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"Unto Caesar"
"Unto Caesar"

Chapter XXXVI

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"The peace of God, which passeth all understanding."--PHILIPPIANS IV.
7.
Three months had gone by since then.
Rome had acclaimed the Cæsar and rejoiced over his homecoming.
There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!
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"Unto Caesar"

Chapter XXXVI

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"The peace of God, which passeth all understanding."--PHILIPPIANS IV.
Line 2
7.
Line 3
Three months had gone by since then.
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Rome had acclaimed the Cæsar and rejoiced over his homecoming.
Line 5
There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Rome had acclaimed the Cæsar and rejoiced over his homecoming.”

Shouted noun US /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “Three months had gone by since then.”

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7

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From this reading 7.

acclaimed

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From this reading Rome had acclaimed the Cæsar and rejoiced over his homecoming.

all

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From this reading "The peace of God, which passeth all understanding."--PHILIPPIANS IV.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Rome had acclaimed the Cæsar and rejoiced over his homecoming.

Antinor

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From this reading There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Three months had gone by since then.

chariot

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From this reading There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!

combats

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From this reading There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!

Cæsar

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From this reading Rome had acclaimed the Cæsar and rejoiced over his homecoming.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!

forgot

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From this reading There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!

gladiatorial

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From this reading There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!

God

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From this reading "The peace of God, which passeth all understanding."--PHILIPPIANS IV.

gone

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From this reading Three months had gone by since then.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Three months had gone by since then.

Hail

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From this reading There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Rome had acclaimed the Cæsar and rejoiced over his homecoming.

holidays

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From this reading There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!

homecoming

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From this reading Rome had acclaimed the Cæsar and rejoiced over his homecoming.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!

IV

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From this reading "The peace of God, which passeth all understanding."--PHILIPPIANS IV.

months

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From this reading Three months had gone by since then.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "The peace of God, which passeth all understanding."--PHILIPPIANS IV.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Rome had acclaimed the Cæsar and rejoiced over his homecoming.

passeth

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From this reading "The peace of God, which passeth all understanding."--PHILIPPIANS IV.

peace

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From this reading "The peace of God, which passeth all understanding."--PHILIPPIANS IV.

people

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From this reading There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!

PHILIPPIANS

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From this reading "The peace of God, which passeth all understanding."--PHILIPPIANS IV.

races

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From this reading There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!

rejoiced

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From this reading Rome had acclaimed the Cæsar and rejoiced over his homecoming.

Rome

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From this reading Rome had acclaimed the Cæsar and rejoiced over his homecoming.

shoutednounUS /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Three months had gone by since then.

spectacles

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From this reading There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!

Taurus

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From this reading There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "The peace of God, which passeth all understanding."--PHILIPPIANS IV.

then

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From this reading Three months had gone by since then.

There

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From this reading There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!

Three

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From this reading Three months had gone by since then.

understanding

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From this reading "The peace of God, which passeth all understanding."--PHILIPPIANS IV.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There were holidays and spectacles, chariot races and gladiatorial combats, and the people of Rome forgot that it had ever shouted: "Hail Taurus Antinor Cæsar!

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "The peace of God, which passeth all understanding."--PHILIPPIANS IV.