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17
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From this reading 17.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He threw himself upon a couch and she, with her own hands, served him with wine and fruit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Caligula himself led the way to the triclinium and Dea Flavia followed him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Nothing is secret, which shall not be made manifest."--ST.
Caligula
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From this reading Caligula himself led the way to the triclinium and Dea Flavia followed him.
couch
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From this reading He threw himself upon a couch and she, with her own hands, served him with wine and fruit.
Dea
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From this reading Caligula himself led the way to the triclinium and Dea Flavia followed him.
Flavia
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From this reading Caligula himself led the way to the triclinium and Dea Flavia followed him.
followed
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From this reading Caligula himself led the way to the triclinium and Dea Flavia followed him.
fruit
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From this reading He threw himself upon a couch and she, with her own hands, served him with wine and fruit.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He threw himself upon a couch and she, with her own hands, served him with wine and fruit.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He threw himself upon a couch and she, with her own hands, served him with wine and fruit.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He threw himself upon a couch and she, with her own hands, served him with wine and fruit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Caligula himself led the way to the triclinium and Dea Flavia followed him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Caligula himself led the way to the triclinium and Dea Flavia followed him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nothing is secret, which shall not be made manifest."--ST.
led
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From this reading Caligula himself led the way to the triclinium and Dea Flavia followed him.
LUKE
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From this reading LUKE VIII.
made
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From this reading "Nothing is secret, which shall not be made manifest."--ST.
manifest
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From this reading "Nothing is secret, which shall not be made manifest."--ST.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Nothing is secret, which shall not be made manifest."--ST.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing is secret, which shall not be made manifest."--ST.
own
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From this reading He threw himself upon a couch and she, with her own hands, served him with wine and fruit.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "Nothing is secret, which shall not be made manifest."--ST.
served
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From this reading He threw himself upon a couch and she, with her own hands, served him with wine and fruit.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Nothing is secret, which shall not be made manifest."--ST.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He threw himself upon a couch and she, with her own hands, served him with wine and fruit.
ST
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From this reading "Nothing is secret, which shall not be made manifest."--ST.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Caligula himself led the way to the triclinium and Dea Flavia followed him.
threw
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From this reading He threw himself upon a couch and she, with her own hands, served him with wine and fruit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Caligula himself led the way to the triclinium and Dea Flavia followed him.
triclinium
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From this reading Caligula himself led the way to the triclinium and Dea Flavia followed him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He threw himself upon a couch and she, with her own hands, served him with wine and fruit.
VIII
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From this reading LUKE VIII.
way
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From this reading Caligula himself led the way to the triclinium and Dea Flavia followed him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Nothing is secret, which shall not be made manifest."--ST.
wine
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From this reading He threw himself upon a couch and she, with her own hands, served him with wine and fruit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He threw himself upon a couch and she, with her own hands, served him with wine and fruit.