166
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From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
afterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
Angleseanoun
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading It devastated the entire Empire from Nisibis in upper Mesopotamia to Segontium, opposite the isle of Anglesea.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
Aureliusnoun
Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
Brinnaria
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From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
centuriesnounUS /ˈsentʃəriz/
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
co-Emperors
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From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
consecutiveadjectiveUS /kənˈsɛk.jə.tɪv/
Following continuously in unbroken sequence.
From this reading Pestilence, indeed, had ravaged Italy for five consecutive summers previous to that year.
devastatedverbUS /ˈdevəsteɪtɪd/
past form of “devastate” — cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
From this reading It devastated the entire Empire from Nisibis in upper Mesopotamia to Segontium, opposite the isle of Anglesea.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
EmpirenounUS /ˈempaɪər/
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading It devastated the entire Empire from Nisibis in upper Mesopotamia to Segontium, opposite the isle of Anglesea.
entireadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtaɪər/
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading It devastated the entire Empire from Nisibis in upper Mesopotamia to Segontium, opposite the isle of Anglesea.
eranounUS /ˈerə/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
escapedadjectiveUS /ɪˈskeɪpt/
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
farmverbUS /fɑːrm/
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Pestilence, indeed, had ravaged Italy for five consecutive summers previous to that year.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pestilence, indeed, had ravaged Italy for five consecutive summers previous to that year.
foundingnounUS /ˈfaʊndɪŋ/
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It devastated the entire Empire from Nisibis in upper Mesopotamia to Segontium, opposite the isle of Anglesea.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE next year was the year of the great pestilence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pestilence, indeed, had ravaged Italy for five consecutive summers previous to that year.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
hamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Pestilence, indeed, had ravaged Italy for five consecutive summers previous to that year.
inhabitantsnounUS /ɪnˈhæbətənts/
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
islenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading It devastated the entire Empire from Nisibis in upper Mesopotamia to Segontium, opposite the isle of Anglesea.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It devastated the entire Empire from Nisibis in upper Mesopotamia to Segontium, opposite the isle of Anglesea.
ItalynounUS /ˈɪtəli/
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 Pestilence, indeed, had ravaged Italy for five consecutive summers previous to that year.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
Lucius
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From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
Marcus
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From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
merelyadverbUS /ˈmɪrli/
and nothing more
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
MesopotamianounUS /ˌmesəpəˈteɪmiə/
the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
From this reading It devastated the entire Empire from Nisibis in upper Mesopotamia to Segontium, opposite the isle of Anglesea.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE next year was the year of the great pestilence.
ninenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
nineteenthadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
Nisibis
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From this reading It devastated the entire Empire from Nisibis in upper Mesopotamia to Segontium, opposite the isle of Anglesea.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE next year was the year of the great pestilence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
oppositeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːpəzət/
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading It devastated the entire Empire from Nisibis in upper Mesopotamia to Segontium, opposite the isle of Anglesea.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
pestilencenounUS /ˈpestələns/
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading THE next year was the year of the great pestilence.
populationnounUS /ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən/
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
previousadjectiveUS /ˈpriːviəs/
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Pestilence, indeed, had ravaged Italy for five consecutive summers previous to that year.
ravagedadjectiveUS /ˈrævɪdʒd/
having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
From this reading Pestilence, indeed, had ravaged Italy for five consecutive summers previous to that year.
RomenounUS /roʊm/
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 But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
Segontium
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From this reading It devastated the entire Empire from Nisibis in upper Mesopotamia to Segontium, opposite the isle of Anglesea.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
summersnounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Pestilence, indeed, had ravaged Italy for five consecutive summers previous to that year.
survivingadjectiveUS /sərˈvaɪvɪŋ/
still in existence
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pestilence, indeed, had ravaged Italy for five consecutive summers previous to that year.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE next year was the year of the great pestilence.
thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pestilence, indeed, had ravaged Italy for five consecutive summers previous to that year.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
upperadjectiveUS /ˈʌpər/
the topmost one of two
From this reading It devastated the entire Empire from Nisibis in upper Mesopotamia to Segontium, opposite the isle of Anglesea.
Verus
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From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
VestaladjectiveUS /ˈvestəl/
of or relating to Vesta
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE next year was the year of the great pestilence.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every farm, hamlet and village suffered; in not one town did it leave more than half the inhabitants alive; few cities escaped with so much as a third of the population surviving.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading THE next year was the year of the great pestilence.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading But the great pestilence, for two centuries afterwards spoken of merely as “the pestilence,” fell in the nine hundred and nineteenth year after the founding of Rome, the year 166 of our era, when Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus had been co-Emperors for a little more than five years and Brinnaria had been almost five years a Vestal.
