

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But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes.

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At length a Gaul, who had seen him as he fought with the Cimbri, was sent, sword in hand, to kill the prisoner.

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Marius had been thrust into a dimly-lighted room.

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Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

any

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From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At length a Gaul, who had seen him as he fought with the Cimbri, was sent, sword in hand, to kill the prisoner.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes.

captured

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From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

Cimbri

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From this reading At length a Gaul, who had seen him as he fought with the Cimbri, was sent, sword in hand, to kill the prisoner.

citizen

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From this reading But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes.

DARES

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From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

death

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From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

dimly-lighted

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From this reading Marius had been thrust into a dimly-lighted room.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The magistrates of Minturnæ resolved to do their duty.

duty

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From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

enemy

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From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

eyes

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From this reading But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes.

fame

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From this reading But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes.

fought

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From this reading At length a Gaul, who had seen him as he fought with the Cimbri, was sent, sword in hand, to kill the prisoner.

found

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From this reading But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes.

GAIUS

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From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

GAUL

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From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

hand

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From this reading At length a Gaul, who had seen him as he fought with the Cimbri, was sent, sword in hand, to kill the prisoner.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At length a Gaul, who had seen him as he fought with the Cimbri, was sent, sword in hand, to kill the prisoner.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Marius had been thrust into a dimly-lighted room.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

KILL

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From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

know

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From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

length

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From this reading At length a Gaul, who had seen him as he fought with the Cimbri, was sent, sword in hand, to kill the prisoner.

made

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From this reading But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes.

magistrates

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From this reading The magistrates of Minturnæ resolved to do their duty.

MARIUS

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From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

Minturnæ

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From this reading The magistrates of Minturnæ resolved to do their duty.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes.

NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

prisoner

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From this reading At length a Gaul, who had seen him as he fought with the Cimbri, was sent, sword in hand, to kill the prisoner.

proclaimed

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From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

public

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From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

put

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From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

resolved

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From this reading The magistrates of Minturnæ resolved to do their duty.

room

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From this reading Marius had been thrust into a dimly-lighted room.

seen

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From this reading At length a Gaul, who had seen him as he fought with the Cimbri, was sent, sword in hand, to kill the prisoner.

sent

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From this reading At length a Gaul, who had seen him as he fought with the Cimbri, was sent, sword in hand, to kill the prisoner.

still

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From this reading But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes.

sword

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From this reading At length a Gaul, who had seen him as he fought with the Cimbri, was sent, sword in hand, to kill the prisoner.

terrible

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From this reading But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The magistrates of Minturnæ resolved to do their duty.

thrust

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From this reading Marius had been thrust into a dimly-lighted room.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

undertake

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From this reading But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading At length a Gaul, who had seen him as he fought with the Cimbri, was sent, sword in hand, to kill the prisoner.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading But no citizen was to be found who would undertake to put Marius to death, for his fame made him still terrible in their eyes.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS As you know, Marius had been proclaimed a public enemy, and it was the duty of any one who captured him to put him to death.

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